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[[Image:Italy map.gif|thumb|right|250px|Map of Italy]]
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'''[[Country_Name:=Italy|Italy]]''' ([[Country_Code:=IT|IT]]), officially the '''Italian Republic'''; (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a country located in Southern Europe, that comprises the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is also called by Italians lo Stivale ("the Boot"), or la Penisola ("the Peninsula"). Italy shares its northern alpine boundary with [[Directory:France|France]], [[Directory:Switzerland|Switzerland]], Austria and Slovenia.
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[[Image:Italy map.gif|thumb|right|228px|Map of Italy]]
'''[[Country_Name:=Italy|Italy]]''' ([[Country_Code:=IT|IT]]), officially the '''Italian Republic'''; (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a country located in Southern Europe, that comprises the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is also called by Italians lo Stivale ("the Boot"), or la Penisola ("the Peninsula"). Italy shares its northern alpine boundary with [[Directory:France|France]], [[Directory:Switzerland|Switzerland]], Austria and Slovenia. The country has a population of [[Population:=58,863,156|58,863,156]] with a total area of [[Total Area (km²):=301,318|301,318]] km² and a density of [[Density (km²):=195|195]] per square kilometer. Now that the boring facts are out of the way lets dive into the amazing culture, climate, and finish with a beautiful video.
==Culture==
==Culture==
[[Image:Rome.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The colosseum in [[Directory:Rome, Italy|Rome]] is one of the most famous archetectual acheivements in ancient history.]]
Italy has been a seminal place for many important artistic and intellectual movements that spread throughout Europe and beyond, including the Renaissance and Baroque. Perhaps Italy's greatest cultural achievements lie in its long artistic heritage, which is often validated through the names of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Botticelli, Fra Angelico, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Bernini, Titian and Raphael, among many others. Beyond art, Italy's contributions to the realms of literature, science, and music cannot be overlooked.
Italy has been a seminal place for many important artistic and intellectual movements that spread throughout Europe and beyond, including the Renaissance and Baroque. Perhaps Italy's greatest cultural achievements lie in its long artistic heritage, which is often validated through the names of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Botticelli, Fra Angelico, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Bernini, Titian and Raphael, among many others. Beyond art, Italy's contributions to the realms of literature, science, and music cannot be overlooked.
Dante, authot of the Divine Comedy
Dante, authot of the Divine Comedy
==Regions and Cities==
==Regions and Cities==
Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione).
Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione):
Abruzzo,
Basilicata,
Calabria,
Campania,
Emilia-Romagna,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Liguria,
Lazio,
Lombardia,
Marche,
Molise,
Piemonte,
Puglia,
Sardegna,
Sicilia,
Toscana,
Trentino-Alto Adige,
Umbria,
Valle d'Aosta,
Veneto
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==External links==
==Picturesque Video==
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