Italy

(Italmedia type="youtube" key="z3RToBymttA" width="425" height="350"ian Prime Minster) Italy officially the Itailin Repulic is a democratic country. The north borders are France, Swiserland, Austria, and Slovienia along the alps. to the south it intirly constost of the italian peaninsly, sisily, sardinia, the two largest islands in the medateranin sea and many other small islands, the idependiant states of san marino and victacan city are inclaves within italy while campione d'Itilia is an itilain exclave whithin swiserland.

Through much of its post roman history Italy was fragmented into numourous kingdoms and states such as the kingdom of sardinia and the kingdom of two silices

Rome, the capital of Italy, for centuries was the political and religious centre of Westerncivilization as the capital of the Roman empire. After the decline of the Roman empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign countries, from germanic tribes such as lombards, and Ostrgoths the Bynatys and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and Ressaitiance.

.The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a seasanal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants it is the 23rd most populous country in the world.Modern Italy is a democratic republic. It has been ranked the world's 23rd most-developed country and its Quantity life index has been ranked in the top ten in the world.Italy enjoys a very high standard of living it is a founding member of what is now the European union and part of Eurozone it is also a member state of the orgiansation for ecanomic corperration and develoment, the world trade orgiansation, the council of europe, the western european union, and the united nations italy has the worlds 9th most natonal defence budget and shares NATO's nucler weapons.

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