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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Italy: Italy is a

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in South-Central Europe, located primarily upon the Italian Peninsula. It is where Ancient Rome originated as a small agricultural community about the 8th century BC, which spread over the course of centuries into the colossal Roman empire, encompassing the whole

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and merging the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures into one civilization. This civilization was so influential that parts of it survive in modern law, administration,

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and arts, providing the groundwork that the Western world is based upon.

General reference

Name of Italy The etymology of the name of Italy has been the subject of reconstructions by linguists and historians. Considerations extraneous to the specifically linguistic reconstruction of the name have formed a rich corpus of solutions that are either as ...

** Pronunciation: *** ** Common English country name: Italy ** Official English country name: Italian Republic ** Common

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(s): Italia ** Official endonym(s): Repubblica italiana ** Adjectival(s): Italian **

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s): Italian *

Date and time notation in Italy Date and time notation in Italy records the date using the day–month–year format ( or ). The time is written using the 24-hour clock (); in spoken language and informal contexts the 12-hour clock is more commonly adopted, but without using ...

* International rankings of Italy * ISO country codes: IT, ITA, 380 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IT * Internet country code top-level domain:

.it .it is the national top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Italy. Registration is open to organisations and individuals of legal age who are citizens or residents of/headquartered in the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), the Vatica ...

Geography of Italy

Vesuvius from Pompeii (hires version 2 scaled)

Brescia - Duomo Nuovo visto dal castello

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Vernazza and the sea, Cinque Terre, Italy

Geography of Italy * Italy is: ** a

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** a country *** a member state of the European Union * Location: **

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

and

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

** Eurasia *** Europe **** Western Europe **** Southern Europe ***** Italian Peninsula ** Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (

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) **

Extreme points of Italy This is a list of the extreme points of Italy: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, as well as the highest and lowest points. Latitude and longitude * Northernmost point: Westliches Zwillingsköpfl, ...

*** North: Glockenkarkopf *** South: Punta Pesce Spada *** East:

Capo d'Otranto Cape Palascìa, commonly known as Capo d'Otranto, is Italy's most easterly point. It is situated in the territory of the Apulian city of Otranto, in the Province of Lecce at 40° 7' northing and 18° 31' easting. Lighthouse The lighthouse was bu ...

*** West:

Rocca Bernauda Rocca Bernauda (French: Roche Bernaude) is a mountain of the Alps of . It has been the westernmost point of Italy since the cession of Valle Stretta (Vallée Étroite) at the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947. It is in the Cottian Alps close to B ...

*** High:

Monte Bianco Mont Blanc (french: Mont Blanc ; it, Monte Bianco , both meaning "white mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising above sea level. It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and it ...

*** Low: Contane on the

Po Delta The Po ( , ; la, Padus or ; Ligurian language (ancient), Ancient Ligurian: or ) is the longest river in Italy. It flows eastward across northern Italy starting from the Cottian Alps. The river's length is either or , if the Maira (river), Mair ...

** Land boundaries: 1,899 km :: (

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) 3 km :* Coastline: 7,600 km :* Sharing Adriatic Sea with Croatia *

Population of Italy This article is about the demographic features of the population of Italy, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. At the ...

: 60,067,554 people (2009/01/31

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Environment of Italy

Climate of Italy The climate of Italy is the long-term weather pattern in the territory of the Italian Republic. The climate of Italy is influenced by the large body of water of the Mediterranean Seas that surrounds Italy on every side except the north. These sea ...

Conservation in Italy This article contains links to topics on conservation in Italy. Protected areas * List of national parks of Italy *List of regional parks of Italy Conservation organisation * Lega italiana protezione uccelli (LIPU) (Italian League for Bird Protect ...

** Renewable energy in Italy ***

Biofuel in Italy Renewable energy has developed rapidly in Italy over the past decade and provided the country a means of diversifying from its historical dependency on imported fuels. Solar power accounted for around 8% of the total electric production in the c ...

*** Geothermal power in Italy ***

Hydroelectricity in Italy Italy is the world's 14th largest producer of hydroelectric power, with a total of 50,582 GWh produced in 2010. Electric energy from hydro accounted for about 18% of the national electricity production in 2010. There were a total of 2,729 active ...

*** Solar power in Italy ***

Wind power in Italy Wind power in Italy, at the end of 2015, consisted of more than 1,847 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 8,958 megawatts. Wind power contributed 5.4% of Italy electricity generation in 2015 (14,589 GWh). Italy is ranked ...

* Ecoregions in Italy * Geology of Italy **

Volcanism of Italy The volcanism of Italy is due chiefly to the presence, a short distance to the south, of the boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate. Italy is a volcanically active country, containing the only active volcanoes in mainland Euro ...

* National parks of Italy * Marine protected areas of Italy * Regional parks of Italy * Wildlife of Italy ** Flora of Italy ** Fauna of Italy *** Amphibians of Italy *** Birds of Italy *** Mammals of Italy *** Reptiles of Italy *** Snakes of Italy

Geographic features of Italy

* Beaches in Italy *

Canals in Italy Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow und ...

