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tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/En-us-Italy.ogg/En-us-Italy.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:En-us-Italy.ogg" title="File:En-us-Italy.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Italian:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="it-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian" title="Help:IPA/Italian">[iˈtaːlja]</a></span></li></ul></li> <li>Common English country name: <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></li> <li>Official English country name: <b><a href="/wiki/Italian_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Republic">Italian Republic</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Common <a href="/wiki/Endonym" class="mw-redirect" title="Endonym">endonym</a>(s): <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_capitals_in_native_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries and capitals in native languages">Italia</a></li> <li>Official endonym(s): <a href="/wiki/List_of_official_endonyms_of_present-day_nations_and_states" class="mw-redirect" title="List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states">Repubblica italiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_adjectival_and_demonymic_forms_of_place_names#Countries_and_nations" title="List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names">Adjectival</a>(s): <a href="/wiki/Italian_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Italian (disambiguation)">Italian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_adjectival_and_demonymic_forms_of_place_names#Countries_and_nations" title="List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names">Demonym</a>(s): Italian</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Date_and_time_notation_in_Italy" title="Date and time notation in Italy">Date and time notation in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_rankings_of_Italy" title="International rankings of Italy">International rankings of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_country_codes" class="mw-redirect" title="ISO country codes">ISO country codes</a>: IT, ITA, 380</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_region_codes" class="mw-redirect" title="ISO region codes">ISO region codes</a>: See <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IT" title="ISO 3166-2:IT">ISO 3166-2:IT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> <a href="/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain" title="Country code top-level domain">country code top-level domain</a>: <a href="/wiki/.it" title=".it">.it</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_of_Italy">Geography of Italy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Italy_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Italy_relief_location_map.jpg/220px-Italy_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Italy_relief_location_map.jpg/330px-Italy_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Italy_relief_location_map.jpg/440px-Italy_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1034" data-file-height="1299" /></a><figcaption>Topographic map of <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Satellite_image_of_Italy_in_March_2003.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Satellite_image_of_Italy_in_March_2003.jpg/220px-Satellite_image_of_Italy_in_March_2003.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Satellite_image_of_Italy_in_March_2003.jpg/330px-Satellite_image_of_Italy_in_March_2003.jpg 1.5x, 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title="Vulcano">Vulcano</a> Island</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Forum_in_Pompeii_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Forum_in_Pompeii_2.jpg/220px-Forum_in_Pompeii_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Forum_in_Pompeii_2.jpg/330px-Forum_in_Pompeii_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Forum_in_Pompeii_2.jpg/440px-Forum_in_Pompeii_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Forum_(Roman)" title="Forum (Roman)">Forum</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pompeii" title="Pompeii">Pompeii</a> with <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius" title="Mount Vesuvius">Mount Vesuvius</a> in the distance.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brescia_-_Duomo_Nuovo_visto_dal_castello.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Brescia_-_Duomo_Nuovo_visto_dal_castello.jpg/220px-Brescia_-_Duomo_Nuovo_visto_dal_castello.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Brescia_-_Duomo_Nuovo_visto_dal_castello.jpg/330px-Brescia_-_Duomo_Nuovo_visto_dal_castello.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Brescia_-_Duomo_Nuovo_visto_dal_castello.jpg/440px-Brescia_-_Duomo_Nuovo_visto_dal_castello.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>View of <a href="/wiki/Brescia" title="Brescia">Brescia</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Overlooking_Capri_harbour_from_the_rotunda_in_Villa_San_Michele_Anacapri_BW_2013-05-14_13-55-21.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Overlooking_Capri_harbour_from_the_rotunda_in_Villa_San_Michele_Anacapri_BW_2013-05-14_13-55-21.jpg/220px-Overlooking_Capri_harbour_from_the_rotunda_in_Villa_San_Michele_Anacapri_BW_2013-05-14_13-55-21.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Overlooking_Capri_harbour_from_the_rotunda_in_Villa_San_Michele_Anacapri_BW_2013-05-14_13-55-21.jpg/330px-Overlooking_Capri_harbour_from_the_rotunda_in_Villa_San_Michele_Anacapri_BW_2013-05-14_13-55-21.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Overlooking_Capri_harbour_from_the_rotunda_in_Villa_San_Michele_Anacapri_BW_2013-05-14_13-55-21.jpg/440px-Overlooking_Capri_harbour_from_the_rotunda_in_Villa_San_Michele_Anacapri_BW_2013-05-14_13-55-21.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3764" data-file-height="2486" /></a><figcaption>View of <a href="/wiki/Capri" title="Capri">Capri</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Langhe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Langhe.jpg/220px-Langhe.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Langhe.jpg/330px-Langhe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Langhe.jpg/440px-Langhe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Langhe" title="Langhe">Langhe</a> hills, <a href="/wiki/Piedmont" title="Piedmont">Piedmont</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vernazza_and_the_sea,_Cinque_Terre,_Italy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Vernazza_and_the_sea%2C_Cinque_Terre%2C_Italy.jpg/220px-Vernazza_and_the_sea%2C_Cinque_Terre%2C_Italy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Vernazza_and_the_sea%2C_Cinque_Terre%2C_Italy.jpg/330px-Vernazza_and_the_sea%2C_Cinque_Terre%2C_Italy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Vernazza_and_the_sea%2C_Cinque_Terre%2C_Italy.jpg/440px-Vernazza_and_the_sea%2C_Cinque_Terre%2C_Italy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cinque_Terre" title="Cinque Terre">Cinque Terre</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Riviera" title="Italian Riviera">Italian Riviera</a></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Italy" title="Geography of Italy">Geography of Italy</a></div> <ul><li>Italy is: <ul><li>a <a href="/wiki/Peninsula" title="Peninsula">peninsula</a>: <a href="/wiki/Italian_Peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Peninsula">Italian Peninsula</a></li> <li>a <a href="/wiki/Country" title="Country">country</a> <ul><li>a <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">member state of the European Union</a></li> <li>a <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO" title="Member states of NATO">member state of NATO</a></li></ul></li> <li>a region: <a href="/wiki/Italy_(geographical_region)" title="Italy (geographical region)">Italy (geographical region)</a></li></ul></li> <li>Location: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern Hemisphere</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Hemisphere" title="Eastern Hemisphere">Eastern Hemisphere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurasia" title="Eurasia">Eurasia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Europe" title="Western Europe">Western Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Europe" title="Southern Europe">Southern Europe</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Peninsula">Italian Peninsula</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a>: <a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">Central European Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B01" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+01">UTC+01</a>), <a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">Central European Summer Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B02" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+02">UTC+02</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Time_in_Italy" title="Time in Italy">Time in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme points of Italy">Extreme points of Italy</a> <ul><li>North: <a href="/wiki/Glockenkarkopf" title="Glockenkarkopf">Glockenkarkopf</a></li> <li>South: <a href="/wiki/Lampedusa" title="Lampedusa">Punta Pesce Spada</a></li> <li>East: <a href="/wiki/Capo_d%27Otranto" title="Capo d'Otranto">Capo d'Otranto</a></li> <li>West: <a href="/wiki/Rocca_Bernauda" title="Rocca Bernauda">Rocca Bernauda</a></li> <li>High: <a href="/wiki/Mont_Blanc" title="Mont Blanc">Monte Bianco</a> 4,810 m (15,781 ft)</li> <li>Low: Contane on the <a href="/wiki/River_Po" class="mw-redirect" title="River Po">Po Delta</a> −3.2 m (−10 ft)</li></ul></li> <li>Land boundaries: 1,899 km</li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span>  </span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Switzerland" title="Outline of Switzerland">outline</a>) 740 km</dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> (<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_France" title="Outline of France">outline</a>) 488 km</dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> (<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Austria" title="Outline of Austria">outline</a>) 430 km</dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Slovenia" title="Outline of Slovenia">outline</a>) 199 km</dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/20px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/31px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/40px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a> (<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_San_Marino" title="Outline of San Marino">outline</a>) 39 km</dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282023%E2%80%93present%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> (<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Vatican_City" title="Outline of Vatican City">outline</a>) 3 km</dd></dl> <ul><li>Coastline: 7,600 km <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ligurian_Sea" title="Ligurian Sea">Ligurian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrrhenian_Sea" title="Tyrrhenian Sea">Tyrrhenian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ionian_Sea" title="Ionian Sea">Ionian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adriatic_Sea" title="Adriatic Sea">Adriatic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Sardinia" title="Sea of Sardinia">Sardinian</a> seas</li></ul></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Population_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Population of Italy">Population of Italy</a>: 58,968,501 people (2024/04/30 <a href="/wiki/Approximation" title="Approximation">estimate</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population" title="List of countries and dependencies by population">25th most populous country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Area_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Area of Italy">Area of Italy</a>: 301,338 km<sup>2</sup> (116,347 sq mi) - <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries and outlying territories by total area">71st largest country</a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Italy" class="extiw" title="commons:Atlas of Italy">Atlas of Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment_of_Italy">Environment of Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Environment of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Italy" title="Climate