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  Italy - Encyclopedia Dramatica
Italy is a small boot-shaped country in Europe, home of the Pope and Tony Soprano.
Italy is almost entirely populated by italians, pronounced it-aleeans, not eye-talians.
Italy's most prominent citizen, Al Capone, won fame and popularity after painting the Mona Lisa in his home at The Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Italy
Italy's history is perhaps the most important one for the cultural and social development of the Mediterranean area as a whole.
Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Union, and hence joined the growing political and economic unification of Western Europe, including the introduction of the Euro in 1999.
Italy is well-known for its art, culture, and several monuments, among them the leaning tower of Pisa and the Roman Colosseum, as well as for its food (pizza, pasta, etc.), wine, lifestyle, elegance, design, cinema, theatre, literature, poetry, visual arts, music (notably Opera), holidays, and generally speaking, for taste.
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 Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Italy of modern time became a belatedly - on March 17 1861 when the states of the peninsula the Two Sicilies were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty hitherto ruler of Piedmont and kings of Sardinia.
Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Union and hence joined the growing political economic unification of Western Europe including the of the Euro in 1999.
Italy consists predominantly of a large peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea where together with its two main Sicily and Sardinia it creates distinct bodies of water as the Adriatic Sea to the north-east the Ionian Sea to the south-east the Tyrrhenian Sea to the south-west and finally the Sea to the north-west.
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 Informat.io on Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Italia, IPA: /i'talja/ or Repubblica Italiana, IPA: /re'pubblika ita'ljana/), is a Southern European country, situated on the western side of the European continent.
Italy is called Bel paese (Italian for beautiful country) by its inhabitants, due to the beauty and variety of its landscapes and for having the world's largest artistic patrimony; the country is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (40 as of January 1 2006).
Today, Italy is a highly developed country with the 6th highest GDP in 2004, a member of the G8 and a founding member of what is now the European Union, having signed the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
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 Italy Biography,info
Italy is called "il Belpaese" (Italian for beautiful country) by its inhabitants, due to the beauty and variety of its landscapes and for having the world's largest artistic patrimony; the country is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (41 as of July 13, 2006).
Today, Italy is a highly developed country with the 7th highest GDP in 2006, a member of the G8 and a founding member of what is now the European Union, having signed the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
Italy supported Franco's revolution in Spanish civil war and Hitler's pretensions in central Europe, accepting the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938, although the disappearance of a buffer state between mighty Germany and Italy was the least favourable for the country.
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 Demographics of Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italy is largely homogeneous linguistically and religiously but is diverse culturally, economically, and politically.
Italy has the fifth-highest population density in Europe — about 194 persons per square kilometre (490 per square mile).
Demographics of: Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland •
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demographics_of_Italy   (586 words)

  
 Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Modern Italy became a nation-state belatedly — on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the peninsula and the Two Sicilies were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, hitherto king of Sardinia, a realm that included Piedmont.
Main article: Politics of Italy The 1948 constitution established a bicameral parliament (''Parlamento''), consisting of a Chamber of Deputies (''Camera dei Deputati'') and a Senate (''Senato della Repubblica''), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet) (''Consiglio dei ministri''), headed by the prime minister (''Presidente del consiglio dei ministri'').
Main article: Culture of Italy Italy is well-known for its art, culture, and several monuments, among them the leaning tower of Pisa and the Roman Colosseum, as well as for its food (pizza, pasta, etc.), wine, lifestyle, elegance, design, cinema, theatre, literature, poetry, visual arts, music (notably Opera), holidays, and generally speaking, for taste.
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 Italy Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
N Italy, made up largely of a vast plain that is contained by the Alps in the N and drained by the Po River and its tributaries, comprises the regions of Liguria, Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta (see Aosta, Valle d’), Lombardy, Trentino–alto Adige, Venetia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and part of Emilia-Romagna (which extends into central Italy).
The history of Italy from the 5th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D. is largely that of the growth of Rome and of the Roman Empire, of which Italy was the core.
After the war, Italy’s borders were established by the peace treaty of 1947, which assigned several small Alpine districts to France; the Dodecanese to Greece; and Trieste, Istria, most of Venezia Giulia, and several Adriatic islands to the former Yugoslavia and to the Free Territory of Trieste.
www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Italy.html   (3064 words)

  
 List of Languages of Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italy currently has one national language: Standard Italian.
Many of the regional varieties of Italian spoken around the country are different enough from Standard Italian to be considered separate languages by most linguists and some speakers themselves, even though they are generally not standardized.
Thus a distinction can be made between "dialects of (Standard) Italian" and "dialects and languages of Italy".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Languages_of_Italy   (180 words)

  
 Italy - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe.
Modern Italy became a nation-state belatedly — on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the peninsula were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, which ruled over Sardinia and Piedmont.
Italy is well-known for its art and culture as well as popular iconic monuments, among them the leaning tower of Pisa and the Roman Colosseum, as well as for its food (pizza, pasta, etc.), wine, lifestyle, elegance, design, cinema, theatre, literature, poetry, visual arts, music (notably Opera), holidays, and generally speaking, for taste.
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 Italy
Modern Italy became a nation-state belatedly, following several centuries of foreign domination; on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the peninsula were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, which ruled over Piedmont.
Italy was a charter member of NATO (April 4, 1949) and the European Union(1952/58) and on December 14, 1955 Italy joined the United Nations.
Italy had joined the growing political and economic unification of Western Europe as a signatory to the Treaty of Rome in 1956, and the adoption of Euro in 1999.
www.italian-lessons-london.co.uk /italian_italy_country.htm   (1403 words)