* Caves in Italy *

Earthquakes in Italy This is a list of earthquakes in Italy that had epicentres in Italy, or significantly affected the country. The highest seismicity hazard in Italy was concentrated in the central-southern part of the peninsula, along the Apennine Mountains, Apen ...

* Glaciers of Italy *

Islands of Italy This is a list of islands of Italy. There are over 400 islands in Italy, including islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the marginal seas: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Libyan Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea, and inland isl ...

Lakes of Italy The following is a list of lakes of Italy. The lakes of Italy can be distinguished, depending on their location within the national territory, between pre-alpine, north-western, Apennine, Sicilian and Sardinian, in addition to lagoons and coast ...

Mountains of Italy A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

** Volcanoes in Italy *

Rivers of Italy This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in Italy. They are organized according to the body of water they drain into, with the exceptions of Sicily and Sardinia, which are listed separately. At the bottom, all of the rivers ar ...

Valleys of Italy A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

World Heritage Sites in Italy The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural herita ...

''(See also Transboundary sites)''

Regions of Italy

Administrative divisions types

* Regions ** Provinces *** Comuni (Municipalities)

Statistical divisions of Italy

NUTS of Italy

= Groups of regions, regions, and provinces of Italy

= * Northwestern Italy ** Piedmont (Region) ***

Province of Turin The former Province of Turin ( it, Provincia di Torino; pms, Provinsa ëd Turin; french: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it wa ...

*** Province of Vercelli *** Province of Biella *** Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola *** Province of Novara *** Province of Cuneo ***

Province of Asti The Province of Asti ( it, Provincia di Asti, Piedmontese: ''Provincia d’Ast'') is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the sou ...

*** Province of Alessandria ** Valle d'Aosta (Region) *** Aosta (Province) ** Liguria (Region) *** Province of Imperia ***

Province of Savona The province of Savona ( it, provincia di Savona; Ligurian: ''provinsa de Sann-a'') is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona, which has a population of 61,219 inhabitants. The province has a total populatio ...

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Province of Genoa The Province of Genoa (Italian ''Provincia di Genova'') was a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Genoa. It was replaced by Metropolitan City of Genoa. Overview It has an area of and a total population of about ...

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Province of La Spezia A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

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Province of Varese The province of Varese ( it, provincia di Varese) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The head ...

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Province of Como The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Le ...

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Province of Lecco The Province of Lecco ( it, provincia di Lecco; Lecchese: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco. As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of divided into ...

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Province of Sondrio The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403. History The Province was established in 1815, within ...

*** Province of Milan *** Province of Monza and Brianza ***

Province of Bergamo The Province of Bergamo ( it, provincia di Bergamo; lmo, proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of , and contains 243 ''comuni''. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. ...

*** Province of Brescia *** Province of Pavia *** Province of Lodi ***

Province of Cremona The Province of Cremona ( it, provincia di Cremona; Cremunés: ; Cremasco: ; Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital city is Cremona. The province occupies the central section of Padana Plain, so the ...

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Province of Mantua The Province of Mantua ( it, provincia di Mantova; Mantovano, Lower Mantovano: ; Upper Mantovano: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua. It is bordered to the north-east by the Province o ...

* Northeastern Italy ** Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Region) *** Province of Bolzano/Bozen ***

Province of Trento Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...

** Veneto (Region) ***

Province of Verona The Province of Verona ( it, Provincia di Verona) is a province in the Veneto administrative region of Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake GardaItaly's largestis divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia (Lombardy region) and Trenti ...

*** Province of Vicenza ***

Province of Belluno The Province of Belluno ( it, Provincia di Belluno; de-AT, Provinz Belluno; lld, Provinzia de Belum) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno. It has an area of and a total population of about 205,000. ...

*** Province of Treviso *** Province of Venice *** Province of Padua ***

Province of Rovigo The Province of Rovigo (''Provincia di Rovigo'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rovigo. It borders on the north with the provinces of Verona, Padua and Venice, on the south with the province of Ferrara, o ...

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Province of Pordenone The province of Pordenone ( it, provincia di Pordenone; ; vec, provincia de Pordenon) was a province in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy. Its capital was the city of Pordenone. The province was subdivided from the province ...

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Province of Udine The province of Udine ( it, provincia di Udine, fur, provincie di Udin, sl, videmska pokrajina, Resian dialect, Resian: , german: Provinz Weiden) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia of Italy, borderi ...

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Province of Gorizia The Province of Gorizia ( it, Provincia di Gorizia, fur, Provincie di Gurize; sl, Goriška pokrajina) was a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy, which was disbanded on 30 September 2017. Overview Its capital was th ...

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Province of Trieste The Province of Trieste ( it, Provincia di Trieste, sl, Tržaška pokrajina; fur, provinzia di Triest) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Trieste. It had an are ...

** Emilia-Romagna (Region) *** Province of Piacenza ***

Province of Parma The Province of Parma ( it, Provincia di Parma) is a province in the Emilia–Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Parma. It is made up of 47 ''comuni''. It has an area of and a total population of around 450,000 ...

*** Province of Reggio Emilia *** Province of Modena *** Province of Bologna *** Province of Ferrara *** Province of Ravenna *** Province of Forlì-Cesena *** Province of Rimini * Central Italy ** Tuscany (Region) ***

Province of Massa-Carrara The province of Massa-Carrara ( it, provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province. History The province of "Ma ...

