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Italy has a democratic republic much like ours.

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Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world welcoming around 46 million tourists yearly, it is also the fifth most populated country in Europe. Vatican city in Rome is the smallest country in the world and is lead by the pope himself. All three of Europe's active volcanoes, Etna, Stromboli, and Vesuvius, are all located in Italy. Italy has hosted the Olympics three times, 1956, 1960, and 2006.

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Italy's population includes over 62 million people ranking 23rd highest population size in the world. The major religion in Italy is roman Catholicism with Christianity coming in second. Roman Catholics and Christians making up 80 percent of the population.

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Italy is the first country most people think of when they think of landmarks. Some famous landmarks include, the Colosseum in Rome, the Florence cathedral, the leaning tower of Pisa, the Pantheon, Pompeii, and Sistine Chapel.

The Florence Cathedral

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Italy's history is one of the most well known and influential in existence. Starting in 753 BCE when Rome was founded. In 27 BC, Augustus established the roman empire and started an age known as Pax Romana which was an era of stability and peace for Italy during which it flourished and became the leading political and economical "centre of the world".

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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://travelato.eu/florence-cathedral/
https://www.livescience.com/44376-italian-culture.html
https://takelessons.com/blog/interesting-facts-about-italy-z09

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Italy is located in the southern part of Europe and extends into the central part of Mediterranean sea.

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Italy has been a hotspot of tourism, national landmarks, and human ambition for hundreds of years and has a very rich history.