Outline of Italy

The Flag of Italy

The Coat of arms of Italy

The location of Italy

An enlargeable map of the Italian Republic

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Italy:

Italy – unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe, located primarily upon the Italian Peninsula. Italy is the birthplace of Western civilization.^{[citation needed]} It is where Ancient Rome originated as a small agricultural community about the 8th century BC, which spread over the course of centuries into the colossal Roman empire, encompassing the whole Mediterranean Sea and merging the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures into one civilization. This civilization was so influential that parts of it survive in modern law, administration, philosophy and arts, forming the ground that the Western world is based upon.

1 General reference
2 Geography of Italy
3 Government and politics of Italy
4 History of Italy
- 4.1 By period
5 Culture of Italy
- 5.1 Art in Italy
- 5.2 Sport in Italy
6 Economy and infrastructure of Italy
- 6.1 Local economies
7 Education in Italy
8 Health in Italy
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Italy

Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈɪtəli/
- Italian: [iˈtaːlja]
Common English country name: Italy
Official English country name: Italian Republic^[1]
Common endonym(s): Italia
Official endonym(s): Repubblica italiana
Adjectival(s): Italian
Demonym(s): Italian
Etymology: Name of Italy
International rankings of Italy
ISO country codes: IT, ITA, 380
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IT
Internet country code top-level domain: .it

Geography of Italy

An enlargeable topographic map of Italy

Main article: Geography of Italy

Italy is: a peninsula and a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Western Europe
    - Southern Europe
      - Italian Peninsula
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Italy
  - North: Glockenkarkopf
  - South: Punta Pesce Spada
  - East: Capo d'Otranto
  - West: Rocca Bernauda
  - High: Monte Bianco 4,810 m (15,781 ft)
  - Low: Contane on the Po Delta −3.2 m (−10 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,899 km

Switzerland 740 km

France 488 km

Austria 430 km

Slovenia 199 km

San Marino 39 km

Vatican City 3 km

Coastline: 7,600 km
Sharing Adriatic Sea with Croatia

Population of Italy: 60,067,554 people (2009/01/31 estimate)^[2] - 23rd most populous country
Area of Italy: 301,338 km² (116,347 sq mi) - 71st largest country
Atlas of Italy

Environment of Italy

An enlargeable satellite image of Italy

Climate of Italy
Renewable energy in Italy
Geology of Italy
- Volcanism of Italy
National parks of Italy
Wildlife of Italy
- Flora of Italy
- Fauna of Italy
  - Birds of Italy
  - Mammals of Italy

Geographic features of Italy

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

Regions of Italy

Administrative divisions types

Regions
- Provinces
  - Comuni (Municipalities)

Statistical divisions of Italy

Groups of regions, regions, and provinces of Italy

Northwestern Italy
- Piedmont (Region)
- Valle d'Aosta (Region)
  - Aosta (Province)
- Liguria (Region)
- Lombardy (Region)

Northeastern Italy
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Region)
  - Province of Bolzano/Bozen
  - Province of Trento
- Veneto (Region)

- Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Region)
- Emilia-Romagna (Region)

Central Italy
- Tuscany (Region)
- Umbria (Region)
  - Province of Perugia
  - Province of Terni
- Marches (Region)
- Latium (Region)

Southern Italy
- Abruzzo (Region)
- Molise (Region)
  - Province of Isernia
  - Province of Campobasso
- Campania (Region)
- Apulia (Region)
- Basilicata (Region)
  - Province of Potenza
  - Province of Matera
- Calabria (Region)
Insular Italy
- Sicily (Region)
- Sardinia (Region)

Comuni (municipalities) of Italy

Cities of Italy
- Capital of Italy: Rome
- Cities in Italy over 100,000 population
- Hilltowns in Italy

Demography of Italy

Main article: Demographics of Italy

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:

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

Branches of the government of Italy

Foreign relations of Italy

International organization membership

The Italian Republic is a member of:^[3]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Arctic Council (observer)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)
Central European Initiative (CEI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer)
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of Seven (G7)
Group of Eight (G8)
Group of Ten (G10)
Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Economic System (LAES) (observer)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Paris Club
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
Unione Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Italy

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

History of Italy

Main article: History of Italy and Timeline of Italian history

By period

Prehistoric Italy
Magna Graecia (8th–7th centuries BC)

Italy during Roman times (8th century BC – 6th century AD)
Italy in the Middle Ages (6th–14th centuries)
Italian Renaissance (14th–16th centuries)

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)

Culture of Italy

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, one of the most famous landmarks in Italy.

Art in Italy

Sport in Italy

Main article: Sport in Italy

Sports popular in Italy:

Economy and infrastructure of Italy

View of Italy at night from the International Space Station.

Main article: Economy of Italy

Local economies

Education in Italy

Main article: Education in Italy

Maria Montessori: In her book The Discovery Of The Child (originally named The Montessori Method which was first printed in English in 1912), makes a reference to Benito Mussolini's presence in Milan Italy on October 18, 1908 when a 'children's House' was set up in the Umanitaria at Milan. "An obscure and austere journalist was working there at the time, a fact that is perhaps worth recording since he later became notorious throughout the world. His name was Benito Mussolini." page 41. This may have been the first time he heard of 'spontaneous discipline', he also would have learned that an adult can insinuate himself into a child by subtly imposing his will. The same page in the book also states, "Later a Children's House was founded for the aristocracy by the English ambassador at Rome. It took in children from the highest social ranks."

Mussolini would have been exposed to experimental psychology through Maria Montessori's line of study which included Charcot, Seguin & Itard, and Maria Montessori herself.

In a short introductory book about the Montessori method called The Essential Montessori on page 9 makes specific reference to Mussolini and Hitler being interested in the method in regards to mass education. It goes on to say that Mussolini was president of the Montessori Association there and that Montessori became upset at Mussolini's leaders and stopped helping them. It also says that at some time all of the Montessori schools were closed in Italy and Germany and that when the German army rolled into Vienna all of the Montessori schools there were closed as well. The book provides a reference to a date when Mussolini had a private audience with Mussolini. (when?)

Health in Italy

References

↑ The English name of the Italian state used in the English text of the Treaty of Lisbon.
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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Italy

Italy travel guide from Wikivoyage

Country profiles

Government

Public institutions

Other

[1] The English name of the Italian state used in the English text of the Treaty of Lisbon.

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