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Definition: Italy from The Macquarie Dictionary
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a republic in southern Europe, consisting of a peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea, and a number of islands, principally Sicily and Sardinia; unified as a kingdom in 1870; a republic since 1946.

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From Philip's Encyclopedia
The Republic of Italy is bordered to the N by the Alps which overlook the N plains, Italy's most fertile and densely populated region, drained by the Po River. The Apennines (Appennini), which form the backbone of S Italy, reach their highest peaks (3,000m [9,800ft]), in the Gran Sasso Range overlooking the the central Adriatic Sea, near Pescara. Limestones are the most common rocks. Between the mountains are long, narrow basins, some with lakes. s Italy contains a string of volcanoes, stretching from Vesuvius, near Naples (Nápoli), through the Lipari Islands, to Mount Etna on Sicily . Traces of volcanic activity are found throughout Italy. Ancient lava flows cover large areas and produce fertile soils. Italy is still subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean. Sardinia is more isolated from the mainland and its rugged, windswept terrain and lack of resources have set it apart. Climate The N has cold, snowy winters, but warm and…
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History During the silent era, Italian cinema had one great advantage over the rest of the world: it could use real ancient locations as settings for its costumed epics. The industry's infrastructure was strengthened under Benito Mussolini's fascist government, which in 1937 established the…
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From Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence
The intelligence services of the Italian republican state have been at the center of so many scandals, political controversies, and legal investigations that a whole encyclopedia devoted to the subject would barely represent the extent to which they have conditioned and limited Italy's democracy. …
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Republic of Italy is bordered to the N by the Alps which overlook the N plains, Italy's most fertile and densely populated region, drained by the Po River. The Apennines (Appennini), which form the backbone of S Italy, reach their highest peaks (3,000m [9,800ft]), in the Gran Sasso Range…
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For much of its history, Italy has been a divided land. It was first united under the ancient Romans, whose great empire spread right across Europe. However, during the Middle Ages, Italy split into many separate states and did not reunite until 1861. This boot-shaped country stretches from the…
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From The Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis was introduced in Italy by the psychiatrist Marco Levi Bianchini, who founded the Italian Psychoanalytic Society in 1925. The Society, incremented by Edoardo Weiss, was granted membership by the IPA in 1936; soon afterwards, the Jewish members were persecuted by the fascist…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
ĭt'Әlē, Ital. Italia , officially Italian Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 59,504,000), 116,303 sq mi (301,225 sq km), S Europe. It borders on France in the northwest, the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, the Ionian Sea in the south, the Adriatic Sea in the east, Slovenia in the…
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From The Oxford Companion to Food
a country which had been all of a piece in the Roman Empire, indeed the centrepiece thereof, led a fragmented existence from the early Middle Ages until the 19th century, when under the auspices of Garibaldi it took its present political form. This fragmentation did not prevent it from being the…
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From The Oxford Companion to International Relations
A nation-state since 1861, Italy has so far experienced three different regimes and, since 1992, has been undergoing a difficult and complex politico-institutional transition. It was a constitutional monarchy with limited, but increasing, political participation until 1922, when it fell under…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 61,482,297 ROMAN CATHOLIC 82.3 percent MUSLIM 1.6 percent EASTERN ORTHODOX 1.5 percent OTHER 8 percent NOT AFFILIATED 6.6 percent Introduction The Italian Republic is a predominantly Roman Catholic country in western Europe occupying a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea. In…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Italian Republic Political Status: Unified state proclaimed in 1861; republic established by national referendum in 1946; under parliamentary constitution effective January 1, 1948. Area: 116,303 sq. mi. (301,225 sq. km). Population: 60,570,000 (2018E—World Bank); 62,246,674 (2018E—U.S. Census). …
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