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Italy, officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Italia, IPA: or Repubblica Italiana, IPA: ), is a Southern European country. It comprises the Italian Peninsula, the Po River valley, and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. The country also shares a sea border with Croatia, and France. The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italian territory. It is shaped like a boot, and for this reason it is commonly called lo stivale (Italian for the boot).

Italy was home to many well-known and influential European civilizations, including the Etruscans, Greeks and the Romans. For more than 3,000 years Italy experienced migrations and invasions from Germanic, Celtic, Frankish, Byzantine Greek, Saracen, Norman, and the French Angevin, and Lombard peoples, and was divided into many independent states until 1861 when Italy became a nation-state.

Italy is called "il Belpaese" (Italian for beautiful country) by its inhabitants, due to the beauty and variety of its landscapes and for having the world's largest artistic patrimony; the country is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (41 as of July 13 2006).

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xmas and new year's eve in italy: italians r so rude (like americans)!
ilfuzz (ilfuzz) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:07:02 -0000
xmas and new year's eve in italy: italians r so rude (like americans)!
We suggest: Syria - Non E' Peccato song ...every day on Radio Italy Live! Musica Italiana - Italian Music 24/7...
radioitalylive (Radio Italy Live) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:07:01 -0000
We suggest: Syria - Non E' Peccato song ...every day on Radio Italy Live! Musica Italiana - Italian Music 24/7...
RT @missingitalia Do you love #Italy? Want to discover new destination..? Here you are Specchia, #Lecce #Salento http://tinyurl.com/ye8nqku
Enea90 (Claudia Schulte) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:05:31 -0000
RT @missingitalia Do you love #Italy? Want to discover new destination..? Here you are Specchia, #Lecce #Salento http://tinyurl.com/ye8nqku
A beautiful day in Pulsano Italy!
Philmaturano (Phil Maturano) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:05:29 -0000
A beautiful day in Pulsano Italy!
@MattMorris Ehy Matt i've heardin' your music is totally amazing...i hope to hear your music in Italy sooon,,,U BREAK MAN...
JasonMajer (Jason Majer) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:05:08 -0000
@MattMorris Ehy Matt i've heardin' your music is totally amazing...i hope to hear your music in Italy sooon,,,U BREAK MAN...
Messina, Italy: While maneuvering ship breaks a rope, second officer injured.
gentedimare (LA VOCE DEI MARINAI) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:01:54 -0000
Messina, Italy: While maneuvering ship breaks a rope, second officer injured.

 
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