*** Province of Lucca *** Province of Pistoia *** Province of Florence *** Province of Prato *** Province of Livorno ***

Province of Pisa The province of Pisa ( it, provincia di Pisa) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa. With an area of and a total population of 421,642 (), it is the second most populous and fif ...

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Province of Arezzo The province of Arezzo ( it, provincia di Arezzo) is the easternmost province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo. The province is bordered by the regions of Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and the provinces ...

*** Province of Siena *** Province of Grosseto ** Umbria (Region) *** Province of Perugia *** Province of Terni **

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

s (Region) *** Province of Pesaro e Urbino *** Province of Ancona *** Province of Macerata *** Province of Fermo *** Province of Ascoli Piceno ** Latium (Region) *** Province of Viterbo *** Province of Rieti ***

Province of Rome The Province of Rome ( it, Provincia di Roma) was one of the five provinces that formed part of the region of Lazio in Italy. It was established in 1870 and disestablished in 2014. It was essentially coterminous with the Rome metropolitan area. T ...

*** Province of Latina *** Province of Frosinone *

Southern Italy Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half. The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

(Region) *** Province of L'Aquila *** Province of Teramo *** Province of Pescara *** Province of Chieti ** Molise (Region) *** Province of Isernia ***

Province of Campobasso A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

** Campania (Region) *** Province of Caserta *** Province of Benevento *** Province of Naples ***

Province of Avellino The Province of Avellino ( it, Provincia di Avellino) is a province in the Campania region of Southern Italy. The area is characterized by numerous small towns and villages scattered across the province; only two towns have a population over 20,0 ...

*** Province of Salerno **

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(Region) *** Province of Foggia *** Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani *** Province of Bari ***

Province of Taranto The province of Taranto ( it, provincia di Taranto; Tarantino: ; Salentino: ), previously known as the province of the Ionian, is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Taranto. It has an area of , and a total popul ...

*** Province of Brindisi *** Province of Lecce **

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Province of Potenza The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza. Geography It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There a ...

*** Province of Matera **

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Province of Cosenza The province of Cosenza ( it, provincia di Cosenza) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza. It contains 150 ''comuni'', listed at list of communes of the Province of Cosenza ...

*** Province of Crotone *** Province of Catanzaro *** Province of Vibo Valentia ***

Province of Reggio Calabria The Province of Reggio Calabria ( it, Provincia di Reggio Calabria) was a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was the southernmost province in mainland Italy and is separated from the island of Sicily by the Strait of Messina. The capital ...

* Insular Italy ** Sicily (Region) *** Province of Trapani *** Province of Palermo ***

Province of Messina Messina (, ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Messina. It was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina. Geography Territory It had an area of , which amounts to 12.6 percent o ...

*** Province of Agrigento ***

Province of Caltanissetta The Province of Caltanissetta ( it, provincia di Caltanissetta; scn, pruvincia di Nissa or ; officially ''Libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta'') is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilia ...

*** Province of Enna ***

Province of Catania The Province of Catania ( it, Provincia di Catania; scn, Pruvincia di Catania) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy. Its capital was the city of Catania. It had an area of and a total population of about 1, ...

*** Province of Ragusa ***

Province of Siracusa The Province of Syracuse ( it, provincia di Siracusa; scn, pruvincia di Sarausa) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Syracuse, a town established by Greek colonists arriving from Corinth ...

** Sardinia (Region) *** Province of Olbia-Tempio *** Province of Sassari *** Province of Nuoro ***

Province of Ogliastra The province of Ogliastra ( it, provincia dell'Ogliastra , sc, provìntzia de s'Ogiastra) was a former province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra was the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 57,642 inhabitants, it was also t ...

*** Province of Oristano *** Province of Medio Campidano ***

Province of Cagliari Cagliari ( it, provincia di Cagliari; sc, provìntzia de Casteddu) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy and its capital city was Cagliari. It had an area of , and a total population of 543,310 (2001). There were 71 ' ...

*** Province of Carbonia-Iglesias

= Comuni (municipalities) of Italy

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* Cities of Italy **

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Italy: Rome ** Cities in Italy over 100,000 population **

Hilltowns in Italy Italian hilltop settlements were built upon hills for defensive purposes, surrounded by thick defensive walls, steep embankments, or cliffs which provided natural defenses for their earliest inhabitants. In the Middle Ages, earthworks and stone and ...

Demography of Italy

Demographics of Italy

Neighbors of Italy

Italy shares its north border with: * Austria * France * Slovenia *

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

shares Italy's northern border, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include: * San Marino * Vatican City

Government and politics of Italy

Politics of Italy *

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: parliamentary multi-party

representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

of Italy: Rome *

Corruption in Italy Corruption in Italy is a major problem. In Transparency International's annual surveys, Italy has consistently been regarded as one of the most corrupt countries in the Eurozone. Political corruption remains a major problem particularly in Lomb ...

* Elections in Italy **

Primary elections in Italy Primary elections were first introduced in Italy by Lega Nord in 1995, but were seldom used until before the 2005 regional elections. In January 2005 the centre-left The Union coalition held open primaries in order to select its candidate for Pre ...