of Italy">Climate of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Italy" title="Climate change in Italy">Climate change in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_in_Italy" title="Conservation in Italy">Conservation in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Italy" title="List of national parks of Italy">National parks of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Marine_Protected_Areas_of_Italy" title="List of Marine Protected Areas of Italy">Marine protected areas of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_regional_parks_of_Italy" title="List of regional parks of Italy">Regional parks of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Italy" title="Renewable energy in Italy">Renewable energy in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biofuel_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Biofuel in Italy">Biofuel in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_Italy" title="Geothermal power in Italy">Geothermal power in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydroelectricity_in_Italy" title="Hydroelectricity in Italy">Hydroelectricity in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_power_in_Italy" title="Solar power in Italy">Solar power in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wind_power_in_Italy" title="Wind power in Italy">Wind power in Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ecoregions_in_Italy" title="List of ecoregions in Italy">Ecoregions in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Italy" title="Geology of Italy">Geology of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_hazards_in_Italy" title="Natural hazards in Italy">Natural hazards in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Volcanism_of_Italy" title="Volcanism of Italy">Volcanism of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Italy" title="List of earthquakes in Italy">Earthquakes in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wildlife of Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_Italy" title="Flora of Italy">Flora of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauna_of_Italy" title="Fauna of Italy">Fauna of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_amphibians_of_Italy" title="List of amphibians of Italy">Amphibians of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Italy" title="List of birds of Italy">Birds of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Italy" title="List of mammals of Italy">Mammals of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_reptiles_of_Italy" title="List of reptiles of Italy">Reptiles of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_snakes_of_Italy" title="List of snakes of Italy">Snakes of Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Geographic_features_of_Italy">Geographic features of Italy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geographic features of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_beaches_in_Italy" title="List of beaches in Italy">Beaches in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_canals_in_Italy" title="List of canals in Italy">Canals in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_caves_in_Italy" title="List of caves in Italy">Caves in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Italy" title="List of earthquakes in Italy">Earthquakes in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glaciers_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Glaciers of Italy">Glaciers of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Italy" title="List of islands of Italy">Islands of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lakes in Italy">Lakes of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mountains of Italy">Mountains of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpine_foothills" title="Alpine foothills">Alpine foothills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alps" title="Alps">Alps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apennine_Mountains" title="Apennine Mountains">Apennine Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Italy" title="List of volcanoes in Italy">Volcanoes in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Italy" title="List of rivers of Italy">Rivers of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_valleys_of_Italy" title="List of valleys of Italy">Valleys of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Italy" title="List of World Heritage Sites in Italy">World Heritage Sites in Italy</a> <i>(See also <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Europe#Transboundary_sites" class="mw-redirect" title="List of World Heritage Sites in Europe">Transboundary sites</a>)</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regions_of_Italy">Regions of Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regions of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Italy" title="Regions of Italy">Regions of Italy</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Administrative_divisions_types">Administrative divisions types</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Italy">Administrative divisions of Italy</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Italy" title="Regions of Italy">Regions of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Italy" title="Provinces of Italy">Provinces of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_cities_of_Italy" title="Metropolitan cities of Italy">Metropolitan cities of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">Comuni</a> (Municipalities) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frazione" title="Frazione">Frazioni</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Statistical_divisions_of_Italy">Statistical divisions of Italy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Statistical divisions of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/NUTS_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="NUTS of Italy">NUTS of Italy</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Groups_of_regions,_regions,_and_provinces/metropolitan_cities_of_Italy"><span id="Groups_of_regions.2C_regions.2C_and_provinces.2Fmetropolitan_cities_of_Italy"></span>Groups of regions, regions, and provinces/metropolitan cities of Italy</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Groups of regions, regions, and provinces/metropolitan cities of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Italy" title="Northwest Italy">Northwest Italy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Italy" title="Northern Italy">Northern Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont" title="Piedmont">Piedmont</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Turin" title="Metropolitan City of Turin">Metropolitan City of Turin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Vercelli" title="Province of Vercelli">Province of Vercelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Biella" title="Province of Biella">Province of Biella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Verbano-Cusio-Ossola" title="Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola">Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Novara" title="Province of Novara">Province of Novara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Cuneo" title="Province of Cuneo">Province of Cuneo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Asti" title="Province of Asti">Province of Asti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Alessandria" title="Province of Alessandria">Province of Alessandria</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aosta_Valley" title="Aosta Valley">Valle d'Aosta</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aosta_Valley" title="Aosta Valley">Aosta</a> (Province)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liguria" title="Liguria">Liguria</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Imperia" title="Province of Imperia">Province of Imperia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Savona" title="Province of Savona">Province of Savona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Genoa" title="Metropolitan City of Genoa">Metropolitan City of Genoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_La_Spezia" title="Province of La Spezia">Province of La Spezia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lombardy" title="Lombardy">Lombardy</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Varese" title="Province of Varese">Province of Varese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Como" title="Province of Como">Province of Como</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Lecco" title="Province of Lecco">Province of Lecco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Sondrio" title="Province of Sondrio">Province of Sondrio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Milan" title="Metropolitan City of Milan">Metropolitan City of Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Monza_and_Brianza" title="Province of Monza and Brianza">Province of Monza and Brianza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Bergamo" title="Province of Bergamo">Province of Bergamo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Brescia" title="Province of Brescia">Province of Brescia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pavia" title="Province of Pavia">Province of Pavia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Lodi" title="Province of Lodi">Province of Lodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Cremona" title="Province of Cremona">Province of Cremona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Mantua" title="Province of Mantua">Province of Mantua</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Italy" title="Northeast Italy">Northeast Italy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Italy" title="Northern Italy">Northern Italy</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trentino-Alto_Adige/S%C3%BCdtirol" title="Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol">Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Tyrol" title="South Tyrol">Province of Bolzano/Bozen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trentino" title="Trentino">Province of Trento</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veneto" title="Veneto">Veneto</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Verona" title="Province of Verona">Province of Verona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Vicenza" title="Province of Vicenza">Province of Vicenza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Belluno" title="Province of Belluno">Province of Belluno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Treviso" title="Province of Treviso">Province of Treviso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Venice" title="Metropolitan City of Venice">Metropolitan City of Venice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Padua" title="Province of Padua">Province of Padua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Rovigo" title="Province of Rovigo">Province of Rovigo</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friuli-Venezia_Giulia" title="Friuli-Venezia Giulia">Friuli-Venezia Giulia</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pordenone" title="Province of Pordenone">Province of Pordenone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Udine" title="Province of Udine">Province of Udine</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <ul><li><ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Gorizia" title="Province of Gorizia">Province of Gorizia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Trieste" title="Province of Trieste">Province of Trieste</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilia-Romagna" title="Emilia-Romagna">Emilia-Romagna</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Piacenza" title="Province of Piacenza">Province of Piacenza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Parma" title="Province of Parma">Province of Parma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Reggio_Emilia" title="Province of Reggio Emilia">Province of Reggio Emilia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Modena" title="Province of Modena">Province of Modena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Bologna" title="Metropolitan City of Bologna">Metropolitan City of Bologna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Ferrara" title="Province of Ferrara">Province of Ferrara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Ravenna" title="Province