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    Italy is the world's sixth-largest manufacturing country, [340] characterised by a smaller number of global multinational corporations than other economies of comparable size and many dynamic small and medium-sized enterprises, clustered in several industrial districts, which are the backbone of Italian industry.

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    Italy is a peninsula. It is surrounded by the sea on all of its sides except its north side. Northern Italy is separated from France, Switzerland, and Austria by the Alps, a chain of mountains. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian or white mountain in English), the highest mountain in Western Europe, is in this chain. The second important chain of m...

    Italy has both an oceanic climate and continental climate. The highest temperature ever recorded in Italy was 47.0 °C (116.6 °F) on 25 June 2007 in Foggia. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Italy was −49.6 °C (−57.3 °F) on 10 February 2013 at Pale di San Martino.

    People from Italy are called Italians. Even if an Italian were to leave Italy, it is possible that their descendants could also claim Italian citizenship. This is because of Italian nationality law relying mostly on ius sanguinis, or "right of blood" in Latin. Almost all Italians are Christians. Most of these are Roman Catholics. Roman Catholicism ...

    Italy has a modern social welfare system. The labor market is very strong. Many foreigners, especially from Romania, work in Italy where the wages are much higher. Italy's modern society has been built up through loans. Now the country has a very high debt of 1.9 trillion euros or 120% of the country's total GDP.

    Most people in Italy are Roman Catholics, but the Catholic Church is no longer officially the state religion. Around 50% of the people said they were Roman Catholic.Only about a third said they were active members (40%). There are also other Christian groups in Italy, with more than 700,000 Eastern Orthodox Christians. 180,000 of them belong to the...

    Italy has 20 regions (Italian: regioni). Every region is divided into provinces. There are 20 regions. Five of them have a special status, called autonomous. This means that they can make certain local laws more easily. These regions are marked with an asterisk(*) below.

    The head of state is Sergio Mattarella. He became President of the Italian Republic in February 2015. The first president was Enrico De Nicola. The head of government is Giorgia Meloni. She became Prime Minister on October 22, 2022, the first woman in that role. She succeeded Mario Draghi. Draghi's cabinet, fell after support for his coalition fell...

    The capital of Italy is Rome. Rome was founded in 753 BC. It was a separate state well known as Roman Kingdom firstly, Roman Republic and Roman Empire later. It conquered various neighbors including the Etruscan civilization in the north and the states in the south known as Magna Graecia. Before 1861, Italy was not a state. The area included a grou...

    The railway network in Italy totals 16,627 kilometres (10,332 miles). It is the 17th longest in the world. High speed trains include ETR-class trains which travel at speeds of up to 300 km/h (190 mph).

  2. Itália. Itália môže byť: v starovekom Ríme: od 20. rokov 1. storočia pred Kristom názov územia približne dnešného Talianska, predtým od 3. storočia pred Kr. názov rovnakého územia bez Predalpskej Galie a predtým od 5. storočia pred Kr. iba názov najjužnejšej časti Apeninského polostrova (špičky čižmy), pozri Itália ...

  3. wikitravel.org › en › ItalyItaly - Wikitravel

    Mar 5, 2024 · Italy (Italian: Italia) is a country in Southern Europe. Together with Greece, it is acknowledged as the birthplace of Western culture. Not surprisingly, it is also home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. High art and monuments are to be found everywhere around the country.

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  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › ItalyItaly - Wikiwand

    Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It is located on a peninsula that extends into the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as several islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and two enclaves: Vatican City and San Marino. Its ...

  6. www.wikiwand.com › cs › ItálieItálie - Wikiwand

    Itálie, plným názvem Italská republika, je stát ležící v jižní a západní Evropě. Nachází se uprostřed Středozemního moře, tvoří ji Apeninský poloostrov ohraničený Alpami a obklopený několika ostrovy. Itálie sousedí s Francií, Švýcarskem, Rakouskem, Slovinskem a enklávami mikrostátů Vatikán a San Marino. Má územní exklávu ve Švýcarsku (Campione) a ...

  7. Taliansko (nesprávne [1] alebo zastarano [2]: Itália ), dlhý tvar Talianska republika ( tal. Repubblica Italiana ), je štát v južnej Európe na Apeninskom polostrove. Na severe hraničí s Francúzskom (488 km), Švajčiarskom (740 km), Rakúskom (430 km) a Slovinskom (232 km). Vnútri Talianska ležia dva samostatné mestské štáty ...

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