* Political ideologies in Italy ** Anarchism in Italy **

Liberalism and radicalism in Italy Liberalism and radicalism have played a role in the political history of Italy since the country's unification, started in 1861 and largely completed in 1871, and currently influence several leading political parties. During the first decade ...

Socialism in Italy Socialism in Italy is a political movement that developed during the Industrial Revolution over a course of 120 years, which came to a head during the Revolutions of 1848. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were a growing number of social ...

Political parties in Italy This article contains a list of political parties in Italy since Italian unification in 1861. Throughout history, numerous political parties have been operating in Italy, and since World War II no party has ever gained enough support to govern a ...

* Political scandals of Italy *

Racism in Italy Racism in Italy deals with the relationship between Italians and other populations of different ethnicities and/or nationalities which has existed throughout the country's history. These ideas, albeit already common in relation to the intern ...

* Taxation in Italy

Branches of the government of Italy

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Camera dei deputati Aula Palazzo Montecitorio Roma

Government of Italy

Head of State

* President of Italy (see also Head of State) **

List of presidents of Italy The president of Italy ( it, Presidente della Repubblica) is the head of state the Italian Republic. Since 1948, there have been 12 presidents of Italy. The official residence of the president is the Quirinal Palace in Rome. Among the Italian p ...

Executive branch

* Prime Minister of Italy (a.k.a. President of the Council of Ministers, see also Head of government) ** List of prime ministers of Italy * Council of Ministers of Italy

Legislative branch

Parliament of Italy The Italian Parliament ( it, Parlamento italiano) is the national parliament of the Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1943), the transitiona ...

** Italian Chamber of Deputies (

lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

) **

Italian Senate The Senate of the Republic ( it, Senato della Repubblica), or simply the Senate ( it, Senato), is the upper house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Chamber of Deputies). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral sy ...

( upper house)

Judicial branch

Supreme Court of Cassation A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...

(Corte Suprema di Cassazione) * Constitutional Court of Italy * Judiciary of Italy

Foreign relations of Italy

Foreign relations of Italy * CIA activities in Italy

International organization membership

The Italian Republic is a member of: *

African Development Bank Group The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies in ...

(AfDB) (nonregional member) *

Arctic Council The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic. At present, eight countries exercise sovereignty over the lands within the Arctic Circle, ...

(observer) * Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) * Australia Group * Bank for International Settlements (BIS) *

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) is a regional international organization focusing on multilateral political and economic initiatives aimed at fostering cooperation, peace, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea ...

(BSEC) (observer) * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) * Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer) *

Central European Initiative The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a forum of regional cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, counting 18 member states. It was formed in Budapest in 1989. The body was developed on the basis of earlier experiences with The Alps-Adriatic ...

(CEI) *

Confederation of European Paper Industries The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is the pan-European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry. Through its 18 national associations, CEPI gathers 495 companies operating more than 900 pulp and paper mills a ...

(CEPI) *

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

(CE) * Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer) * Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) * Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) *

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...

(EBRD) *

European Investment Bank The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's investment bank and is owned by the EU Member States. It is one of the largest supranational lenders in the world. The EIB finances and invests both through equity and debt solutions ...

(EIB) * European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) *

European Space Agency , owners = , headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France , coordinates = , spaceport = Guiana Space Centre , seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png , seal_size = 130px , image = Views in the Main Control Room (1205 ...

(ESA) * European Union (EU) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) * Group of Seven (G7) * Group of Eight (G8) * Group of Ten (G10) *

Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation ...

(G20) *

Inter-American Development Bank The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribb ...

(IADB) *

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Energy Agency The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organisation, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the entire global energy sector, with a recent focus on curbing carb ...

(IEA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) *

Latin American Economic System The Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System, officially known as Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe (SELA), is an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic cooperation and social development between Latin American and th ...

(LAES) (observer) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) (guest) * North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) * Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) * Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) *

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries ...

(OECD) *

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

(OSCE) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) (observer) *

Paris Club The Paris Club (french: Club de Paris) is a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find co-ordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries. As debtor countries undertake ...

* Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) * Schengen Convention *

Southeast European Cooperative Initiative The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) is a multilateral regional initiative that has been initiated by the European Union, the United States of America and the countries of Southeast Europe within the framework of the Organization ...

(SECI) (observer) *'' Unione Latina'' * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) * United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) * United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) * United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) * United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * Western European Union (WEU) * World Confederation of Labour (WCL) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) * World Trade Organization (WTO) *

World Veterans Federation The World Veterans Federation (WVF) is the world's largest international veteran organisation. The federation consists of 172 veterans organizations from 121 countries representing some 60 million veterans worldwide. It is a humanitarian organisa ...

Zangger Committee The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which entered into force on March 5, 1970. Under the terms of Article III.2 International ...

(ZC)

Law and order in Italy

* Law of Italy **

Capital punishment in Italy The use of capital punishment in Italy has been banned since 1889, with the exception of the period 1926–1947, encompassing the rule of Fascism in Italy and the early restoration of democracy. Before the unification of Italy in 1860, capital pun ...

Censorship in Italy In Italy, freedom of press is guaranteed by the Constitution of 1948. This freedom was specifically established in response to the Censorship in Italy which occurred during the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini (1922–1945). Censorship continue ...