of Ravenna">Province of Ravenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Forl%C3%AC-Cesena" title="Province of Forlì-Cesena">Province of Forlì-Cesena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Rimini" title="Province of Rimini">Province of Rimini</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Italy" title="Central Italy">Central Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tuscany" title="Tuscany">Tuscany</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Massa-Carrara" title="Province of Massa-Carrara">Province of Massa-Carrara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Lucca" title="Province of Lucca">Province of Lucca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pistoia" title="Province of Pistoia">Province of Pistoia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Florence" title="Metropolitan City of Florence">Metropolitan City of Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Prato" title="Province of Prato">Province of Prato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Livorno" title="Province of Livorno">Province of Livorno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pisa" title="Province of Pisa">Province of Pisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Arezzo" title="Province of Arezzo">Province of Arezzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Siena" title="Province of Siena">Province of Siena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Grosseto" title="Province of Grosseto">Province of Grosseto</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbria" title="Umbria">Umbria</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Perugia" title="Province of Perugia">Province of Perugia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Terni" title="Province of Terni">Province of Terni</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marche" title="Marche">Marches</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pesaro_e_Urbino" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Pesaro e Urbino">Province of Pesaro e Urbino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Ancona" title="Province of Ancona">Province of Ancona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Macerata" title="Province of Macerata">Province of Macerata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Fermo" title="Province of Fermo">Province of Fermo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Ascoli_Piceno" title="Province of Ascoli Piceno">Province of Ascoli Piceno</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lazio" title="Lazio">Lazio</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Viterbo" title="Province of Viterbo">Province of Viterbo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Rieti" title="Province of Rieti">Province of Rieti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Rome_Capital" title="Metropolitan City of Rome Capital">Metropolitan City of Rome Capital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Latina" title="Province of Latina">Province of Latina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Frosinone" title="Province of Frosinone">Province of Frosinone</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Italy" title="Southern Italy">Southern Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abruzzo" title="Abruzzo">Abruzzo</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_L%27Aquila" title="Province of L'Aquila">Province of L'Aquila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Teramo" title="Province of Teramo">Province of Teramo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pescara" title="Province of Pescara">Province of Pescara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Chieti" title="Province of Chieti">Province of Chieti</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Molise" title="Molise">Molise</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Isernia" title="Province of Isernia">Province of Isernia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Campobasso" title="Province of Campobasso">Province of Campobasso</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campania" title="Campania">Campania</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Caserta" title="Province of Caserta">Province of Caserta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Benevento" title="Province of Benevento">Province of Benevento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Naples" title="Metropolitan City of Naples">Metropolitan City of Naples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Avellino" title="Province of Avellino">Province of Avellino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Salerno" title="Province of Salerno">Province of Salerno</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apulia" title="Apulia">Apulia</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Foggia" title="Province of Foggia">Province of Foggia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Barletta-Andria-Trani" title="Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani">Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Bari" title="Metropolitan City of Bari">Metropolitan City of Bari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Taranto" title="Province of Taranto">Province of Taranto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Brindisi" title="Province of Brindisi">Province of Brindisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Lecce" title="Province of Lecce">Province of Lecce</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilicata" title="Basilicata">Basilicata</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Potenza" title="Province of Potenza">Province of Potenza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Matera" title="Province of Matera">Province of Matera</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calabria" title="Calabria">Calabria</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Cosenza" title="Province of Cosenza">Province of Cosenza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Crotone" title="Province of Crotone">Province of Crotone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Catanzaro" title="Province of Catanzaro">Province of Catanzaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Vibo_Valentia" title="Province of Vibo Valentia">Province of Vibo Valentia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Reggio_Calabria" title="Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria">Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insular_Italy" title="Insular Italy">Insular Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Trapani" title="Province of Trapani">Province of Trapani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Palermo" title="Metropolitan City of Palermo">Metropolitan City of Palermo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Messina" title="Metropolitan City of Messina">Metropolitan City of Messina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Agrigento" title="Province of Agrigento">Province of Agrigento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Caltanissetta" title="Province of Caltanissetta">Province of Caltanissetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Enna" title="Province of Enna">Province of Enna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Catania" title="Metropolitan City of Catania">Metropolitan City of Catania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Ragusa" title="Province of Ragusa">Province of Ragusa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Siracusa" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Siracusa">Province of Siracusa</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardinia" title="Sardinia">Sardinia</a> (Region) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Olbia-Tempio" title="Province of Olbia-Tempio">Province of Olbia-Tempio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Sassari" title="Province of Sassari">Province of Sassari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Nuoro" title="Province of Nuoro">Province of Nuoro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Ogliastra" title="Province of Ogliastra">Province of Ogliastra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Oristano" title="Province of Oristano">Province of Oristano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Medio_Campidano" title="Province of Medio Campidano">Province of Medio Campidano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Cagliari" title="Metropolitan City of Cagliari">Metropolitan City of Cagliari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Carbonia-Iglesias" title="Province of Carbonia-Iglesias">Province of Carbonia-Iglesias</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Cities_of_Italy"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Comuni_(municipalities)_of_Italy"><span id="Comuni_.28municipalities.29_of_Italy"></span>Comuni (municipalities) of Italy</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Comuni (municipalities) of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Portofino_-_2016-06-02_-_View_from_Chiesa_San_Giorgio_-_3284.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Portofino_-_2016-06-02_-_View_from_Chiesa_San_Giorgio_-_3284.jpg/220px-Portofino_-_2016-06-02_-_View_from_Chiesa_San_Giorgio_-_3284.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Portofino_-_2016-06-02_-_View_from_Chiesa_San_Giorgio_-_3284.jpg/330px-Portofino_-_2016-06-02_-_View_from_Chiesa_San_Giorgio_-_3284.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Portofino_-_2016-06-02_-_View_from_Chiesa_San_Giorgio_-_3284.jpg/440px-Portofino_-_2016-06-02_-_View_from_Chiesa_San_Giorgio_-_3284.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4780" data-file-height="2689" /></a><figcaption>View of <a href="/wiki/Portofino" title="Portofino">Portofino</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matera_boenisch_nov_2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Matera_boenisch_nov_2005.jpg/220px-Matera_boenisch_nov_2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Matera_boenisch_nov_2005.jpg/330px-Matera_boenisch_nov_2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Matera_boenisch_nov_2005.jpg/440px-Matera_boenisch_nov_2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2240" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sassi_di_Matera" title="Sassi di Matera">Sassi di Matera</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Mount_Titano_-_San_Marino.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/View_of_Mount_Titano_-_San_Marino.jpg/220px-View_of_Mount_Titano_-_San_Marino.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/View_of_Mount_Titano_-_San_Marino.jpg/330px-View_of_Mount_Titano_-_San_Marino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/View_of_Mount_Titano_-_San_Marino.jpg/440px-View_of_Mount_Titano_-_San_Marino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5504" data-file-height="3812" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Italy" title="List of cities in Italy">Cities of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">Capital</a> of Italy: <a href="/wiki/Capital_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital of Italy">Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Italy_over_20,000_population_(2001_census)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Italy over 20,000 population (2001 census)">Cities in Italy over 100,000 population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilltowns_in_Italy" title="Hilltowns in Italy">Hilltowns in Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demographics_of_Italy">Demographics of Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Demographics of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy" title="Demographics of Italy">Demographics of Italy</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neighbors_of_Italy">Neighbors of Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Neighbors of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> shares its north border with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> shares Italy's northern border, and <a href="/wiki/Campione_d%27Italia" title="Campione d'Italia">Campione d'Italia</a> is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.