Description of Italy.

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Italy, officially the Italian Republic (RepubblicaItaliana in Italian) is a European country that is partof the European Union (EU). Its territory is made upmainly the Italian peninsula and two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia.

Has been home to many European cultures likeEtruscans and the Romans and was also the birth place of the Renaissance, which began in theTuscany region and soon spread throughout Europe. Italy's capital Rome has been for centuriesthe political and cultural center of Western civilization, and is also the holy city for the Catholic Church, for within the city is the microstate of theVatican.

It is the third European Union country that receivesmore tourists per year, Rome's third largest cityvisitada.4 Another important city is Milan, a centerof finance and industriay is considered the capitalof fashion.

Italy is a democratic republic is part of the G8 or Group of Eight leading industrial nations and is adeveloped country with a high quality of life.

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