Italy

Italy

Italy /ˈɪtəli/ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, whilst Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km and is influenced...
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quick facts
Founded:March 17, 1861
Capital:Rome
Population:59,832,179
Official language:Italian Language
Currency:Euro
Area:116,347.3 sq. mi.
GDP:$2,399,000,000,000
Form of government:Parliamentary republic, Constitutional republic, Unitary state
Also known as:Italia

Capital city of Italy

Rome
Rome
Population:17,000
Founded:April 21, 752 B.C.

Rome ; Latin: Rōma is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy. Rome's history spans two and a half thousand years. It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom and regarded as one of the birthplaces of western...
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National landmarks of Italy

Rialto Bridge
Rialto Bridge

The Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It is the oldest bridge across the canal, and was the...
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Royal Palace of Turin
Royal Palace of Turin

Royal Palace of Turin or Palazzo Reale, is a palace in Turin, northern Italy. It was the royal palace of the House of Savoy. It was modernised...
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Palazzo Madama
Palazzo Madama

Palazzo Madama is a palace in Rome that is currently the home of the Senate of the Italian Republic. It was built atop the ruins of the ancient baths...
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Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Turin Cathedral is the major Roman Catholic church of Turin, northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist , it was built during 1491-1498 and...
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Palatine Towers
Palatine Towers

The Palatine Towers is an ancient Roman-medieval structure in Turin, Italy. The structure served as one of four Roman city gates, which allowed...
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Major cities in Italy

CityPopulation
Rome 2,705,000
Milan 1,303,000
Turin 910,437
Genoa 620,000
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Population history of Italy

YearEstimated Population
2011 60,681,514
2010 60,483,521
2009 60,192,698
2008 59,832,179
2007 59,375,289
2006 58,941,499
2005 58,607,050
2004 58,175,300
2003 57,604,650
2002 57,157,400
2001 56,995,744
2000 56,948,600
1999 56,921,550
1998 56,910,950
1997 56,893,800
1996 56,862,800
1995 56,846,100
1994 56,844,650
1993 56,832,750
1992 56,797,650
1991 56,758,650
1990 56,719,000
1989 56,672,000
1988 56,629,000
1987 56,602,000
1986 56,596,000
1985 56,593,000
1984 56,577,000
1983 56,564,000
1982 56,544,000
1981 56,502,000
1980 56,434,000
1979 56,318,000
1978 56,155,000
1977 55,955,000
1976 55,718,000
1975 55,441,000
1974 55,111,000
1973 54,751,000
1972 54,381,000
1971 54,074,000
1970 53,822,000
1969 53,538,000
1968 53,236,000
1967 52,901,000
1966 52,519,000
1965 52,112,000
1964 51,675,000
1963 51,252,000
1962 50,880,000
1961 50,536,000
1960 50,199,700
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Government officials of Italy

OfficialOfficeStart of Term
Maria Rosaria Carfagna Minister for Equal Opportunity 2008
Umberto Bossi 2008
Giulio Tremonti 1994
Mario Monti Prime minister of Italy 2011
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National anthem of Italy

Il Canto degli Italiani
Il Canto degli Italiani
Established:October 12, 1946
Composer:Michele Novaro
Lyricist:Goffredo Mameli

Il Canto degli Italiani is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli , after the author of the lyrics, or Fratelli d'Italia , from its opening line. The words were written in the autumn of 1847 in Genoa, by the then 20-year-old student and patriot Goffredo...
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Olympic medals won by Italy

