List of basic Italy topics

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Italy, officially known as the Italian Republic, is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.

Italy has been the home of many European cultures, such as the Etruscans and the Romans, and later was the birthplace of the movement of the Renaissance, that began in Tuscany and spread all over Europe. Italy's capital Rome has been for centuries the center of Western civilization, and is the seat of the Catholic Church.

Today, Italy is a democratic republic, and a developed country with the 7th-highest GDP, the 8th-highest Quality-of-life index,^[1] and the 20th-highest Human Development Index rating in the world.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to Italy:

Contents 1 Geography of Italy 1.1 Environment of Italy 1.1.1 Geographic features of Italy 1.2 Regions of Italy 1.2.1 Political divisions of Italy 1.2.1.1 Administrative divisions types 1.2.1.2 Groups of regions, regions, and provinces of Italy 1.2.1.3 Comuni (municipalities) of Italy 1.3 Demography of Italy 1.4 Neighbors of Italy 2 Government and politics of Italy 2.1 Branches of the government of Italy 2.1.1 Executive branch 2.1.2 Legislative branch 2.1.3 Judicial branch 2.2 Foreign relations of Italy 2.2.1 International organization membership 2.3 Law and order in Italy 2.4 Military of Italy 3 History of Italy 3.1 By period 4 Culture of Italy 4.1 The Arts in Italy 4.2 Sport in Italy 5 Economy of Italy 6 Education in Italy 7 Infrastructure of Italy 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

• International rankings of Italy

[edit] Geography of Italy

Main article: Geography of Italy

• Italy is: a peninsula and a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Italian Peninsula
• Population:
• Size:
• Atlas of Italy
• Extreme points of Italy

[edit] Environment of Italy

Main article: Environment of Italy

• Climate of Italy
• Ecology of Italy
  • Ecoregions in Italy
  • Renewable energy in Italy
• Geology of Italy
• National parks of Italy
• Protected areas of Italy
• Wildlife of Italy
  • Flora of Italy
  • Fauna of Italy
    • Birds of Italy
    • Mammals of Italy

[edit] Geographic features of Italy

Main article: Landforms of Italy

• Fjords of Italy
• Glaciers of Italy
• Islands of Italy
• Lakes of Italy
• Mountains of Italy
  • Volcanoes in Italy
• Rivers of Italy
  • Waterfalls of Italy
• Valleys of Italy
• World Heritage Sites (See also Transboundary sites)

[edit] Regions of Italy

Main article: Regions of Italy

[edit] Political divisions of Italy

Main article: NUTS:IT

[edit] Administrative divisions types

See also: Administrative division

• Groups of regions
  • Regions
    • Provinces
      • Comuni (Municipalities)

[edit] Groups of regions, regions, and provinces of Italy

Northwestern Italy Piedmont (Region) Province of Turin Province of Vercelli Province of Biella Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province of Novara Province of Cuneo Province of Asti Province of Alessandria Valle d'Aosta (Region) Aosta (Province) Liguria (Region) Province of Imperia Province of Savona Province of Genoa Province of La Spezia Lombardi (Region) Province of Varese Province of Como Province of Lecco Province of Sondrio Province of Milan Province of Bergamo Province of Brescia Province of Pavia Province of Lodi Province of Cremona Province of Mantua Northeastern Italy Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Region) Province of Bolzano-Bozen Province of Trento Veneto (Region) Province of Verona Province of Vicenza Province of Belluno Province of Treviso Province of Venice Province of Padua Province of Rovigo

Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Region) Province of Pordenone Province of Udine Province of Gorizia Province of Trieste Emilia-Romagna (Region) Province of Piacenza Province of Parma Province of Reggio Emilia Province of Modena Province of Bologna Province of Ferrara Province of Ravenna Province of Forlì-Cesena Province of Rimini Central Italy Tuscany (Region) Province of Massa-Carrara Province of Lucca Province of Pistoia Province of Florence Province of Prato Province of Livorno Province of Pisa Province of Arezzo Province of Siena Province of Grosseto Umbria (Region) Province of Perugia Province of Terni Marches (Region) Province of Pesaro e Urbino Province of Ancona Province of Macerata Province of Ascoli Piceno Latium (Region) Province of Viterbo Province of Rieti Province of Rome Province of Latina Province of Frosinone

Southern Italy Abruzzo (Region) Province of L'Aquila Province of Teramo Province of Pescara Province of Chieti Molise (Region) Province of Isernia Province of Campobasso Campania (Region) Province of Caserta Province of Benevento Province of Naples Province of Avellino Province of Salerno Apulia (Region) Province of Foggia Province of Bari Province of Taranto Province of Brindisi Province of Lecce Basilicata (Region) Province of Potenza Province of Matera Calabria (Region) Province of Cosenza Province of Crotone Province of Catanzaro Province of Vibo Valentia Province of Reggio Calabria Insular Italy Sicily (Region) Province of Trapani Province of Palermo Province of Messina Province of Agrigento Province of Caltanissetta Province of Enna Province of Catania Province of Ragusa Province of Siracusa Sardinia (Region) Province of Sassari Province of Nuoro Province of Oristano Province of Cagliari

[edit] Comuni (municipalities) of Italy

Main article: Comune

• Cities of Italy
• Cities in Italy over 20,000 population
• Hilltowns in Italy

[edit] Demography of Italy

Main article: Demographics of Italy

[edit] Neighbors of Italy

Italy shares its north border with:

• Austria
• France
• Slovenia
• Switzerland shares Italy's northern border, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.

Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include:

• San Marino
• Vatican City

[edit] Government and politics of Italy

Main article: Government of Italy and Politics of Italy

• Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic
• Capital of Italy: Rome

• Elections in Italy
• Human rights in Italy
• Political parties in Italy
• Political scandals of Italy
• Taxation in Italy

[edit] Branches of the government of Italy

Main article: Government of Italy

[edit] Executive branch

• Head of state: President of Italy
• Head of government: President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (Prime Minister)
  • Prime ministers of the past
• Council of Ministers of Italy

[edit] Legislative branch

• Parliament of Italy
  • Italian Chamber of Deputies (lower house)
  • Italian Senate (upper house)

[edit] Judicial branch

• Supreme Court of Cassation| (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)]]
• Constitutional Court of Italy

[edit] Foreign relations of Italy

Main article: Foreign relations of Italy

[edit] International organization membership

Italy is a member of:

• European Union (a founding member)
• United Nations
  • Non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
• G8
• NATO
• OECD
• Council of Europe
• Western European Union
• Central European Initiative

[edit] Law and order in Italy

Main article: Law of Italy

• Constitution of Italy
• Crime in Italy
  • Organized crime in Italy
• Freedom of the press in Italy
• Law enforcement in Italy
  • Polizia Municipale
• Religious freedom in Italy

[edit] Military of Italy

Main article: Military of Italy

• Armed forces of Italy:
  • Army of Italy: Esercito Italiano
  • Navy of Italy: Marina Militare
  • Air force of Italy: Aeronautica Militare
  • Gendarmerie of Italy: Carabinieri
• Military history of Italy

[edit] History of Italy

Main article: History of Italy and Timeline of Italian history

• Economic history of Italy
• Historical states of Italy
• Military history of Italy
  • Military history of Italy during World War II

[edit] By period

Prehistoric Italy Terramare culture Villanovan culture Etruscan civilization Magna Graecia (8th–7th c. BC)

Italy during Roman times (8th c. BC – 6th c. AD) Roman Kingdom Roman Republic Roman Empire Italy in the Middle Ages (6th–14th c.) Italian Renaissance (14th–16th c.)

Italian Wars (1494–1559) History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (1559 –1814) Italian unification (1814 –1861) History of Italy as a monarchy and in the World Wars (1861 –1945) History of the Italian Republic (1945 – present)

[edit] Culture of Italy

Main article: Culture of Italy

• Architecture of Italy
• Cuisine of Italy
• Languages of Italy
  • Italian dialects
• Media in Italy
• National symbols of Italy
  • Coat of arms of Italy
  • Flag of Italy
  • National anthem of Italy
• Public holidays in Italy
• Religion in Italy
  • Hinduism in Italy
  • Buddhism in Italy
  • Christianity in Italy
  • Hinduism in Italy
  • Islam in Italy
  • Judaism in Italy
  • Sikhism in Italy
• World Heritage Sites (See also Transboundary sites)

[edit] The Arts in Italy

• Art in Italy
• Cinema of Italy
• Cuisine of Italy
• Literature of Italy
• Music of Italy
  • Music history of Italy
• Television in Italy
• Theatre in Italy

[edit] Sport in Italy

Main article: Sport in Italy

Sports popular in Italy:

• Football
• Auto racing
• Motorcycle racing
• Rugby
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Cycling
• Tennis
• Golf
• Athletics
• Roller hockey
• Traditional sports
• Water sports
• Winter sports
• Combat sports
• Equestrian sports
• Baseball
• American football
• Cricket

[edit] Economy of Italy

Main article: Economy of Italy

• Automobile industry in Italy
• Banking in Italy
• Communications in Italy
• Companies of Italy
• Currency of Italy: the Euro (see also Euro topics)
• Economic history of Italy
• Tourism in Italy
• Transport in Italy

[edit] Education in Italy

Main article: Education in Italy

• GPA in Italy
• Universities in Italy

[edit] Infrastructure of Italy

• Communications in Italy
  • Internet in Italy
• Energy in Italy
• Health care in Italy
• Transportation in Italy
  • Airports in Italy
  • Highway system of Italy
  • Rail transport in Italy
    • High-speed rail in Italy
• Water supply and sanitation in Italy

[edit] See also

• Italian Wikipedia
• List of basic geography topics
• List of Italy-related articles (alphabetical index)
• List of Italy-related topics
• List of international rankings

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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• Wikimedia Atlas of Italy
• List of basic Italy topics travel guide from Wikitravel

Country profiles

• by the BBC News
• by the CIA Factbook
• by the CIA World Leaders
• by the Economist
• by the U.S. Department of State
• by the World Bank

Government

• President of the Republic of Italy
• Chamber of Deputies
• Court of Accounts
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Education: International Exchanges
• Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
• Ministry of Justice

Public institutions

• National Statistics Office
• ENIT Italian State Tourism Board
• ENIT North America
• Italian Railways
• Italian National and Regional Parks

Other

• History of Italy: Primary Documents
• List and maps of archaeological sites in Italy
• WWW-VL: History: Italy at IUE

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