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Italy is located in Southern Europe.
Italy runs from the Alps to the Central Mediterranean Sea: it shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia and the open waters with France, Tunisia, Libya, Malta, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia.
The country is referred to as lo Stivale - "the Boot" - or il Bel Paese - "the Beautiful Country" or simply la Penisola - "the Peninsula".
Italy is one of the Founding Member States of the European Union.
Italy became an independent nation-state for the first time in its history in 1861 as a result of the Italian unification of various city-states, most of them noted for their cultural achievements.
Italy is mainly mountainous, except for the the Po River valley or "Po plain" in the north, and includes Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, together with Elba and about other 70 islands.
The independent states of the Vatican City and the Republic of San Marino are enclaves within Italian territory, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave inSwitzerland.
Italy is is the 7th largest economy and a member of the G8 Group of world's industrialised countries: its main economic sectors are tourism, fashion, engineering, chemicals, motor vehicles and food.
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Political system: Republic
Capital city: Rome
Total area: 301.263 km²
Population: 58.8 million
Currency: Euro
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