</li></ul> <p>Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics_of_Italy">Government and politics of Italy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Government and politics of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Italy" title="Politics of Italy">Politics of Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Form_of_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Form of government">Form of government</a>: <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_republic" title="Parliamentary republic">parliamentary</a> <a href="/wiki/Multi-party_system" title="Multi-party system">multi-party</a> <a href="/wiki/Representative_democracy" title="Representative democracy">representative democratic</a> <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">Capital</a> of Italy: <a href="/wiki/Capital_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital of Italy">Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Italy" title="Corruption in Italy">Corruption in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Italy" title="Elections in Italy">Elections in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Primary_elections_in_Italy" title="Primary elections in Italy">Primary elections in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Italy" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy">Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy</a></li> <li>Political ideologies in Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anarchism_in_Italy" title="Anarchism in Italy">Anarchism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberalism_and_radicalism_in_Italy" title="Liberalism and radicalism in Italy">Liberalism and radicalism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialism_in_Italy" title="Socialism in Italy">Socialism in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Italy" title="List of political parties in Italy">Political parties in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_political_scandals" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian political scandals">Political scandals of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_public_administration" title="Italian public administration">Public administration in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racism_in_Italy" title="Racism in Italy">Racism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Italy" title="Taxation in Italy">Taxation in Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches_of_the_government_of_Italy">Branches of the government of Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Branches of the government of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Quirinale_palazzo_e_obelisco_con_dioscuri_Roma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Quirinale_palazzo_e_obelisco_con_dioscuri_Roma.jpg/220px-Quirinale_palazzo_e_obelisco_con_dioscuri_Roma.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Quirinale_palazzo_e_obelisco_con_dioscuri_Roma.jpg/330px-Quirinale_palazzo_e_obelisco_con_dioscuri_Roma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Quirinale_palazzo_e_obelisco_con_dioscuri_Roma.jpg/440px-Quirinale_palazzo_e_obelisco_con_dioscuri_Roma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6965" data-file-height="4912" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Quirinal_Palace" title="Quirinal Palace">Quirinal Palace</a>, residence of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">President of the Italian Republic</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Camera_dei_deputati_Aula_Palazzo_Montecitorio_Roma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Camera_dei_deputati_Aula_Palazzo_Montecitorio_Roma.jpg/220px-Camera_dei_deputati_Aula_Palazzo_Montecitorio_Roma.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Camera_dei_deputati_Aula_Palazzo_Montecitorio_Roma.jpg/330px-Camera_dei_deputati_Aula_Palazzo_Montecitorio_Roma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Camera_dei_deputati_Aula_Palazzo_Montecitorio_Roma.jpg/440px-Camera_dei_deputati_Aula_Palazzo_Montecitorio_Roma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3543" data-file-height="2362" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Italian_Parliament" title="Italian Parliament">Italian Parliament</a> in joint session for a presidential inauguration</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palazzo_Chigi_-_esterno.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Palazzo_Chigi_-_esterno.jpg/220px-Palazzo_Chigi_-_esterno.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Palazzo_Chigi_-_esterno.jpg/330px-Palazzo_Chigi_-_esterno.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Palazzo_Chigi_-_esterno.jpg/440px-Palazzo_Chigi_-_esterno.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7309" data-file-height="4950" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chigi_Palace" title="Chigi Palace">Chigi Palace</a>, seat of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_(Italy)" title="Council of Ministers (Italy)">Council of Ministers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">official residence</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister of Italy</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Italy" title="Government of Italy">Government of Italy</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Head_of_State">Head of State</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Head of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">President of Italy</a> (see also <a href="/wiki/Head_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of State">Head of State</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Italy" title="List of presidents of Italy">List of presidents of Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Executive_branch">Executive branch</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Executive branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister of Italy</a> (a.k.a. President of the Council of Ministers, see also <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Head of government</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Italy" title="List of prime ministers of Italy">List of prime ministers of Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_(Italy)" title="Council of Ministers (Italy)">Council of Ministers of Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Legislative_branch">Legislative branch</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Legislative branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Italy">Parliament of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Italy)" title="Chamber of Deputies (Italy)">Italian Chamber of Deputies</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Republic_(Italy)" title="Senate of the Republic (Italy)">Italian Senate</a> (<a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Judicial_branch">Judicial branch</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Judicial branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Italy" title="Judiciary of Italy">Judiciary of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Cassation_(Italy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Court of Cassation (Italy)">Supreme Court of Cassation</a> (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Italy" title="Constitutional Court of Italy">Constitutional Court of Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Local_government">Local government</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Italy" title="Regions of Italy">Regions of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province" title="Province">Province</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_cities_of_Italy" title="Metropolitan cities of Italy">Metropolitan cities of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">Comune</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_relations_of_Italy">Foreign relations of Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Foreign relations of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Italy" title="Foreign relations of Italy">Foreign relations of Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Italy" title="CIA activities in Italy">CIA activities in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_soft_power" title="Italian soft power">Italian soft power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Italy" title="List of diplomatic missions of Italy">List of diplomatic missions of Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="International_organization_membership">International organization membership</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: International organization membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Italian Republic is a member of:<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Development_Bank_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="African Development Bank Group">African Development Bank Group</a> (AfDB) (nonregional member)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Council" title="Arctic Council">Arctic Council</a> (observer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Development_Bank" title="Asian Development Bank">Asian Development Bank</a> (ADB) (nonregional member)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_Group" title="Australia Group">Australia Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_for_International_Settlements" title="Bank for International Settlements">Bank for International Settlements</a> (BIS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sea_Economic_Cooperation_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone">Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone</a> (BSEC) (observer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Development_Bank" title="Caribbean Development Bank">Caribbean Development Bank</a> (CDB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_American_Integration_System" title="Central American Integration System">Central American Integration System</a> (SICA) (observer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_European_Initiative" title="Central European Initiative">Central European Initiative</a> (CEI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_European_Paper_Industries" title="Confederation of European Paper Industries">Confederation of European Paper Industries</a> (CEPI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">Council of Europe</a> (CE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Baltic_Sea_States" title="Council of the Baltic Sea States">Council of the Baltic Sea States</a> (CBSS) (observer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic and Monetary Union">Economic and Monetary Union</a> (EMU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euro-Atlantic_Partnership_Council" title="Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council">Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council</a> (EAPC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development" title="European Bank for Reconstruction and Development">European Bank for Reconstruction and Development</a> (EBRD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Investment_Bank" title="European Investment Bank">European Investment Bank</a> (EIB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Organization_for_Nuclear_Research" class="mw-redirect" title="European Organization for Nuclear Research">European Organization for Nuclear Research</a> (CERN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">European Space Agency</a> (ESA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> (EU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> (FAO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_of_Seven" class="mw-redirect" title="Group of Seven">Group of Seven</a> (G7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_of_Eight" class="mw-redirect" title="Group of Eight">Group of Eight</a> (G8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_of_Ten_(economic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group of Ten (economic)">Group of Ten</a> (G10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_of_Twenty_Finance_Ministers_and_Central_Bank_Governors" class="mw-redirect" title="Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors">Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors</a> (G20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inter-American_Development_Bank" title="Inter-American Development Bank">Inter-American Development Bank</a> (IADB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" title="International Atomic Energy Agency">International Atomic Energy Agency</a> (IAEA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development" title="International Bank for Reconstruction and Development">International