  
 My Italy Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Italy is called (Italian for) by their inhabitants, due to the beauty and variety of its landscapes and for its world's largest artistic patrimony; the country is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (40 until 1 January 2006).
The 1948 Constitution of Italy established a bicameral parliament (), consisting of a Chamber of Deputies () and a Senate (), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet) (), headed by the prime minister ().
Previously, Italy's economy had accelerated from 0.7% growth in 1996 to 1.4% in 1999 and continued to rise to about 2.9% in 2000, which was closer to the EU projected growth rate of 3.1%.
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 Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Italy is one of the few modern countries bearing a name of such long tradition.
legislation, Italy has single-member districts for 75% of the seats in parliament; the remaining 25% of seats are allotted on a proportional basis.
Italy consists predominantly of a large peninsula with a distinctive boot shape that extends into the Merranean Sea, where together with its two main islands Sicily and
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 accommodation listing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Italy was also home to many well-known and influential civilisations, including the Etruscans and the Romans.
The 1948 Constitution of Italy established a bicameral parliament (Parlamento), consisting of a Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and a Senate (Senato della Repubblica), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet) (Consiglio dei ministri), headed by the prime minister (Presidente del consiglio dei ministri).
Scattered across Southern Italy are a number of some 30,000 Greek-speakers - considered to be the last surviving traces of the region`s Greek heritage (Ancient Greek colonists reached Southern Italy and Sicily about 1500 BC).
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 Risorgimento - The Resurrection of Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
In the south of Italy however, the already mixed race population was subjected to a new non-White Muslim invasion in the 9th Century, when the Saracens occupied Sicily as part of their Jihad against the kafirs, or infidels, who were not Muslims.
In 1796, Italy was invaded by General Napoleon Bonaparte, later Emperor Napoleon I. The victories of the French armies led to the creation of two states in northern Italy based on similar constitutional principles to that of revolutionary France, the Cisalpine and Ligurian Republics, with their capitals at Milan and Genoa respectively.
In March 1861, the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed, with Victor Emmanuel II as king and Cavour as prime minister.
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 About Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Italy of modern times became a nation-state belatedly — on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the peninsula and the Two Sicilies were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, hitherto king of Sardinia, a realm that included Piedmont.
The name Italy (Italia) is an ancient name for the country and people of Central Italy, with exclusion of Etruria in the North and the Greek colonies in the South.
The 1948 constitution established a bicameral parliament (Parlamento), consisting of a Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and a Senate (Senato della Repubblica), a separate judiciary, and an executive branch composed of a Council of Ministers (cabinet) (Consiglio dei ministri), headed by the prime minister (Presidente del consiglio dei ministri).
www.cimpa.org /about_italy.htm   (1277 words)

  
 Italy Demographics
Italy became a nation-state belatedly - in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL.
Since 1992, Italy has adopted budgets compliant with the requirements of the European Monetary Union (EMU); wage moderation agreements by representatives of government, labor, and employers have helped to bring Italy's inflation into conformity with EMU requirements.
Italy's economic performance, however, has lagged behind that of its EU partners and it must work to stimulate employment, promote labor flexibility, reform its expensive pension system, and tackle the informal economy.
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 Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Italy is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
The town from which the princely title of Belmonte is taken is perched on a hilltop on the coast of Calabria in Southern Italy.
Later in the Italian Wars, in 1527, his troops sacked Rome, causing Charles some embarrassment but enabling him to keep the Pope from annulling the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, who was his aunt.
www.experiencefestival.com /italy   (1206 words)

  
 Italy - Gurupedia
The Italian Republic or Italy is a country in the south of
The Italy of modern time became a nation-state belatedly - on March 17, 1861 when the states of the peninsula and the Two Sicilies were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, hitherto ruler of
Italy consists predominantly of a large peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, where together with its two main islands Sicily and Sardinia it creates distinct bodies of water, such as the Adriatic Sea to the north-east, the Ionian Sea to the south-east, the
www.gurupedia.com /i/it/italy.htm   (1347 words)

  
 Italian Real Estate - Guide to locating & purchasing real estate in Italy
Italy's history is the most important for the cultural and social development of the Mediterranean area as a whole.
The Italy of modern times became a nation-state belatedly — on March 17, 1861 when the states of the peninsula and the
Italy consists predominantly of a large peninsula with a distinctive boot shape that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, where together with its two main islands Sicily and
www.italian-realestate.com   (3050 words)

  
 Italy...Astroppo.com
Here is free textual content related to Italy to utilize on your web site in accordance with the GNU license.
Map Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione), of which five enjoy a special autonomous status, marked by a *:
Did you ever wonder what words are being searched for in relation to your web site.
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 Amazon.ca: Italy The Enduring Culture: Books: Jonathan White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Amazon.ca: Italy The Enduring Culture: Books: Jonathan White
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Subjects > History > Europe > Italy > General
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 Italy - travel, culture, history, links, demographics.
Just about everything a traveler to Italy needs, for a first look
Relaxed, friendly photo story of a traveller to Italy
If you're a skiier vacationing in Italy, these links are for you
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 Little Italy Media
Little Italy Media reaches thousands of Italian Enthusiasts each month via the Internet.
With over 67% of Americans online, our Web sites in conjunction with our monthly newsletters provide advertisers an innovative opportunity to reach a highly-targeted market.
Via the online operations of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)-Midwest, we provide our advertisers direct access to Italian and Italian-American business owners throughout the Midwest, nationally and in Italy.
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 Newsweek International: The Rise of the Only Child.(population demographics, Italy)(Statistical Data Included)@ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Newsweek International: The Rise of the Only Child.(population demographics, Italy)(Statistical Data Included)@ HighBeam Research
The Rise of the Only Child.(population demographics, Italy)(Statistical Data Included)
On sunny days, elderly women in the working-class Rome neighborhood of Testaccio bring their grandchildren to the local playground to socialize with other kids.
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