OlympicsEventAthleteMedal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Individual (NH/10km) Alessandro Pittin Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Singles Armin Zöggeler Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Cross-Country, 15 km Pietro Piller Cottrer Silver medal
2010 Winter Olympics Women's 500m Arianna Fontana Bronze medal
2010 Winter Olympics Pair skating Yannick Kocon
2010 Winter Olympics Men's Slalom Giuliano Razzoli Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Archery, team Mauro Nespoli Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Road cycling, individual road race Davide Rebellin Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Road cycling, individual road race Tatiana Guderzo Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Épée individual Matteo Tagliariol Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Foil individual Valentina Vezzali Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Foil individual Margherita Granbassi Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Foil individual Salvatore Sanzo Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Épée team Diego Confalonieri Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 52 - 57kg (Lightweight) Giulia Quintavalle Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Skeet Chiara Cainero Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Trap Giovanni Pellielo Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Double trap Francesco D'Aniello Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's 200m freestyle Federica Pellegrini Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Sabre team Diego Occhiuzzi Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Foil team Margherita Granbassi Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Middleweight 74 - 84 kg Andrea Minguzzi Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Marco Meoni
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Paola Croce
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Riccardo Lione
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 800m Elisa Cusma Piccione
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Super Heavyweight +91kg Roberto Cammarelle Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Taekwondo, Middleweight 68 - 80 kg Mauro Sarmiento Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's 50km walk Alex Schwazer Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 20km walk Elisa Rigaudo Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Laser - One Person Dinghy Diego Romero Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Sailboard Alessandra Sensini Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's 800m freestyle Alessia Filippi Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Heavyweight 81 - 91kg Clemente Russo Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, 48 - 51kg (flyweight) Vincenzo Picardi Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's K-1 500m (kayak single) Josefa Idem Silver medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's 1500m Enrico Fabris Gold medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's Team Pursuit Enrico Fabris Gold medal
2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating - Men's 5000m Enrico Fabris Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's Singles Armin Zöggeler Gold medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's Cross Country - 30km Pursuit Pietro Piller Cottrer Bronze medal
2006 Winter Olympics Men's 50km freestyle Giorgio Di Centa Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Matej Cernic Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Simona Rinieri
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Daniela Gattelli
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 200m freestyle Federica Pellegrini Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Archery, individual Marco Galiazzo Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Marathon Stefano Baldini Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 20km walk Ivano Brugnetti Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Pole vault Giuseppe Gibilisco Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Super Heavyweight +91kg Roberto Cammarelle Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's K-1 500m (kayak single) Josefa Idem Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Foil individual Salvatore Sanzo Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Foil individual Andrea Cassara Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Sabre individual Aldo Montano Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Foil individual Valentina Vezzali Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Foil individual Giovanna Trillini Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Horizontal bar Igor Cassina Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Rings Jury Chechi Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 70 - 78kg (half-heavyweight) Lucia Morico Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Trap Giovanni Pellielo Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Skeet Andrea Benelli Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 50m rifle 3 positions Valentina Turisini Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Sailboard Alessandra Sensini Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Road cycling, individual road race Paolo Bettini Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Road cycling, individual road race Daniele Nardello
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Road cycling, individual road race Luca Paolini
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Road cycling, individual road race Cristian Moreni
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Road cycling, individual road race Filippo Pozzato
2004 Summer Olympics Men's football Andrea Barzagli Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's basketball Giacomo Galanda Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 4x200m freestyle relay Filippo Magnini Bronze medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's Super-G Daniela Ceccarelli Gold medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's Super-G Karen Putzer Bronze medal
2002 Winter Olympics Men's Singles Armin Zöggeler Gold medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's Downhill Isolde Kostner Silver medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Lidia Trettel Bronze medal
2002 Winter Olympics Men's Individual Sprint Cristian Zorzi Bronze medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's 15km Freestyle Mass Start Stefania Belmondo Gold medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's Cross-Country, 30km Gabriella Paruzzi Gold medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's Cross-Country, 30km Stefania Belmondo Silver medal
2002 Winter Olympics Women's 10 km Stefania Belmondo Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Luigi Mastrangelo Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Sabrina Bertini
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Maurizio Pimponi
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Laura Bruschini
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Beach Volleyball Daniela Gattelli
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Hammer throw Nicola Vizzoni Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Long jump Fiona May Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Super Heavyweight +91kg Paolo Vidoz Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's K-1 (kayak single) Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's K-1 500m (kayak single) Josefa Idem Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Track cycling, points race Antonella Bellutti Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Mountain Biking, Cross-Country Paola Pezzo Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Foil individual Valentina Vezzali Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, 60 - 66kg (half-lightweight) Girolamo Giovinazzo Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Judo, 66 - 73kg (lightweight) Giuseppe Maddaloni Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 63-70kg (Middleweight) Ylenia Scapin Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 70 - 78kg (half-heavyweight) Emanuela Pierantozzi Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Trap Giovanni Pellielo Bronze medal
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Major importers from Italy

Countries that import goods from Italy
CountryValue of Imported GoodsYear
Scotland £925,000,000 2004
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Major exporters to Italy

Countries that export goods to Italy
CountryValue of Exported GoodsYear
United States of America $12,100,000,000 2008
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Wars and battles involving Italy

Iraqi no-fly zones
Iraqi no-fly zones
(1991 - 2003)

The Iraqi no-fly zones were a set of two separate no-fly zones , and were proclaimed by the United States, United Kingdom and France after the Gulf...
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Operation Allied Force
Operation Allied Force
(March 24, 1999 - June 10, 1999)

The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was NATO's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The strikes lasted...
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Battle of Košare
Battle of Košare
(April 9, 1999 - June 10, 1999)