Bank for Reconstruction and Development</a> (IBRD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Chamber_of_Commerce" title="International Chamber of Commerce">International Chamber of Commerce</a> (ICC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" title="International Civil Aviation Organization">International Civil Aviation Organization</a> (ICAO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> (ICCt)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Police_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="International Criminal Police Organization">International Criminal Police Organization</a> (Interpol)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Development_Association" title="International Development Association">International Development Association</a> (IDA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Energy_Agency" title="International Energy Agency">International Energy Agency</a> (IEA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies" title="International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies">International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies</a> (IFRCS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Finance_Corporation" title="International Finance Corporation">International Finance Corporation</a> (IFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Fund_for_Agricultural_Development" title="International Fund for Agricultural Development">International Fund for Agricultural Development</a> (IFAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Hydrographic_Organization" title="International Hydrographic Organization">International Hydrographic Organization</a> (IHO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Labour_Organization" title="International Labour Organization">International Labour Organization</a> (ILO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Maritime_Organization" title="International Maritime Organization">International Maritime Organization</a> (IMO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Mobile_Satellite_Organization" title="International Mobile Satellite Organization">International Mobile Satellite Organization</a> (IMSO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" title="International Monetary Fund">International Monetary Fund</a> (IMF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> (IOC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Migration" title="International Organization for Migration">International Organization for Migration</a> (IOM)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization" title="International Organization for Standardization">International Organization for Standardization</a> (ISO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement" title="International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement</a> (ICRM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telecommunication Union</a> (ITU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunications_Satellite_Organization" title="International Telecommunications Satellite Organization">International Telecommunications Satellite Organization</a> (ITSO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Trade_Union_Confederation" title="International Trade Union Confederation">International Trade Union Confederation</a> (ITUC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inter-Parliamentary_Union" title="Inter-Parliamentary Union">Inter-Parliamentary Union</a> (IPU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_American_Economic_System" title="Latin American Economic System">Latin American Economic System</a> (LAES) (observer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multilateral_Investment_Guarantee_Agency" title="Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency">Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency</a> (MIGA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nonaligned_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Nonaligned Movement">Nonaligned Movement</a> (NAM) (guest)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic Treaty Organization">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a> (NATO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Energy_Agency" title="Nuclear Energy Agency">Nuclear Energy Agency</a> (NEA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Suppliers_Group" title="Nuclear Suppliers Group">Nuclear Suppliers Group</a> (NSG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development">Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development</a> (OECD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_for_Security_and_Cooperation_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe">Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe</a> (OSCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons" title="Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons">Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons</a> (OPCW)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_American_States" title="Organization of American States">Organization of American States</a> (OAS) (observer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Club" title="Paris Club">Paris Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Court_of_Arbitration" title="Permanent Court of Arbitration">Permanent Court of Arbitration</a> (PCA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schengen_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="Schengen Convention">Schengen Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_European_Cooperative_Initiative" title="Southeast European Cooperative Initiative">Southeast European Cooperative Initiative</a> (SECI) (observer)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unione_Latina" class="mw-redirect" title="Unione Latina">Unione Latina</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> (UN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Conference_on_Trade_and_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Conference on Trade and Development">United Nations Conference on Trade and Development</a> (UNCTAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Educational,_Scientific,_and_Cultural_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization">United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization</a> (UNESCO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a> (UNHCR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Industrial_Development_Organization" title="United Nations Industrial Development Organization">United Nations Industrial Development Organization</a> (UNIDO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon" title="United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon">United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon</a> (UNIFIL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Military_Observer_Group_in_India_and_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan">United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan</a> (UNMOGIP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Mission_for_the_Referendum_in_Western_Sahara" title="United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara">United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara</a> (MINURSO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Relief_and_Works_Agency_for_Palestine_Refugees_in_the_Near_East" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East">United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East</a> (UNRWA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Truce_Supervision_Organization" title="United Nations Truce Supervision Organization">United Nations Truce Supervision Organization</a> (UNTSO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Postal_Union" title="Universal Postal Union">Universal Postal Union</a> (UPU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union" title="Western European Union">Western European Union</a> (WEU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Confederation_of_Labour" title="World Confederation of Labour">World Confederation of Labour</a> (WCL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Customs_Organization" title="World Customs Organization">World Customs Organization</a> (WCO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions" title="World Federation of Trade Unions">World Federation of Trade Unions</a> (WFTU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> (WHO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization" title="World Intellectual Property Organization">World Intellectual Property Organization</a> (WIPO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization">World Meteorological Organization</a> (WMO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Tourism_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="World Tourism Organization">World Tourism Organization</a> (UNWTO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> (WTO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Veterans_Federation" title="World Veterans Federation">World Veterans Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zangger_Committee" title="Zangger Committee">Zangger Committee</a> (ZC)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_and_order_in_Italy">Law and order in Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Law and order in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Milano_Italy_Carabinieri-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Milano_Italy_Carabinieri-01.jpg/220px-Milano_Italy_Carabinieri-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Milano_Italy_Carabinieri-01.jpg/330px-Milano_Italy_Carabinieri-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Milano_Italy_Carabinieri-01.jpg/440px-Milano_Italy_Carabinieri-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2279" data-file-height="2279" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a> with capes</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lamborghini_Polizia.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lamborghini_Polizia.JPG/220px-Lamborghini_Polizia.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lamborghini_Polizia.JPG/330px-Lamborghini_Polizia.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Lamborghini_Polizia.JPG/440px-Lamborghini_Polizia.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>In 2004 the <a href="/wiki/Polizia_di_Stato" title="Polizia di Stato">Polizia di Stato</a> received two <a href="/wiki/Lamborghini_Gallardo" title="Lamborghini Gallardo">Lamborghini Gallardo</a> equipped with V10 engines in the classic blue white livery.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Guardia.di.finanza.car.arp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Guardia.di.finanza.car.arp.jpg/220px-Guardia.di.finanza.car.arp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Guardia.di.finanza.car.arp.jpg/330px-Guardia.di.finanza.car.arp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Guardia.di.finanza.car.arp.jpg/440px-Guardia.di.finanza.car.arp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1984" data-file-height="1234" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Guardia di Finanza">Guardia di Finanza</a> police in central <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Obama_Quirinale_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Obama_Quirinale_cropped.jpg/220px-Obama_Quirinale_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Obama_Quirinale_cropped.jpg/330px-Obama_Quirinale_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Obama_Quirinale_cropped.jpg/440px-Obama_Quirinale_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="753" data-file-height="851" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Corazzieri" class="mw-redirect" title="Corazzieri">Corazzieri</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Quirinal_Palace" title="Quirinal Palace">Quirinal Palace</a> in Rome</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Italy" title="Law of Italy">Law of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Italy" title="Capital punishment in Italy">Capital punishment in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Italy" title="Censorship in Italy">Censorship in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Italy" title="Constitution of Italy">Constitution of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Institutions_of_constitutional_importance_(Italy)" title="Institutions of constitutional importance (Italy)">Institutions of constitutional