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PDF A CONCISE HISTORY OF ITALY

Italy as well as a new section devoted to Italy in the twenty-rst century With a new extensive bibliographical essay and a detailed chronology this is the ideal resource for those seeking an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to Italian history CHRISTOPHER DUGGAN is Professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Reading

  • What did people think about Italy before 1860?

    Only a small minority of people before 1860 seriously believed that Italy was a nation, and that it should form a unitary state; and even they had to admit that there was little, on the face of it, to justify their belief: neither history nor language, for example, really supported their case.

  • How big is Italy?

    Italy covers an area of 301,340 km 2 (116,350 sq mi), with a population of nearly 60 million; it is the tenth-largest country by land area in the European continent and the third-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Rome .

  • What is a good book about Italy?

    European History Quarterly 26#1 (1996): 7–29. Woolf, Stuart Joseph. The Italian Risorgimento (1969). Woolf, Stuart. A History of Italy 1700–1860: The Social Constraints of Political Change (1960), 519 pp Wright, Owain (2012). "British foreign policy and the Italian occupation of Rome, 1870".

Geography

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

Climate

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. simple.wikipedia.org

People and Culture

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

Economy

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. simple.wikipedia.org

Religion

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

Major Cities

RomeVeniceMilanNaples simple.wikipedia.org

Regions

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. simple.wikipedia.org

Politics

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

History

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

Transportation

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). simple.wikipedia.org

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