| Kingdom of Italy Regno d'Italia |
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| Motto: "FERT" | ||||||
| Anthem: Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza |
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| Capital | Rome | |||||
| Official languages | Italian | |||||
| Demonym | Italian | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Victor Emmanuel IV | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Matteo Renzi | ||||
| History | ||||||
| - | Unification | 17 March 1867 | ||||
| - | June Revolution | 20 June 1978 | ||||
| Currency | Lira | |||||
| Time zone | (UTC+1) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .it | |||||
| Calling code | +39 | |||||
Italy, officially the Kingdom of Italy, is a constitutional monarchy in Europe. Italy is one of the most populous country in Europe.
History[]
By the mid-19th century, a rising movement in support of Italian nationalism and Italian independence from foreign control lead to a period of revolutionary political upheaval known as the Risorgimento, which sought to bring about a rebirth of Italian cultural and economic prominence by liberating and consolidating the Italian peninsula and insular Italy into an independent and unified nation-state. After various unsuccessful attempts, the Italian Wars of Independence, the Expedition of the Thousand and the capture of Rome resulted in the eventual unification of the country, now a great power after centuries of foreign domination and political division. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the new Kingdom of Italy rapidly industrialized, especially in the so-called Industrial Triangle of Milan, Turin and Genoa in the North, and soon acquired a colonial empire. However, the southern areas of the country remained largely excluded from industrialization, fuelling a large and influential diaspora.
20th Century[]
Present Day[]
Italy has the fourth-largest economy in Europe, it has a very high level of human development and enjoys the third-highest life expectancy in Europe after Germany. Italy plays a large role in global economic, military, cultural and diplomatic affairs as it still regarded as a world power and retains a large amount of influence over its former territories in Africa.