** Constitution of Italy ** Copyright law of Italy ** Italian Code of Criminal Procedure **

Italian law codes The Italian law codes constitute the codified law of Italy. History There used to be only five codes of Italian law: the civil code, the code of civil procedure, the penal code, the code of criminal procedure, and the navigation code. Starting ...

** Italian Racial Laws ** Life imprisonment in Italy ** Speed limits in Italy * Crime in Italy **

Human trafficking in Italy Italy is a destination and transit country for women, children, and men trafficked transnationally for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women and children are trafficked mainly from Nigeria, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldov ...

** Organized crime in Italy ** Prostitution in Italy ** Terrorism in Italy * Human rights in Italy **

Abortion in Italy Abortion in Italy became legal in May 1978, when Italian women were allowed to terminate a pregnancy on request during the first 90 days. A proposal to repeal the law was considered in a 1981 referendum, but was rejected by nearly 68% of voters; ...

** Fathers' rights **

Freedom of the press in Italy In Italy, freedom of press is guaranteed by the Constitution of 1948. This freedom was specifically established in response to the Censorship in Italy which occurred during the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini (1922–1945). Censorship continue ...

Freedom of religion in Italy Freedom of religion in Italy is guaranteed under the 1947 constitution of the Italian Republic. Before that religious toleration was provided for by the constitution of the Kingdom of Italy which in turn derived from the Albertine Statute granted ...

** LGBT rights in Italy ***

Recognition of same-sex unions in Italy Italy has recognised same-sex civil unions ( it, unione civile); german: eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft; sc, unione civile; lld, uniun zivila; sl, civilna zveza. since 5 June 2016, providing same-sex couples with most of the legal protections ...

** Religious freedom in Italy * Judiciary of Italy *

Law enforcement in Italy Law enforcement in Italy is centralized on a national level, carried out by multiple national forces, helped by few limited local agencies. The Italian law enforcement system is considered complex, with multiple police forces and other agencies ...

** Carabinieri *** Carabinieri Art Squad ***

Carabinieri Cavalry Regiment The 4th Carabinieri Mounted Regiment ( it, 4° Reggimento Carabinieri a Cavallo) is an Italian Carabinieri mounted police unit of the 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade. The regiment is tasked with riot control and rural patrol. It was formed on 1 ...

*** Corazzieri ***

Carabinieri Mobile Units Division The Carabinieri Mobile Units Division ( it, Divisione Unità Mobili Carabinieri) is the Carabinieri formation, established in 2001, dedicated to the performance of military duties abroad, the military police tasks when abroad, the support to Terri ...

*** Gruppo di intervento speciale *** Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale ** Guardia di Finanza ***

Counter-terrorism Rapid Response The ''Counter-terrorism Rapid Response'' (Italian: Antiterrorismo Pronto Impiego, or ATPI) force, formed in 1983, is a special police unit of the Guardia di Finanza dealing with anti-terrorism in Italy. The unit took part in counterterroris ...

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** Municipal police (Italy) ** Polizia di Stato ***

Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali The General Investigations and Special Operations Division ( it, Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali), generally known by its acronym DIGOS, is an Italian law enforcement agency charged with investigating sensitive cases inv ...

*** Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza ***

Polizia Ferroviaria The Polizia Ferroviaria ( en, Railway Police) are the branch of the Italian Polizia di Stato responsible for policing the Italian state railways, the Ferrovie dello Stato. See also *Transit police Transit police (also known as transport pol ...

*** Polizia Penitenziaria ***

Polizia Stradale The Polizia Stradale is the national highway patrol of Italy and is a sub-directorate of the Italian State Police. The ''Polizia Stradale'' patrols the 7,000 kilometers of motorways (''autostrada'') in Italy and the main highways and arterial roa ...

Provincial police In Italy, the ''polizia provinciale'' (Italian for 'provincial police') are the provincial-level police forces. Functions Each Italian province can, by statute, have its own police force. ''Polizia provinciale'' are small police organisati ...

Military of Italy

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Military of Italy *

Armed forces of Italy The Italian Armed Forces ( it, Forze armate italiane, ) encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force. A fourth branch of the armed forces, known as the Carabinieri, take on the role as the nation's military police and a ...

: ** Army of Italy:

Esercito Italiano "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...

** Navy of Italy:

Marina Militare "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...

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Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard The Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard () is the coast guard of Italy and is part of the Italian Navy under the control of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Its head office is in Rome. Missions The missions of the Itali ...

** Air force of Italy:

Aeronautica Militare , colours = , colours_label = , march = (Ordinance March of the Air Force) by Alberto Di Miniello , mascot = , anniversaries = 28 March ...

Gendarmerie Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...

of Italy: Carabinieri * Military history of Italy *

Wars involving Italy War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

History of Italy

Sassari - Complesso prenuragico di Monte d'Accoddi (27)

History of Italy The history of Italy covers the ancient period, the Middle Ages, and the modern era. Since classical antiquity, ancient Etruscan civilization, Etruscans, various Italic peoples (such as the Latins, Samnites, and Umbri), Celts, ''Magna Graecia'' ...

