Italia

Italy, officially the Italian Republic (Republica Italiana in Italian) is a European country that is part of the European Union (EU). Its territory is made up mainly the Italian peninsula and twolargest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. In the north it is bordered by the Alps, where it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marinoand Vatican City are enclaves within Italian territory. In turn Campione d'Italia is an Italian city that is a small enclave in the territory of the Swiss Confederation.
Has been home to many Europeancultures like Etruscans and the Romans and was also the birthplace of the Renaissance, which began in the Tuscany 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 the Vatican. The cultural significance of thecountry is reflected in its World Heritage Sites, and which has forty-four, the highest number in the world.
It is the third European Union country that receives more tourists per year, Rome's thirdmost visited city. Another important city is Milan, a center of finance and industry, according to the Global Language Monitor, the capital of fashion. Italy is a democratic republic is part of the G8 orGroup of Eight leading industrial nations and is a developed country with a high quality of life, found in 2005 among the top eight of the World.
He also enjoys a high human development index, withthe 18 th most developed country in the world. Founding member of the European Union, signing the Treaty of Rome in 1957. It is also a founding member of the Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) andmember of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Trade Organization, Council of Europe and the Western European Union. The country, and especially Rome, has a strong...