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 Italy: Vatican Museums - Rome
The Vatican Museums offers a step into history, art and culture that is a must for any visitor to Rome. This museum with its unique collections is considered to be one of the most important museums in the world. The Vatican Museums boasts more than four million visitors each year.
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| Interesting Facts about Italy |
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| Italy Weather |
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| Area |
total: 301,230 sq km land: 294,020 sq km water: 7,210 sq km note: includes Sardinia and Sicily |
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predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south |
| Population |
58,147,733 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) |
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Official Tourism Site
Italy is a country which has succeeded in cultivating the greatness of even its least noted cities, villages and hamlets. There is scarcely a place in Italy that has remained untouched by the waves of history, art, folklore and culinary tradition, where a visit does not afford a chance for reflection or even simple pleasure.
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Choose Tuscany
A nicely done site with a ton of information about this area of Italy, region by region.
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Topix.net
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Rome Post
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Authentic Italy
Always nice when a site which sells bookings takes the time to actually give you some useful information and nice pictures of the destinations they are promoting, isn't it? Definitely a 5-star site that even includes a few tasty Italian recipes.
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CIA World Factbook |
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| CIA World Factbook Description of Italy |
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| Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north. |
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