importance</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copyright_law_of_Italy" title="Copyright law of Italy">Copyright law of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Code_of_Criminal_Procedure" title="Italian Code of Criminal Procedure">Italian Code of Criminal Procedure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_law_codes" title="Italian law codes">Italian law codes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_nationality_law" title="Italian nationality law">Italian nationality law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Italy" title="Life imprisonment in Italy">Life imprisonment in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Italy" title="Speed limits in Italy">Speed limits in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Italy" title="Crime in Italy">Crime in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Italy" title="Corruption in Italy">Corruption in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Italy" title="Human trafficking in Italy">Human trafficking in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organized_crime_in_Italy" title="Organized crime in Italy">Organized crime in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Italy" title="Prostitution in Italy">Prostitution in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_Italy" title="Terrorism in Italy">Terrorism in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Italy" title="Human rights in Italy">Human rights in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Italy" title="Abortion in Italy">Abortion in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fathers%27_rights_movement_in_Italy" title="Fathers' rights movement in Italy">Fathers' rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedom of the press in Italy">Freedom of the press in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Italy" title="Freedom of religion in Italy">Freedom of religion in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Italy">LGBT rights in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Italy" title="Recognition of same-sex unions in Italy">Recognition of same-sex unions in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_freedom_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious freedom in Italy">Religious freedom in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Italy" title="Judiciary of Italy">Judiciary of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Italy" title="Law enforcement in Italy">Law enforcement in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri_Art_Squad" title="Carabinieri Art Squad">Carabinieri Art Squad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Carabinieri Cavalry Regiment">Carabinieri Cavalry Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corazzieri" class="mw-redirect" title="Corazzieri">Corazzieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri_Mobile_Units_Division" title="Carabinieri Mobile Units Division">Carabinieri Mobile Units Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gruppo_di_intervento_speciale" title="Gruppo di intervento speciale">Gruppo di intervento speciale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raggruppamento_Operativo_Speciale" title="Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale">Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Guardia di Finanza">Guardia di Finanza</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Counter-terrorism_Rapid_Response" title="Counter-terrorism Rapid Response">Counter-terrorism Rapid Response</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gruppo_di_investigazione_criminalit%C3%A0_organizzata" title="Gruppo di investigazione criminalità organizzata">Gruppo di investigazione criminalità organizzata</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_intelligence_agencies" title="Italian intelligence agencies">Italian intelligence agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_police_(Italy)" title="Municipal police (Italy)">Municipal police (Italy)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polizia_di_Stato" title="Polizia di Stato">Polizia di Stato</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Divisione_Investigazioni_Generali_e_Operazioni_Speciali" title="Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali">Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nucleo_Operativo_Centrale_di_Sicurezza" title="Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza">Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polizia_Ferroviaria" title="Polizia Ferroviaria">Polizia Ferroviaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polizia_Stradale" title="Polizia Stradale">Polizia Stradale</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polizia_Penitenziaria" title="Polizia Penitenziaria">Polizia Penitenziaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincial_police" title="Provincial police">Provincial police</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_of_Italy">Military of Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Military of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Frecce_Tricolori_-_RIAT_2014_(24106331852).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Frecce_Tricolori_-_RIAT_2014_%2824106331852%29.jpg/220px-Frecce_Tricolori_-_RIAT_2014_%2824106331852%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Frecce_Tricolori_-_RIAT_2014_%2824106331852%29.jpg/330px-Frecce_Tricolori_-_RIAT_2014_%2824106331852%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Frecce_Tricolori_-_RIAT_2014_%2824106331852%29.jpg/440px-Frecce_Tricolori_-_RIAT_2014_%2824106331852%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3500" data-file-height="2333" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Frecce_Tricolori" title="Frecce Tricolori">Frecce Tricolori</a>, the aerobatic demonstration team of the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italian Air Force</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Italy">Military of Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_forces_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed forces of Italy">Armed forces of Italy</a>: <ul><li>Army of Italy: <a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Esercito Italiano</a></li> <li>Navy of Italy: <a href="/wiki/Marina_Militare" class="mw-redirect" title="Marina Militare">Marina Militare</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corps_of_the_Port_Captaincies_%E2%80%93_Coast_Guard" title="Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard">Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force of Italy: <a href="/wiki/Aeronautica_Militare" class="mw-redirect" title="Aeronautica Militare">Aeronautica Militare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie" title="Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a> of Italy: <a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Guardia di Finanza">Guardia di Finanza</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Italy" title="Military history of Italy">Military history of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Italy" title="List of wars involving Italy">Wars involving Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_Italy">History of Italy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: History of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sassari_-_Complesso_prenuragico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi_(27).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Sassari_-_Complesso_prenuragico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi_%2827%29.JPG/220px-Sassari_-_Complesso_prenuragico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi_%2827%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Sassari_-_Complesso_prenuragico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi_%2827%29.JPG/330px-Sassari_-_Complesso_prenuragico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi_%2827%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Sassari_-_Complesso_prenuragico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi_%2827%29.JPG/440px-Sassari_-_Complesso_prenuragico_di_Monte_d%27Accoddi_%2827%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Prehistoric <a href="/wiki/Step_pyramid" title="Step pyramid">step pyramid</a> of <a href="/wiki/Monte_d%27Accoddi" title="Monte d'Accoddi">Monte d'Accoddi</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Agrigento-Tempio_della_Concordia01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Agrigento-Tempio_della_Concordia01.JPG/220px-Agrigento-Tempio_della_Concordia01.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Agrigento-Tempio_della_Concordia01.JPG/330px-Agrigento-Tempio_della_Concordia01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Agrigento-Tempio_della_Concordia01.JPG/440px-Agrigento-Tempio_della_Concordia01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>The Greek <a href="/wiki/Temple_of_Concordia,_Agrigento" title="Temple of Concordia, Agrigento">Temple of Concordia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valle_dei_Templi" title="Valle dei Templi">Valle dei Templi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agrigento" title="Agrigento">Agrigento</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tavares.Forum.Romanum.redux.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Tavares.Forum.Romanum.redux.jpg/220px-Tavares.Forum.Romanum.redux.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Tavares.Forum.Romanum.redux.jpg/330px-Tavares.Forum.Romanum.redux.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Tavares.Forum.Romanum.redux.jpg/440px-Tavares.Forum.Romanum.redux.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Roman_Forum" title="Roman Forum">Roman Forum</a>, the commercial, cultural, and political center of the city at the time of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Republic" title="Roman Republic">Roman Republic</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CastelDelMontePugliaItalyEurope.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/CastelDelMontePugliaItalyEurope.jpg/220px-CastelDelMontePugliaItalyEurope.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/CastelDelMontePugliaItalyEurope.jpg/330px-CastelDelMontePugliaItalyEurope.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/CastelDelMontePugliaItalyEurope.jpg/440px-CastelDelMontePugliaItalyEurope.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1841" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Castel_del_Monte,_Apulia" title="Castel del Monte, Apulia">Castel del Monte</a>, a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in <a href="/wiki/Andria" title="Andria">Andria</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:San_Giovanni_Laterano_Rom.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/San_Giovanni_Laterano_Rom.jpg/220px-San_Giovanni_Laterano_Rom.