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“Italian Republic” redirects here. For the Napoleonic state of 1802-5, see Italian Republic (Napoleonic).


Repubblica Italiana
Italian Republic
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Flag of Italy
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem
Il Canto degli Italiani
(also known as Fratelli d'Italia)
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Location of Italy
Location of  Italy  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (light green)

Capital
(and largest city) 		Rome
Official languagesItalian1 (lingua italiana, italiano)
DemonymItalian
GovernmentParliamentary republic
 - PresidentGiorgio Napolitano
 - Prime MinisterRomano Prodi
Formation
 - Unification17 March 1861 
 - Republic2 June 1946 
Accession to
the European Union		 25 March 1957 (founding member)
 - Water (%)2.4
Population
 - 2006 estimate59,131,287 [1]  (23rd)
 - October 2001 census9 
GDP (PPP)2007 estimate
 - Total$1.956 trillion [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (8th)
 - Per capita$31,200 [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (20th)
GDP (nominal)2006 estimate
 - Total$2.150 billion [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (7th)
 - Per capita$36.359 [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html#Econ] (21st)
Gini? (2000)36 (medium) 
HDI (2004) 0.940 (high) (17th)
CurrencyEuro (€)² (EUR)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD.it³
Calling code+39
1French is co-official in the Aosta Valley; German and Ladin are co-official in the province of Bolzano-Bozen. Sardinian, Catalan and Corsican in Sardinia, Albanian and Greek in Southern Italy, Occitan in Piedmont, Ladin in the Province of Belluno, and Friulan and Slovenian in Friuli-Venezia Giulia are also officially recognized at different degrees.
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References

1. ^ Istat - Monthly demographic balance (January–December 2006). Istituto Nazionale di Statistica.. Retrieved on 2006-07-05.
The Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) was a short-lived (1802-1805) republic, located in Northern Italy. It was a vassal state of the First French Republic of Napoleon.
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Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians) is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn) and sometimes referred to as Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), from its incipit.
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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Population: 59,093,092 (October 2006 est.)

There are around 3 million immigrants living in Italy (est. Caritas census 2005), making up ca. 4% of the total population. World Almanac suggests that Italy has 2.3 million immigrants which would be 3% of the total population.
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Comune di Roma

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Nickname: "The Eternal City"
Motto: "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR)   (Latin)
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Italian 
Official status
Official language of:  European Union
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 San Marino
Vatican City
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Regions with significant populations  Italy      56 million (95% population of Italy)

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Giorgio Napolitano (born June 29 1925) is an Italian politician and former lifetime senator, the eleventh and current President of the Italian Republic. His election took place on May 10 2006, and his term started with the swearing-in ceremony held on May 15.
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Romano Prodi   (help info ) (born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician and statesman. Since May 17, 2006, he has served as President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Italy following the victory of his
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18th century - 19th century - 20th century
1830s  1840s  1850s  - 1860s -  1870s  1880s  1890s
1858 1859 1860 - 1861 - 1862 1863 1864

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The birth of the Italian Republic (officially on June 2, 1946) is a key event of Italian contemporary history. Until 1946, Italy was officially a monarchy ruled by the House of Savoy, kings of Italy since the Risorgimento (and previously of Sardinia).
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Events

  • 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.

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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1910s  1920s  1930s  - 1940s -  1950s  1960s  1970s
1943 1944 1945 - 1946 - 1947 1948 1949

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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1920s  1930s  1940s  - 1950s -  1960s  1970s  1980s
1954 1955 1956 - 1957 - 1958 1959 1960

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