The Battle of Košare was fought during the Kosovo war between the military forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on one side and the KLA...
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Battle of Mogadishu
Battle of Mogadishu
(October 3, 1993 - October 4, 1993)

The Battle of Mogadishu or for Somalis: the Day of the Rangers was part of Operation Gothic Serpent and was fought on October 3 and 4, 1993, in...
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Operation Gothic Serpent
Operation Gothic Serpent
(August 1993 - October 1993)

Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted by special operations forces of the United States with the primary mission of capturing...
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International Memberships

European Union
European Union

The European Union /ˌjʊərəˈpiːənˈjuːnjən/ is an economic and political union or confederation of...
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Western European Union
Western European Union

The Western European Union was an international organisation tasked with implementing the Modified Treaty of Brussels , an amended version of the...
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African Development Bank
African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group is a development bank established in 1964 with the intention of promoting economic and social development in...
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Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia. The...
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Caribbean Development Bank
Caribbean Development Bank

The Caribbean Development Bank is a financial institution which assists Caribbean nations in financing social and economic programs in its member...
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Colleges and universities in Italy

University of Messina
University of Messina

The University of Messina is a public university located in Messina, Italy, and founded in 1548. The university is organized in 11 Faculties. The...
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University of Rome La Sapienza
University of Rome La Sapienza

The Sapienza University of Rome, officially Sapienza – Università di Roma, formerly known as Università degli studi di Roma "La...
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University of Naples Federico II
University of Naples Federico II

The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples, Italy. It was founded in 1224 and is organized into 13 faculties. It is the...
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University of Bologna
University of Bologna

The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is a university located in Bologna, Italy. The date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by...
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Movies filmed in Italy

TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Clarkson: Italian Job 2010 Documentary
Letters to Juliet 2010 PG (USA) Romance Film
Inkheart 2008 PG (USA) Fantasy
Quantum of Solace 2008 PG-13 (USA) Action
Miracle at St. Anna 2008 R (USA) War film
Genova 2008 Mystery
I the other 2007 Drama
Saturno contro 2007 Thriller
The Unknown Woman 2006 R (USA) Thriller
Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy 2006 Animated cartoon
Manuale d'amore 2005 Romantic drama
Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide 2005 Drama
A Good Woman 2004 PG (USA) Romantic comedy
The Bourne Supremacy 2004 PG-13 (USA) Spy
Ripley's Game 2004 R (USA) Thriller
The Fallen 2004 Period piece
Good Morning, Night 2003 Thriller
The Lizzie McGuire Movie 2003 PG (USA) Romantic comedy
Facing Windows 2003 R (USA) LGBT
Best of Youth 2003 Drama
My House in Umbria 2003 Television movie
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 2001 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
The Last Kiss 2001 R (USA) Comedy
Le Fate Ignoranti 2001 R (USA) LGBT
The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 R (USA) Thriller
The Red Violin 1998 R (USA) Costume drama
Life Is Beautiful 1997 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
In Love and War 1997 PG-13 (USA) Romance Film
The English Patient 1996 R (USA) War film
Stealing Beauty 1996 R (USA) Coming of age
Celluloide 1996 Docudrama
Only You 1994 PG (USA) Romance Film
Il Postino 1994 PG (USA) Biography
Caro diario 1994 Comedy
Cemetery Man 1994 Zombie
Enchanted April 1992 PG (USA) Romantic drama
Where Angels Fear to Tread 1991 PG (USA) Film adaptation
Captain America 1990 Superhero movie
Coins in the Fountain 1990 Romantic comedy
I ragazzi di via Panisperna 1989 Historical fiction
The Little Devil 1988 Fantasy
Man on Fire 1987 Thriller
La famiglia 1987 Family Drama
The Name of the Rose 1986 R (USA) Mystery
Flesh & Blood 1985 Erotica
Identification of a Woman 1982 Drama
Condorman 1981 Spy
For Your Eyes Only 1981 PG (USA) Spy
La Terrazza 1980 Satire
Images in a Convent 1979 Nunsploitation
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 PG (USA) Spy
Un borghese piccolo piccolo 1977 Drama
1900 1976 Epic
Swept Away 1974 R (USA) Comedy
Allonsanfàn 1973 History
Amarcord 1973 R (USA) Coming of age
Alfredo, Alfredo 1973 Comedy
The Scientific Cardplayer 1972 Comedy
The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 World cinema
I Girasoli 1970 G (USA) War film
The Italian Job 1969 G (USA) Crime Fiction
Good Evening, Ms Campbell 1968 Comedy
Romeo and Juliet 1968 PG (USA) Roadshow theatrical release
The Biggest Bundle of Them All 1968 Crime Fiction
Madigan's Millions 1968 PG (USA) Comedy
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 1966 Comedy
Von Ryan's Express 1965 War film
The Fascist 1965 Black-and-white
La Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo 1965
Two Mafiamen in the Far West 1964 Comedy
Marriage Italian-Style 1964 Comedy
The Organizer 1963 Black-and-white
Gidget Goes to Rome 1963 Comedy
I mostri 1963 Black-and-white
Gli Anni ruggenti 1962 Black-and-white
The Last Judgement 1961 Comedy
Escape by Night 1960 Epic
Plein Soleil 1960 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
The Great War 1959 Black-and-white
Violent Summer 1959 Black-and-white
Un maledetto imbroglio 1959 Mystery
Il magistrato 1959 Black-and-white
Nella città l'inferno 1959 Black-and-white
Big Deal on Madonna Street 1958 Comedy
Seven Hills of Rome 1958 Musical
A Farewell to Arms 1957 War film
Il grido 1957 Black-and-white
Il signor Max Black-and-white
The Easy Life Black-and-white
Everybody Go Home Black-and-white
Il Vedovo Black-and-white
L'ombrellone Comedy
Il Mattatore Black-and-white
Il Commissario Pepe Comedy
Poveri ma belli Romantic comedy
What Time Is It? Drama
Il Vigile Black-and-white
A Question of Honour Comedy
Wanda la peccatrice Black-and-white
The Widow
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Books about Italy