By period

Timeline of Italian history This is a timeline of Italian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Italy and its predecessor states, including Ancient Rome and Prehistoric Italy. Date of the prehistoric era are approximate. For fur ...

* Prehistoric Italy ** Etruscan civilization ** Italic peoples ** Nuragic civilization ** Terramare culture ** Villanovan culture *

Magna Graecia Magna Graecia (, ; , , grc, Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, ', it, Magna Grecia) was the name given by the Romans to the coastal areas of Southern Italy in the present-day Italian regions of Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Sicily; these re ...

(8th–7th centuries BC) * Italy during Roman times (8th century BC – 6th century AD) **

Roman Kingdom The Roman Kingdom (also referred to as the Roman monarchy, or the regal period of ancient Rome) was the earliest period of Roman history when the city and its territory were ruled by kings. According to oral accounts, the Roman Kingdom began wi ...

** Roman Republic ** Roman Empire * Italy in the Middle Ages (6th–14th centuries) * Italian Renaissance (14th–16th centuries) * Italian Wars (1494–1559) * History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (1559 –1814) * Modern history of Italy **

Italian unification The unification of Italy ( it, Unità d'Italia ), also known as the ''Risorgimento'' (, ; ), was the 19th-century political and social movement that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single ...

(1814 –1861) **

History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) This articles covers the history of Italy as a monarchy and in the World Wars. Italian unification (1738–1870) Modern Italy became a nation-state during the Risorgimento on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the Italian Peninsula and ...

*** Italian irredentism *** Italian Colonial Empire *** Italian fascism ***

Italian Civil War The Italian Civil War (Italian language, Italian: ''Guerra civile italiana'', ) was a civil war in the Kingdom of Italy fought during World War II by Italian Fascists against the Italian resistance movement, Italian partisans (mostly politically ...

** History of the Italian Republic (1946 – present) *** Italian economic miracle *** Years of Lead (Italy) *** '' Mani pulite'' *** COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

By region

* History of Florence * History of Milan * History of Naples * History of Rome *

History of Tuscany Tuscany is named after its pre-Roman inhabitants, the Etruscans. It was ruled by Rome for many centuries. In the Middle Ages, it saw many invasions, but in the Renaissance period it helped lead Europe back to civilization. Later, it settled down ...

* History of Palermo

By subject

Economic history of Italy This is a history of the economy of Italy. For more information on historical, cultural, demographic and sociological developments in Italy, see the chronological era articles in the template to the right. For more information on specific politica ...

* Genetic history of Italy * Historical states of Italy * Military history of Italy ** Military history of Italy during World War I ** Military history of Italy during World War II *

Music history of Italy The modern state of Italy did not come into being until 1861, though the roots of music on the Italian Peninsula can be traced back to the music of ancient Rome. However, the underpinnings of much modern Italian music come from the Middle Ages. ...

History of coins in Italy Italy has a long history of different coinage types, which spans thousands of years. Italy has been influential at a coinage point of view: the florin, one of the most used coinage types in European history, was struck in Florence in the 13th cen ...

History of Italian citizenship History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

History of Italian culture (1700s) The 1700s refers to a period in Italian history and culture which occurred during the 18th century (1700–1799): the ''Settecento''. The Settecento saw the transition from Late Baroque to Neoclassicism: great artists of this period include Van ...

* History of Italian fashion * History of Italian flags **

Flags of Napoleonic Italy The Flags of Napoleonic Italy were the green, white and red tricolour flags and banners in use in Italy during the Napoleonic era, which lasted from 1796 to 1814. During this period, on 7 January 1797, the green, white and red tricolour was offici ...

* History of rail transport in Italy * History of Roman Catholicism in Italy * History of the Jews in Italy

Culture of Italy

Culture of Italy Italy is considered one of the birthplaces of Western civilization and a cultural superpower. Italian culture is the culture of the Italians, a Romance ethnic group, and is incredibly diverse spanning the entirety of the Italian peninsula ...

* Cultural icons of Italy * Culture of Rome *

Architecture of Italy Italy has a very broad and diverse architectural style, which cannot be simply classified by period or region, due to Italy's division into various small states until 1861. This has created a highly diverse and eclectic range in architectural des ...

** Ancient Roman architecture ** Italian Gothic architecture *** Venetian Gothic architecture ** Italian Renaissance and Mannerist architecture ***

Palladian architecture Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...

** Italian Baroque architecture *** Sicilian Baroque **

Italian Neoclassical architecture Italian Neoclassical architecture refers to architecture in Italy during the Neoclassical period (1750s–1850s). History and influences In the 1750s and 1760s, the rich and frivolous Rococo was going out of fashion, and there was a growing desir ...

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Neoclassical architecture in Milan Neoclassical architecture in Milan encompasses the main artistic movement from about 1750 to 1850 in this northern Italian city. From the final years of the reign of Maria Theresa of Austria, through the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), Napoleonic K ...

