| Kingdom of Italy Regno d'Italia Timeline: Differently | ||||||
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| Motto: FERT |
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| Anthem: Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza "Royal March of Ordinance" |
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 Location of Italy (green)
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| Capital | Naples | |||||
| Largest city | Milan | |||||
| Official languages | Italian | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Aimone | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Guido Crosetto | ||||
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| - | Unification | 17 March 1861 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 301,116 km2 116,262 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | Estimate | 56,099,599 (27th) | ||||
| Currency | lira | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
Italy (Italian: Italia), officially the Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia) and sometimes referred to as the Western Roman Kingdom, is a peninsular country in southern Europe. It is bordered by France on the northwest, Switzerland on the north and Danubia on the northeast, with the remaining of its territory being bounded by the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. It also has San Marino and Rome as enclaves and Elba as a maritime neighbour. Its capital is Naples and its largest city is Milan.
Its surface area of 301,116 square kilometers makes Italy the tenth-largest country in Europe and the 78th-largest in the world. With a population of over 56 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous country in Europe and the 27th in the world.
Italy is an advanced economy and developed country, with very high level of human development and life expectancy. The country also flourishes with tourism, being one of the most visited in the world.
Italy is a founding member of the League of Nations and the European Union.
History[]
Post-unification history (1861-1914)[]
Great War (1914-1918)[]
Era of fascism (1918-1943)[]
Democratisation (1943-1982)[]
Economic growth and modern era (1982-present)[]
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