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/San_Giovanni_Laterano_Rom.jpg/330px-San_Giovanni_Laterano_Rom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/San_Giovanni_Laterano_Rom.jpg/440px-San_Giovanni_Laterano_Rom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1012" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Archbasilica_of_St._John_Lateran" class="mw-redirect" title="Archbasilica of St. John Lateran">Archbasilica of St. John Lateran</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Italy" title="History of Italy">History of Italy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Italian_history" title="Timeline of Italian history">Timeline of Italian history</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_period">By period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: By period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Italy" title="Prehistoric Italy">Prehistoric Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neolithic_Italy" title="Neolithic Italy">Neolithic Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rinaldone_culture" title="Rinaldone culture">Rinaldone culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apennine_culture" title="Apennine culture">Apennine culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canegrate_culture" title="Canegrate culture">Canegrate culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terramare_culture" title="Terramare culture">Terramare culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golasecca_culture" title="Golasecca culture">Golasecca culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latial_culture" title="Latial culture">Latial culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villanovan_culture" title="Villanovan culture">Villanovan culture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ancient_peoples_of_Italy" title="List of ancient peoples of Italy">Ancient peoples of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cisalpine_Gaul" title="Cisalpine Gaul">Cisalpine Gaul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etruscan_civilization" title="Etruscan civilization">Etruscan civilization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italic_peoples" title="Italic peoples">Italic peoples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligures" title="Ligures">Ligures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuragic_civilization" title="Nuragic civilization">Nuragic civilization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Graecia" title="Magna Graecia">Magna Graecia</a> (8th–3th centuries BC)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Italy_during_Roman_times" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Italy during Roman times">Italy during Roman times</a> (8th century BC – 6th century AD) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Kingdom" title="Roman Kingdom">Roman Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Republic" title="Roman Republic">Roman Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Italy" title="Roman Italy">Roman Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="Italy in the Middle Ages">Italy in the Middle Ages</a> (6th–14th centuries) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ostrogothic_Kingdom" title="Ostrogothic Kingdom">Ostrogothic Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Italy" title="Byzantine Italy">Byzantine Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Lombards" title="Kingdom of the Lombards">Kingdom of the Lombards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papal_States" title="Papal States">Papal States</a> (756 – 1870)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy_(Holy_Roman_Empire)" title="Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)">Holy Roman Empire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lombard_League" title="Lombard League">Lombard League</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardinian_medieval_kingdoms" title="Sardinian medieval kingdoms">Sardinian medieval kingdoms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy" title="History of Islam in southern Italy">Arabs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_southern_Italy" title="Norman conquest of southern Italy">Normans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily" title="Kingdom of Sicily">Kingdom of Sicily</a> (founded in 1130)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guelphs_and_Ghibellines" title="Guelphs and Ghibellines">Guelphs and Ghibellines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Naples" title="Kingdom of Naples">Kingdom of Naples</a> (founded in 1282)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_city-states" title="Italian city-states">Italian city-states</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Florence" title="Republic of Florence">Republic of Florence</a> (followed by the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Tuscany" title="Grand Duchy of Tuscany">Grand Duchy of Tuscany</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Siena" title="Republic of Siena">Republic of Siena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Milan" title="Duchy of Milan">Duchy of Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_republics" title="Maritime republics">Maritime republics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Savoy" title="Duchy of Savoy">Duchy of Savoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Renaissance" title="Italian Renaissance">Italian Renaissance</a> (14th–16th centuries) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Wars" title="Italian Wars">Italian Wars</a> (1494–1559)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_early_modern_Italy" title="History of early modern Italy">History of early modern Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy_(Napoleonic)" title="Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)">Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Lombardy%E2%80%93Venetia" title="Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia">Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies" title="Kingdom of the Two Sicilies">Kingdom of the Two Sicilies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_unification" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian unification">Italian unification</a> (1814 –1861)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_irredentism" title="Italian irredentism">Italian irredentism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy_(1861%E2%80%931946)" title="History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)">History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Colonial_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Colonial Empire">Italian Colonial Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_I" title="Military history of Italy during World War I">Military history of Italy during World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fascist_Italy" title="Fascist Italy">Fascist Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Racial_Laws" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Racial Laws">Italian Racial Laws</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of Italy during World War II">Military history of Italy during World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_the_Fascist_regime_in_Italy" title="Fall of the Fascist regime in Italy">Fall of the Fascist regime in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_resistance_movement" title="Italian resistance movement">Italian resistance movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Social_Republic" title="Italian Social Republic">Italian Social Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Civil_War" title="Italian Civil War">Italian Civil War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Italian_Republic" title="History of the Italian Republic">History of the Italian Republic</a> (1946 – present) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Italian_institutional_referendum" title="1946 Italian institutional referendum">1946 Italian institutional referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_economic_miracle" title="Italian economic miracle">Italian economic miracle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Years_of_Lead_(Italy)" title="Years of Lead (Italy)">Years of Lead (Italy)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mani_pulite" title="Mani pulite">Mani pulite</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Italy" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Italy">COVID-19 pandemic in Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_region">By region</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: By region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Florence" title="History of Florence">History of Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Milan" title="History of Milan">History of Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Naples" title="History of Naples">History of Naples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Rome" title="History of Rome">History of Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tuscany" title="History of Tuscany">History of Tuscany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Palermo" title="History of Palermo">History of Palermo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_subject">By subject</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: By subject"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_Italy" title="Economic history of Italy">Economic history of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genetic_history_of_Italy" title="Genetic history of Italy">Genetic history of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historical_states_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical states of Italy">Historical states of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Italy" title="Military history of Italy">Military history of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_I" title="Military history of Italy during World War I">Military history of Italy during World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of Italy during World War II">Military history of Italy during World War II</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_Italy" title="Music history of Italy">Music history of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_coins_in_Italy" title="History of coins in Italy">History of coins in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Italian_citizenship" title="History of Italian citizenship">History of Italian citizenship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Italian_culture_(1700s)" title="History of Italian culture (1700s)">History of Italian culture (1700s)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Italian_fashion" title="History of Italian fashion">History of Italian fashion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_flags" title="List of Italian flags">History of Italian flags</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_Napoleonic_Italy" title="Flags of Napoleonic Italy">Flags of Napoleonic Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Italy" title="History of rail transport in Italy">History of rail transport in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Roman_Catholicism_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Roman Catholicism in Italy">History of Roman Catholicism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Italy" title="History of the Jews in Italy">History of the Jews in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_history_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT history in Italy">LGBT history in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Name_of_Italy" title="Name of Italy">Name of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Italy" title="Postage stamps and postal history of Italy">Postage stamps and postal history of Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cultural_history">Cultural history</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Cultural history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trecento" title="Trecento">Trecento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quattrocento" title="Quattrocento">Quattrocento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinquecento" title="Cinquecento">Cinquecento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seicento" title="Seicento">Seicento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Italian_culture_(1700s)" title="History of Italian culture (1700s)">Settecento</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture_of_Italy">Culture of Italy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Culture of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Larotonda2009.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Larotonda2009.JPG/220px-Larotonda2009.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Larotonda2009.JPG/330px-Larotonda2009.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Larotonda2009.JPG/440px-Larotonda2009.JPG 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Villa_Capra_%22La_Rotonda%22" class="mw-redirect" title="Villa Capra "La Rotonda"">Villa Capra "La Rotonda"</a>, a fine example of <a href="/wiki/Palladian_architecture" title="Palladian architecture">Palladian architecture</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uva,_Olivetrees,_Oaks,_Vineyards.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Uva%2C_Olivetrees%2C_Oaks%2C_Vineyards.jpg/220px-Uva%2C_Olivetrees%2C_Oaks%2C_Vineyards.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Uva%2C_Olivetrees%2C_Oaks%2C_Vineyards.jpg/330px-Uva%2C_Olivetrees%2C_Oaks%2C_Vineyards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Uva%2C_Olivetrees%2C_Oaks%2C_Vineyards.jpg/440px-Uva%2C_Olivetrees%2C_Oaks%2C_Vineyards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>A typical Italian vineyard scene, with vines growing together with olive trees</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vittoriale_teatro.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vittoriale_teatro.jpg/220px-Vittoriale_teatro.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vittoriale_teatro.jpg/330px-Vittoriale_teatro.