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Italy was a country located partly in Europe. It was the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third most populous in the world.

History

Pre-Doomsday

Italy's capital, Rome, was for centuries the political centre of Western civilization, as the capital of the mighty Roman Empire. After its decline, Italy would endure numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Normans and later, the Byzantines, among others. Centuries later, Italy would become the birthplace of the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.

Through much of its post-Roman history, Italy was fragmented into numerous kingdoms and city-states (such as the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Duchy of Milan), but was unified in 1861, following a tumultuous period in history known as the "Risorgimento". In the late 19th century, through World War I, and to World War II, Italy possessed a colonial empire, which extended its rule to Libya, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Albania, Rhodes, the Dodecanese and a concession in Tianjin, China.

Doomsday

Post-World War II Italy was a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and was a member of the United Nations.

Italy played a prominent role in European and global military, cultural and diplomatic affairs. The country's European political, social and economic influence make it a major regional power, alongside the United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union. For these reasons, Italy was targeted on Doomsday by Soviet nukes. Milan, Rome, La Spezia, Naples, Taranto and Turin were all destroyed, along with the American base at Camp Darby. The island of Sardinia, which contained much of the Italian military, was also devastated.

Strikes also occurred on the American bases at Ghedi and Aviano.

Post-Doomsday

Today, the following nation-states - 5 Italian states, and 4 that are part-Italian - control territory in was was once Italy:

The Alpine Confederation, based in what was once Switzerland and Austria, in the years after Doomsday has annexed a fair portion of northern Italy. Even more of it is policed by its soldiers, including the Republics of Venice and Genoa, even though they have their own military - both are Alpine puppets in all but name. It is a very cool supporter of the IPA, and was instrumental in stopping the Sicilian advance in the First Sicily War.

The Republic of Genoa, a nation based out of the city of Genoa in Northwestern Italy, is a member of the IPA, and under heavy Alpine influence. They have been expanding their borders of late, and control most of Liguria. Past Sicilian attacks upon shipping have left them angered at that state.

Malta, having weathered Doomsday intact, peacefully annexed several tiny Italian islands south of Sicily. It currently forms part of the Malta-Lampedusa-Corridor, under a League of Nations mandate, and hosts a ADC military garrison and base.

The city-state of Monaco has taken a protectorate over the western areas of the Liguria region in the 1990s.

Survivors in small towns, villages, and suburbs Northwest of the destroyed city of Rome have set up a small survivor state as well, called New Rome. This small band of settlements is just barely getting by.

San Marino has expanded into the nearby Italian countryside since Doomsday, even taking hold of several ports in the process. A member of the IPA, they have formed part of the border against the Sicilians.

Mafia dominate the Sicily Republic, though it has been moderating in recent years. They claim to be the official successor to the Italian Republic, though others dispute that claim. Also, they hold extreme imperialist ambitions, going so far as claiming all of Tunisia and Libya, and even the city of Monaco. After an attempt to conquer all of Italy in the late 1980s, stopped by a Northern Italian coalition and Alpine Army units, they pulled back to a line near the city of Florence, where they have remained since. The relatively recent formation of the IPA against them is troubling, and they have been preparing to strike north and try and take what they believe theirs. In addition to their Italian holdings they also control Tunisia.

Tuscany, or the Tuscan Republic, is a survivor state in north-central Italy. While the official capital is Florence, it is currently based inside the city of Prato since 1989. Around half of its claimed territory is under occupation by the Sicilians, and it is known that they are trying to make arrangements to rectify the situation, which is part of their reasoning for the IPA. They have also recently joined the ADC.

Last but not least is the Republic of Venice. Another state policed by the Alpine confederation, they have annexed significant portions of the coastal regions of Slovenia and Croatia. A member of the IPA, they moved the administrative capital, even though it is officially Venice, to Trieste in response to the Sicilian advances in 1989, and would like to get back at them for it.

Reports also indicate that the Confederation of Greece is interested in obtaining portions of the Italian "boot" should war break out.

List of Italian survivor states

Nation	Capital	Language(s)	Organisation	Notes
Alpine Confederation	Vaduz	German, Italian, French, Romansh
Genoa	Genoa	Italian	IPA	Protected by the Alpine Confederation
File:800px-Flag of Malta.png Malta	Valletta	Maltese, English, Italian		Part of the LoN administered Malta-Lampedusa-Corridor.
File:Monaco flag WS.gif Monaco	Monaco	Monegasque, French, Italian
New Rome	New Rome	Italian		Survivor communities on the edge of Old Rome
File:600px-Flag of San Marino.svg.png San Marino	San Marino	Italian	IPA
File:Sicily.png Sicily Republic	Palermo	Sicilian, Italian	Pariah
File:120px-Flag of Tuscany.svg.png Tuscan Republic	Florence (Provisional: Prato)	Italian	ADC, IPA	Under partial Sicilian occupation
File:Flag of Venice.gif Venice	Venice	Italian, Slovenian, Croatian	Alpine Puppet, IPA	Government operates out of Trieste

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 ==History==
 ===Pre-Doomsday===
-Italy's capital, Rome, was for centuries the political centre of Western civilisation, as the capital of the Roman Empire. After its decline, Italy would endure numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Normans and later, the Byzantines, among others. Centuries later, Italy would become the birthplace of the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
+Italy's capital, Rome, was for centuries the political centre of Western civilization, as the capital of the mighty Roman Empire. After its decline, Italy would endure numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Normans and later, the Byzantines, among others. Centuries later, Italy would become the birthplace of the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
 Through much of its post-Roman history, Italy was fragmented into numerous kingdoms and city-states (such as the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Duchy of Milan), but was unified in 1861, following a tumultuous period in history known as the "Risorgimento". In the late 19th century, through World War I, and to World War II, Italy possessed a colonial empire, which extended its rule to Libya, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Albania, Rhodes, the Dodecanese and a concession in Tianjin, China.
 ===Doomsday===
 Post-World War II Italy was a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and was a member of the United Nations.
-Italy played a prominent role in European and global military, cultural and diplomatic affairs.  The country's European political, social and economic influence make it a major regional power, alongside the United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union.  For these reasons, Italy was targeted on Doomsday by Soviet nukes. Milan, Rome, La Spezia, Naples, Taranto and Turin were all destroyed, along with the American base at Camp Darby. The island of Sardinia, which contained much of the Italian military, was also devastated.
+Italy played a prominent role in European and global military, cultural and diplomatic affairs. The country's European political, social and economic influence make it a major regional power, alongside the United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union. For these reasons, Italy was targeted on Doomsday by Soviet nukes. Milan, Rome, La Spezia, Naples, Taranto and Turin were all destroyed, along with the American base at Camp Darby. The island of Sardinia, which contained much of the Italian military, was also devastated.
 Strikes also occurred on the American bases at Ghedi and Aviano.