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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@Gia_Antolini They went to Germany (were there for oktoberfest), Austria, and Italy (to visit some of his family)..I regret not doing it.
JTacular (Jenna Allen) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:06 -0000
@Gia_Antolini They went to Germany (were there for oktoberfest), Austria, and Italy (to visit some of his family)..I regret not doing it.
Powermat: ricaricare la console portatile per induzione: I nostri colleghi di Hi-Tech Italy hanno pubblicato .. http://bit.ly/3nOJwa
inGame_it (inGame.it) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:25 -0000
Powermat: ricaricare la console portatile per induzione: I nostri colleghi di Hi-Tech Italy hanno pubblicato .. http://bit.ly/3nOJwa
Finally back from Italy and on here to chat with my boys! Where are you Dave and Xav?
BellOJoy (Joy Bella) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:21 -0000
Finally back from Italy and on here to chat with my boys! Where are you Dave and Xav?
@samthrax It'll be because they're playing in Italy, so it's 8pm there already
Clare_B (ClareB30) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:01:55 -0000
@samthrax It'll be because they're playing in Italy, so it's 8pm there already
Off to Italy on Saturday for a week Its so cold here Oh and it's da-hey and not 'daffy' @daithimckay @thenolanshow then I think I knew it
alanlaw (Alan Law) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:01:35 -0000
Off to Italy on Saturday for a week Its so cold here Oh and it's da-hey and not 'daffy' @daithimckay @thenolanshow then I think I knew it
weather data Brescia - Italy 20:00 PM 8.5°C 88 pct 0.2 km/h ONO #wdisplay
frbucci (Francesco Bucci) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:01:33 -0000
weather data Brescia - Italy 20:00 PM 8.5°C 88 pct 0.2 km/h ONO #wdisplay

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