  • Making Democracy Work
  • Italian journeys
    Italian journeys
  • The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
    The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
  • Memoirs of My Life and Writings
    Memoirs of My Life and Writings
  • Rome and a villa
    Rome and a villa
TitleAuthorCopyright DateGenre
Making Democracy Work Robert Putnam Sociology, Anthropology
Italian journeys William Dean Howells Fiction, Reference, Travel
The decline and fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon
Memoirs of My Life and Writings Edward Gibbon Autobiography, Biography
Rome and a villa Eleanor Clark
Florence, a delicate case David Leavitt
Midnight in Sicily Peter Robb Travel
Sicilian odyssey Francine Prose
Twilight in Italy and other essays D. H. Lawrence
Barbarism and religion J.G.A. Pocock Philosophy
Under the Tuscan Sun Frances Mayes Travel, Fiction
Italian Days Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Travel
Rom, Blicke Rolf Dieter Brinkmann
Vida de Marco Bruto Francisco de Quevedo
The story of O Michele Jaffe
Hannibal Harold Lamb
Gallienus John Jefferson Bray
Earthwork Out Of Tuscany Maurice Hewlett Fiction
The life and work of Benito Mussolini Alan Axelrod
Culture and national identity in Republican Rome Erich S. Gruen
Studies in Greek culture and Roman policy Erich S. Gruen
The Last Generation of the Roman Republic Erich S. Gruen
Julius Caesar J.F.C. Fuller
The Fascist experience in Italy John F. Pollard
The History of Sicily from the Earliest Times Edward Augustus Freeman
Rome, inc. Stanley Bing
Romanization in the Time of Augustus Ramsay MacMullen
The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi Alexander Stille Non-fiction
Etruscan Roman Remains In Popular Tradition Charles Godfrey Leland Sociology
Storming the heavens Antonio Santosuosso
Some Problems in Roman History Ernest Hardy
Studies In Roman History Ernest Hardy
Caesar Theodore Ayrault Dodge Autobiography, Biography, Fiction
Florence Christopher Hibbert
The House of Medici Christopher Hibbert Biography
Florence Augustus Hare
Venice Augustus Hare
Days Near Rome Augustus Hare
Herculaneum Joseph Jay Deiss
Italy Mark Robson
The ancient Romans Anita Ganeri Children's literature
The Normans in Sicily John Julius Norwich
The paradise of cities John Julius Norwich
Venice John Julius Norwich
The companion guide to Sicily Raleigh Trevelyan
Ghosts of Vesuvius Charles R. Pellegrino
The Pope, His Banker, and Venice Felix Gilbert
Hawkwood: Diabolical Englishman Frances Stonor Saunders Autobiography, Biography
The Story of Florence Edmund Garratt Gardner
Hannibal Crosses the Alps John Prevas
Atlas of the Roman world Tim Cornell
Old Calabria Norman Douglas Travel
Italian journeys Jonathan Keates
Modern Italy Denis Mack Smith
Garibaldi, a great life in brief Denis Mack Smith
Cavour and Garibaldi, 1860 Denis Mack Smith
Italy and its Monarchy Denis Mack Smith
Mussolini Denis Mack Smith Autobiography, Biography
The Italian crusades Norman Housley
The making of late antiquity Peter Brown
Vive Venise Jean Raspail
Rome in the East Warwick Ball
The City of Falling Angels John Berendt Non-fiction
The Silver Spoon Phaidon Press Cookbook
Bridge of Sighs Richard Russo Fiction
A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway Fiction, Novel
A Room with a View E. M. Forster Novel, Travel, Romance novel, Fiction
Playing for Pizza John Grisham Novel, Fiction
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 Rick Atkinson
One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns of Italy Paolo Lazzarin
American Pie Peter Reinhart
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Laurence Sterne Fiction
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Giorgio Bassani Historical novel, Fiction, Historical fiction
The Portrait of a Lady Henry James Novel
Great Expectations Charles Dickens Novel, Fiction
The Path to the Nest of Spiders Italo Calvino
The Agony and the Ecstasy Irving Stone Künstlerroman, Biography, Historical novel
The Charterhouse of Parma Stendhal Fiction
The Magic Barrel Bernard Malamud Fiction
The Conformist Alberto Moravia Fiction, Reference
Moments of Reprieve Primo Levi Autobiography, Biography
The Mirror Maker Primo Levi Science Fiction, Fiction
The Sixth Day and Other Tales Primo Levi Short story
The Marble Faun Nathaniel Hawthorne Gothic fiction, Fiction, Romance novel, Historical fiction
John Cabot Wendy Mass
The Titian committee Iain Pears Mystery, Suspense
The English Patient Michael Ondaatje Novel, Fiction
The Betrothed Alessandro Manzoni Historical novel
The Talented Mr. Ripley Patricia Highsmith Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
The Wings of the Dove Henry James Novel
Across the River and Into the Trees Ernest Hemingway Novel, Fiction
Back to Bologna Michael Dibdin Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
Ratking Michael Dibdin Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Involuntary Witness Gianrico Carofiglio Novel
Vendetta Michael Dibdin Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Dead Lagoon Michael Dibdin Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
And Then You Die Michael Dibdin Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Romola George Eliot Historical novel, Fiction, Historical fiction
End Games Michael Dibdin Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Italian Hours Henry James
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Famous residents of Italy

Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Film Actor

Silvio Berlusconi is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, media proprietor, and Prime Minister of Italy , a position he has held three times. He is...
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Andrea Morassi
Andrea Morassi
TV Actor

Andrea Morassi is an Italian ski jumper who has competed since 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best finish of 11th in the team...
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Alessandro Stradella
Alessandro Stradella
Musical Artist

Alessandro Stradella was an Italian composer of the middle baroque. He enjoyed a dazzling career as a freelance composer, writing on commission,...
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Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
Film Actor, Musical Artist, Author, TV Actor

Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian operatic tenor, who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of...
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Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni
Musical Artist, Film Actor

Mirella Freni, birth name Mirella Fregni, is an Italian opera soprano whose repertoire includes Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Freni was...
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Countries adjoining Italy

France
France

The French Republic , commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and...
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Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland ]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzviːtːsɛra]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or...
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Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.47 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the...
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Slovenia
Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What did Italy use as their official form of money in the past?
  • A:
    Their former currency includes the San Marinese lira and Italian lira.
  • Q:
    Which city is the capital of Italy?
  • A:
    The capital is Rome.
  • Q:
    What type of money is accepted in Italy?
  • A:
    The currencies accepted in this country include the Euro and San Marinese lira.
  • Q:
    Italy is included within which time zone?
  • A:
    This area is in the Central European Time Zone.
  • Q:
    What is the calling code to call numbers in Italy?
  • A:
    The calling code prefix is +39.
  • Q:
    What are the common languages in Italy?
  • A:
    Esperanto and Italian are the common languages spoken in this country.
  • Q:
    What is Italy's national anthem called?
  • A:
    The anthem is called, "Il Canto degli Italiani."
  • Q:
    Who are some well-known people that were born in Italy?
  • A:
    Famous people born in Italy include:
    - Corrado Balducci
    - Axel Braun
    - Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
    - Marcello Gandini
    - Caspar Goodrich
    - Maria Augimeri
    - Bruno Banducci
  • Q:
    Under which form of government does Italy operate?
  • A:
    The government regime is a Parliamentary republic.
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