**Italian modern and contemporary architecture ***Fascist architecture **North-Western Italian architecture **List of Italian architects * Cuisine of Italy **Beer in Italy **Italian food products **Italian meal structure **Italian wine ***Veneto wine *List of cultural icons of Italy, Cultural icons *Italian nationalism * Italophilia * Languages of Italy **Central Italian **Geographical distribution of Italian speakers **Italian language **Regional Italian * Media in Italy **List of magazines in Italy, Magazines in Italy **List of newspapers in Italy, Newspapers in Italy **List of radio stations in Italy, Radio in Italy **Television in Italy * Mythology of Italy * Monuments of Italy **Colosseum **Leaning Tower of Pisa **St Mark's Basilica * List of museums in Italy, Museums in Italy * National symbols of Italy **Coat of arms of Italy **Flag of Italy **National anthem of Italy **Italia turrita, National personification of Italy * Italian philosophy, Philosophy **Italian idealism * Public holidays in Italy **Ferragosto **Festa della Repubblica **Liberation Day (Italy) * Traditions of Italy **Carnival of Venice **Feast of San Gennaro **Palio di Siena * Italian units of measurement, Units of measurement * List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Italy, World Heritage Sites in Italy ''(See also Transboundary sites)''

Art in Italy

* Art in Italy **Etruscan art **Roman art **Italian Renaissance painting, Renaissance painting **Italian Baroque art, Baroque art **Italian Rococo art, Rococo art **Italian Neoclassical and 19th-century art, Neoclassical and 19th-century art **Italian modern and contemporary art, Modern and contemporary art ***Futurism ***Metaphysical art ***Novecento Italiano ***Spatialism ***Arte Povera ***Transavantgarde * Italian ballet * Cinema of Italy **Italian futurism in cinema **Italian neorealism * Italian design * Italian fashion * Literature of Italy **Italian poetry **Sicilian School **Dolce Stil Novo **Marinism **Pontifical Academy of Arcadia **Venetian literature **Verismo (literature) **Western Lombard literature * Folklore of Italy **Italian folk dance **Italian folk music * Music of Italy **Italian classical music **List of Italian composers, Italian composers **Italian opera **Italian popular music ** Mozart in Italy **

** Music media in Italy ** Music of the Trecento * Theatre in Italy **''Commedia dell'arte''

People in Italy

* Italians, Italian people ** List of Italian actors, Italian actors ** List of Italian actresses, Italian actresses ** List of Italian architects, Italian architects ** List of Italian women artists, Italian women artists ** List of Italian chefs, Italian chefs ** List of Italian child actors, child actors ** Chronological list of Italian classical composers, Italian classical composers ** List of Italian comedians, Italian comedians ** List of Italian composers, Italian composers ** List of Italian designers, Italian designers ** List of Italian explorers, Italian explorers ** List of Italian film directors, Italian film directors ** List of Italian inventors, Italian inventors ** List of Italian journalists, Italian journalists ** List of Italian lawyers, Italian lawyers ** List of Italian mathematicians, Italian mathematicians ** List of Italian Nobel laureates, Italian Nobel laureates ** List of Italian painters, Italian painters ** List of Italian philosophers, Italian philosophers ** List of Italian-language poets, Italian-language poets ** List of Italian politicians, Italian politicians ** List of Italian scientists, Italian scientists ** List of Italian women writers, Italian women writers ** List of Italian writers, Italian writers * Italian diaspora * Immigration to Italy *Monarchy of Italy * Nobility of Italy **Papal nobility * Social class in Italy * Women in Italy

Ethnic groups in Italy

* Algerians in Italy * Arabs in Italy * Arbëreshë people * Armenians in Italy * Australians in Italy * Bangladeshis in Italy * Bulgarians in Italy * Cape Verdeans in Italy * Chinese people in Italy * Congolese people in Italy * Croats of Italy * Cuban people in Italy * Dominican people in Italy * Egyptians in Italy * Ghanaian people in Italy * Greeks in Italy * Indians in Italy * Moroccans in Italy * Nepalis in Italy * Nigerian people in Italy * Pakistanis in Italy * Peruvians in Italy * Romani people in Italy * Romanians in Italy * Senegalese people in Italy * Serbs in Italy * Somali people in Italy * Swiss people in Italy * Sri Lankans in Italy * Tamils in Italy * Tunisian people in Italy * Turks in Italy * Ukrainians in Italy * Uruguayans in Italy

Religion in Italy

View of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

Religion in Italy * Bahá'í Faith in Italy * Buddhism in Italy * Christianity in Italy ** Apostolic Church in Italy ** Assemblies of God in Italy ** Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy ** Catholic Church in Italy ** Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy *** Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy *** Orthodox Church in Italy ** Evangelical Reformed Baptist Churches in Italy ** Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy ** List of Catholic dioceses in Italy ** Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy ** Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy ** Protestantism in Italy ***Waldensian Evangelical Church ** Old Catholic Church in Italy ** Oriental Orthodoxy in Italy * Hinduism in Italy * Islam in Italy * Judaism in Italy * Sikhism in Italy * Taoist Church of Italy

