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“Italian Republic” redirects here. For the Napoleonic state of 1802-5, see Italian Republic (Napoleonic).
| Repubblica Italiana Italian Republic | ||||||
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| Anthem Il Canto degli Italiani (also known as Fratelli d'Italia) | ||||||
| Location of Italy (dark green) – on the European continent (light green & dark grey) | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Rome | |||||
| Official languages | Italian1 (lingua italiana, italiano) | |||||
| Demonym | Italian | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | Giorgio Napolitano | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Romano Prodi | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Unification | 17 March 1861 | ||||
| - | Republic | 2 June 1946 | ||||
| Accession to the European Union | 25 March 1957 (founding member) | |||||
| - | Water (%) | 2.4 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2006 estimate | 59,131,287 [1] (23rd) | ||||
| - | October 2001 census | 9 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.956 trillion [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (8th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $31,200 [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (20th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2006 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $2.150 billion [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (7th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $36.359 [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (21st) | ||||
| Gini? (2000) | 36 (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2004) | ||||||
| Currency | Euro (€)² (EUR) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .it³ | |||||
| Calling code | +39 | |||||
| 1 | French is co-official in the Aosta Valley; German and Ladin are co-official in the province of Bolzano-Bozen. Sardinian, Catalan and Corsican in Sardinia, Albanian and Greek in Southern Italy, Occitan in Piedmont, Ladin in the Province of Belluno, and Friulan and Slovenian in Friuli-Venezia Giulia are also officially recognized at different degrees. | |||||
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References1. ^ Istat - Monthly demographic balance (January–December 2006). Istituto Nazionale di Statistica.. Retrieved on 2006-07-05.
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The Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) was a short-lived (1802-1805) republic, located in Northern Italy. It was a vassal state of the First French Republic of Napoleon.
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Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians) is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn) and sometimes referred to as Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), from its incipit.
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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea,
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“EU” redirects here. For other uses, see EU (disambiguation).
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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Population: 59,093,092 (October 2006 est.)
There are around 3 million immigrants living in Italy (est. Caritas census 2005), making up ca. 4% of the total population. World Almanac suggests that Italy has 2.3 million immigrants which would be 3% of the total population.
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There are around 3 million immigrants living in Italy (est. Caritas census 2005), making up ca. 4% of the total population. World Almanac suggests that Italy has 2.3 million immigrants which would be 3% of the total population.
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Comune di Roma
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Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR) (Latin)
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Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR) (Latin)
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An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. It is typically the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, though the law in many nations requires that government documents be produced in other
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Official status
Official language of: European Union
European Union
Switzerland
San Marino
Vatican City
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
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Official status
Official language of: European Union
European Union
Switzerland
San Marino
Vatican City
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
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A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. In English, the name of a people's language is often the same as this word, e.g., the "French" (language or people).
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120 - 140 million (est.)
Regions with significant populations Italy 56 million (95% population of Italy)
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Regions with significant populations Italy 56 million (95% population of Italy)
Brazil [1]
Argentina
United States [2]
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government is a body that has the power to make and the authority to enforce rules and laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.[1]
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The Parliamentary Republic can refer to:
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- A republican form of government with a Parliamentary system (see Parliamentary republic)
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Giorgio Napolitano (born June 29 1925) is an Italian politician and former lifetime senator, the eleventh and current President of the Italian Republic. His election took place on May 10 2006, and his term started with the swearing-in ceremony held on May 15.
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Romano Prodi (born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician and statesman. Since May 17, 2006, he has served as President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Italy following the victory of his
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Italian unification (called in Italian the Risorgimento, or "Resurgence") was the political and social process that unified different states of the Italian peninsula into the single nation of Italy.
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Italian unification (called in Italian the Risorgimento, or "Resurgence") was the political and social process that unified different states of the Italian peninsula into the single nation of Italy.
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March 17 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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The birth of the Italian Republic (officially on June 2, 1946) is a key event of Italian contemporary history. Until 1946, Italy was officially a monarchy ruled by the House of Savoy, kings of Italy since the Risorgimento (and previously of Sardinia).
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June 2 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
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1943 1944 1945 - 1946 - 1947 1948 1949
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March 25 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life.[1] In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor.
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