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Italy (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 50 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Inhabited since 50,000 BCE; settled by Indo-Europeans 1850 BCE, Etruscans 1600 BCE, and Greeks 800 BCE; united by Romans 270 BCE; independent states rose after fall of Holy Roman Empire, notably Naples, Milan, Florence, Venice and papacy; reunited in the 19th century; official language is Italian, though significant minorities speak German, French, and Slovene. |
Names: |
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| Italia (preferred,C,V,Italian-P,U,N)
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............ | Roman name; is also modern Italian name |
| Italia (Latin-P,U,N)
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| Italia (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Italiana, Repubblica (C,V)
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| Repubblica Italiana (C,V,Italian,U,N)
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| Repubblica italiana (C,V,O,Italian,U,N)
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| Italy (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Italian Republic (C,O,O)
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| Italy, Republic of (C,V)
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| Republic of Italy (C,V)
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| Italie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République italienne (C,O,French,U,N)
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| República Italiana (C,O,Spanish,U)
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| Italien (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Itália (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Italië (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Италия (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Итальянская Республика (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 意大利 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 意大利共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| إ طًا اًَ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً إ طًا اًَ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| ITA (C,O,ISO3L)
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| IT (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO380 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| IT00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Italian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| איטליה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Esperia (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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unification achieved 1870 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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established June 10, 1946 |
| dictatorship (H) |
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Fascist, 1928-1943 |
| kingdom (H) |
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from 1815-1870 until 1922 |
| inhabited region (H) |
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since Neanderthal habitation |
| independent political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Roma .......... (province) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Lazio) [7003138] |
| capital is .... |
Rome .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Lazio, Roma province) [7000874] |
| distinguished from .... |
Italia .......... (province) |
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(World, Roman Republic and Empire) [7030349] |
| member of .... |
European Community .......... (association) |
| ................ |
(World, Europe) [7000209] |
| member of .... |
European Union .......... (union) |
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(World, Europe) [7030305] |
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since 1958 |
| member of .... |
Euro Zone .......... (union) |
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(World, Europe) [7033130] |
| member of .... |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization .......... (organization) |
| ................ |
(World) [7029610] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1955 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Subject: ..... |
[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, IMJ, VP] |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1991) 627 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 634-635 |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 298-301 |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 426 ff; 2:426 ff |
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Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983) 184 |
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CIA, World Fact Book (1995) |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XXII, 163 ff. |
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Engels Woordenboek (1987) I, 366 |
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Gallerie degli Uffizi database (1987-) |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 16 |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 767; 780 |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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Langenscheidt German Dictionary (1974) II, 1994 |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -119400 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) accessed 01/20/99 |
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Novo Dicionário Aurélio (1975) 789 |
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Times Atlas of the World (1990) plates 77-80 |
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Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-43 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 60 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 19 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 556-559 |
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