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ITALY

Italy or more properly the Italian republic, is a country in south Europe. It has a total area of 301,230 km2. The climate is predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in the far north; hot and dry in The south. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous with some plains and coastal lowlands. Natural resources are mercury, potash, marble, sulphur, dwindling natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal. The religion is almost all nominally Roman Catholic. The language is Italian including Neapolita, Sicillian and Sardinian varieties; parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking and there is a significant French-speaking minority in Valle d' Aosta region. There is also a Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area. Priot ro 1798 Italy was a collection of city-states and dukedoms. These were briefly united under French rule from 1796 to 1814 before being split once more until in 1861 following a referendum a united kingdom of Italy was formed. The monarchy was abolished in 1946 and Italy became
a republic.
Italy is a town in Yates County, New York, USA.
Italy is a town in Ellis County, Texas, USA.
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Map of Ancient Italy 1906
Map of Ancient Rome 1906
Map of Emilia 1906
Map of Environs of Naples 1884
Map of Europe after the Peace of Tilsit 1807
Map of Italy (at the end of the 15th Century) 1922
Map of Italy (Railway and Industrial) 1922
Map of Italy 1898
Map of Italy 1900
Map of Italy 1905
Map of Italy 1906
Map of Italy 1911
Map of Italy 1922
Map of Italy 1932
Map of Italy Before the Unification 1906
Map of Italy Before the Unification 1922
Map of Italy Industries 1906
Map of Naples 1884
Map of Rome 1906
Map of Southern Europe 1898
Map of Tuscany 1906
Map of Tyrol 1906
Map of Venice and its Surroundings 1906
Map of Ventia 1906
Map of Vienna and Environs 1906