Sport in Italy

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Sport in Italy * American football ** Italian Football League * Athletics in Italy * Auto racing **Italian Grand Prix ** Speedway Grand Prix of Italy * Baseball ** Italian Baseball League ** Italy national baseball team * Basketball ** Italian basketball league system ** Italian Basketball Federation ** Lega Basket Serie A *** Serie A2 (basketball) **** Serie B Basket ** Lega Basket Femminile *** Serie A2 (women's basketball) ** Italy men's national basketball team *** Italy men's national under-20 basketball team *** Italy men's national under-19 basketball team *** Italy men's national under-17 basketball team ** Italy men's national 3x3 team, Italy women's national 3x3 team ** Italy women's national basketball team ** Italy women's national 3x3 team * Cricket ** Italian national cricket team * Cycle sport, Cycling ** Italy national cycling team ** Italian Cycling Federation ** Italian records in track cycling * Futsal in Italy ** Italy national futsal team * Golf ** Italian Open (golf), Italian Open * Ice hockey in Italy ** Italian Ice Sports Federation ** Italy men's national ice hockey team * Italy at the Olympics ** Italian National Olympic Committee * Rugby football ** Rugby union in Italy ** Rugby league in Italy * Tennis in Italy ** Italian Open (tennis), Italian Open * Volleyball ** Italian Volleyball League

Basketball in Italy

* Italian basketball league system * Italian Basketball Federation * Lega Basket Serie A ** Serie A2 (basketball) *** Serie B Basket * Italy men's national basketball team ** Italy men's national under-20 basketball team ** Italy men's national under-19 basketball team ** Italy men's national under-17 basketball team * Italy men's national 3x3 team, Italy women's national 3x3 team * Italy women's national basketball team * Italy women's national 3x3 team * Lega Basket Femminile ** Serie A2 (women's basketball)

Football in Italy

Football in Italy * Association football league system in Italy note: superseded by Italian football league system ** Italian Football Federationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=submit ** Serie A *** Lega Serie A, Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A ** Serie B *** Lega Serie B, Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B ** Lega Pro * Football derbies in Italy * Football records in Italy * Italian Football Hall of Fame * List of football clubs in Italy * List of football stadiums in Italy * Italy national football team ** Italy national under-21 football team ** Italy national under-20 football team ** Italy national under-19 football team ** Italy national under-17 football team ** Italy women's national football team * Supercoppa Italiana

Other sports popular in Italy

* Combat sports ** Italian school of swordsmanship ** Italy national fencing team * Equestrian sports ** List of Italian flat horse races, Italian flat horse races ** List of Italian jump horse races, Italian jump horse races * Motorcycle racing * Roller hockey * Water sports ** Italian Swimming Federation ** Italy men's national water polo team ** Italy women's national water polo team * Winter sports ** Italy national alpine ski team

Economy and infrastructure of Italy

Colosseum and Arch of Constantine seen from Palatine

Economy of Italy * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 8th (eighth) * Agriculture in Italy ** Artichoke production in Italy * Banking in Italy ** Banca d'Italia, Bank of Italy ***Bank of Italy (Fresno, California) ***Bank of Italy (Paso Robles, California) ***Bank of Italy (United States) ***Bank of Italy (Visalia, California) ***Bank of Italy Building (San Francisco) ***Bank of Italy Building (San Jose, California) ***Bank of Italy, Merced **Borsa Italiana * Communications in Italy ** Telecommunications in Italy *** Internet in Italy * List of companies of Italy, Companies of Italy *Currency, Currency of Italy: Euro (see also: Template:Euro topics, Euro topics) **Former currency: Italian lira **ISO 4217: Euro, EUR *

**Economy of Italy under fascism **Italian economic battles ** Italian economic miracle * Energy in Italy ** Electricity sector in Italy ** Nuclear power in Italy ** Renewable energy in Italy ***

*** Geothermal power in Italy ***

*** Solar power in Italy ***

* Industry in Italy **Automotive industry in Italy ***List of automobile manufacturers of Italy, Automobile manufacturers **Italian fashion, Fashion industry ***Fashion in Milan **Steel industry in Italy, Steel industry * Science and technology in Italy ** Accademia dei Lincei ** Italian Space Agency * Tourism in Italy **Tourism in Milan **Tourism in Rome **Visa policy of the Schengen Area * Transport in Italy **Transport in Milan **Transport in Rome **List of airports in Italy, Airports in Italy **Highway system of Italy (Autostrade) ***Road signs in Italy **Rail transport in Italy ***High-speed rail in Italy ***Venice People Mover, People mover ***Railway stations in Italy ** Vehicular transport in Italy ***Vehicle registration plates of Italy *** Speed limits in Italy * Water supply and sanitation in Italy

Local economies

*Economy of Milan *Economy of Naples *Economy of Rome *Economy of Turin

Education in Italy

Education in Italy * Academic grading in Italy ** GPA in Italy * List of schools in Italy, Schools in Italy * Secondary education in Italy * Higher education in Italy ** Academic ranks in Italy ** List of universities in Italy, Universities in Italy

Health in Italy

Health in Italy * Healthcare in Italy **Italian health insurance card * Obesity in Italy * Smoking in Italy

References

External links

* ; Country profiles
by the BBC Newsby the CIA Factbookby the Economistby the U.S. Department of Stateby the World Bank
; Government
Chamber of DeputiesCourt of AccountsMinistry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Education: International ExchangesMinistry of Labour and Social Welfare
; Public institutions
National Statistics OfficeENIT Italian State Tourism BoardENIT North America
; Other
History of Italy: Primary DocumentsList and maps of archaeological sites in Italy
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