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vittoriale_teatro.jpg/440px-Vittoriale_teatro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4368" data-file-height="2912" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vittoriale_degli_italiani" title="Vittoriale degli italiani">Vittoriale degli italiani</a>, the amphitheatre</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Venice_Carnival_-_Masked_Lovers_(2010).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Venice_Carnival_-_Masked_Lovers_%282010%29.jpg/220px-Venice_Carnival_-_Masked_Lovers_%282010%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Venice_Carnival_-_Masked_Lovers_%282010%29.jpg/330px-Venice_Carnival_-_Masked_Lovers_%282010%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Venice_Carnival_-_Masked_Lovers_%282010%29.jpg/440px-Venice_Carnival_-_Masked_Lovers_%282010%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption>Masks at the <a href="/wiki/Carnival_of_Venice" title="Carnival of Venice">Carnival of Venice</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monumento_Vittorio_Emanuele_II_Rom.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Monumento_Vittorio_Emanuele_II_Rom.jpg/220px-Monumento_Vittorio_Emanuele_II_Rom.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Monumento_Vittorio_Emanuele_II_Rom.jpg/330px-Monumento_Vittorio_Emanuele_II_Rom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Monumento_Vittorio_Emanuele_II_Rom.jpg/440px-Monumento_Vittorio_Emanuele_II_Rom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="843" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Italy" title="Flag of Italy">flag of Italy</a> flying at <a href="/wiki/Victor_Emmanuel_II_Monument" title="Victor Emmanuel II Monument">Victor Emmanuel II Monument</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, a <a href="/wiki/National_monument" title="National monument">national monument</a> celebrating the first king of the unified country, and resting place of the <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_(Italy)" title="Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy)">Italian Unknown Soldier</a> since the end of World War I. It was inaugurated in 1911, on the occasion of the 50th <a href="/wiki/Anniversary_of_the_Unification_of_Italy" title="Anniversary of the Unification of Italy">Anniversary of the Unification of Italy</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Testa_di_Dante_Alighieri_di_profilo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Testa_di_Dante_Alighieri_di_profilo.jpg/220px-Testa_di_Dante_Alighieri_di_profilo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Testa_di_Dante_Alighieri_di_profilo.jpg/330px-Testa_di_Dante_Alighieri_di_profilo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Testa_di_Dante_Alighieri_di_profilo.jpg/440px-Testa_di_Dante_Alighieri_di_profilo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="468" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Portrait of <a href="/wiki/Dante_Alighieri" title="Dante Alighieri">Dante Alighieri</a>, one of the greatest poets of the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>. His epic poem <a href="/wiki/Divine_Comedy" title="Divine Comedy"><i>The Divine Comedy</i></a> ranks among the finest works of <a href="/wiki/World_literature" title="World literature">world literature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg/220px-%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg/330px-%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg/440px-%22The_School_of_Athens%22_by_Raffaello_Sanzio_da_Urbino.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3820" data-file-height="2964" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/The_School_of_Athens" title="The School of Athens">The School of Athens</a></i>, a famous fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist <a href="/wiki/Raphael" title="Raphael">Raphael</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Galileo_Galilei_(1564-1642)._Oil_painting_after_Justus_Wellcome_L0021979.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Galileo_Galilei_%281564-1642%29._Oil_painting_after_Justus_Wellcome_L0021979.jpg/220px-Galileo_Galilei_%281564-1642%29._Oil_painting_after_Justus_Wellcome_L0021979.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="283" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Galileo_Galilei_%281564-1642%29._Oil_painting_after_Justus_Wellcome_L0021979.jpg/330px-Galileo_Galilei_%281564-1642%29._Oil_painting_after_Justus_Wellcome_L0021979.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Galileo_Galilei_%281564-1642%29._Oil_painting_after_Justus_Wellcome_L0021979.jpg/440px-Galileo_Galilei_%281564-1642%29._Oil_painting_after_Justus_Wellcome_L0021979.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2902" data-file-height="3738" /></a><figcaption>Portrait of <a href="/wiki/Galileo_Galilei" title="Galileo Galilei">Galileo Galilei</a>, considered the "father" of <a href="/wiki/Observational_astronomy" title="Observational astronomy">observational astronomy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Clarendon_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarendon-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> modern physics,<sup id="cite_ref-Whitehouse_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whitehouse-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Scientific_method" title="Scientific method">scientific method</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Hobbes_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hobbes-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Modern_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Modern science">modern science</a><sup id="cite_ref-Disraeli_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disraeli-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Architettura_La_Scala_operahouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Architettura_La_Scala_operahouse.jpg/220px-Architettura_La_Scala_operahouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Architettura_La_Scala_operahouse.jpg/330px-Architettura_La_Scala_operahouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Architettura_La_Scala_operahouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="265" /></a><figcaption>The auditorium of the <a href="/wiki/Teatro_alla_Scala" class="mw-redirect" title="Teatro alla Scala">Teatro alla Scala</a> in Milan, the leading opera and ballet theatre in Italy</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Giuseppe_Verdi_by_Giovanni_Boldini.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Giuseppe_Verdi_by_Giovanni_Boldini.jpg/220px-Giuseppe_Verdi_by_Giovanni_Boldini.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Giuseppe_Verdi_by_Giovanni_Boldini.jpg/330px-Giuseppe_Verdi_by_Giovanni_Boldini.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Giuseppe_Verdi_by_Giovanni_Boldini.jpg/440px-Giuseppe_Verdi_by_Giovanni_Boldini.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1234" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi" title="Giuseppe Verdi">Giuseppe Verdi</a>, one of Italy's greatest opera composers, portrait by <a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Boldini" title="Giovanni Boldini">Giovanni Boldini</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Leonardo_self.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Leonardo_self.jpg/220px-Leonardo_self.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Leonardo_self.jpg/330px-Leonardo_self.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Leonardo_self.jpg 2x" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="659" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci" title="Leonardo da Vinci">Leonardo da Vinci</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Polymath" title="Polymath">polymath</a> of the <a href="/wiki/High_Renaissance" title="High Renaissance">High Renaissance</a> who was active as a painter, <a href="/wiki/Drawing" title="Drawing">draughtsman</a>, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ridolfo_del_Ghirlandaio_-_Ritratto_di_Cristoforo_Colombo_(1520).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ridolfo_del_Ghirlandaio_-_Ritratto_di_Cristoforo_Colombo_%281520%29.jpg/220px-Ridolfo_del_Ghirlandaio_-_Ritratto_di_Cristoforo_Colombo_%281520%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ridolfo_del_Ghirlandaio_-_Ritratto_di_Cristoforo_Colombo_%281520%29.jpg/330px-Ridolfo_del_Ghirlandaio_-_Ritratto_di_Cristoforo_Colombo_%281520%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ridolfo_del_Ghirlandaio_-_Ritratto_di_Cristoforo_Colombo_%281520%29.jpg/440px-Ridolfo_del_Ghirlandaio_-_Ritratto_di_Cristoforo_Colombo_%281520%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="915" data-file-height="1077" /></a><figcaption>Portrait of <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Columbus" title="Christopher Columbus">Christopher Columbus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Cristoforo Colombo</i>) leads an expedition to the New World, 1492. <a href="/wiki/Voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus" title="Voyages of Christopher Columbus">His voyages</a> are celebrated as the discovery of the Americas from a European perspective, and they opened a <a href="/wiki/Early_modern_period" title="Early modern period">new era</a> in the history of humankind and sustained contact between the two worlds.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Italy" title="Culture of Italy">Culture of Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Rome,_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture of Rome, Italy">Culture of Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Architecture of Italy">Architecture of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Roman_architecture" title="Ancient Roman architecture">Ancient Roman architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Gothic_architecture" title="Italian Gothic architecture">Italian Gothic architecture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Venetian_Gothic_architecture" title="Venetian Gothic architecture">Venetian Gothic architecture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Renaissance_and_Mannerist_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Renaissance and Mannerist architecture">Italian Renaissance and Mannerist 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title="Colosseum">Colosseum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa" title="Leaning Tower of Pisa">Leaning Tower of Pisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica" title="St Mark's Basilica">St Mark's Basilica</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Italy" title="List of museums in Italy">Museums in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_Italy" title="National symbols of Italy">National symbols of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of arms of Italy">Coat of arms of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cockade_of_Italy" title="Cockade of Italy">Cockade of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Italy" title="Flag of Italy">Flag of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_regions_of_Italy" title="Flags of regions of Italy">Flags of regions of Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="National anthem of Italy">National anthem of 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title="Metaphysical art">Metaphysical art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novecento_Italiano" title="Novecento Italiano">Novecento Italiano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spatialism" title="Spatialism">Spatialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arte_Povera" title="Arte Povera">Arte Povera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transavantgarde" title="Transavantgarde">Transavantgarde</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_ballet" title="Italian ballet">Italian ballet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Italy" title="Cinema of Italy">Cinema of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_futurism_in_cinema" title="Italian futurism in cinema">Italian futurism in cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_neorealism" title="Italian neorealism">Italian neorealism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_design" title="Italian design">Italian design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_fashion" title="Italian fashion">Italian fashion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Literature_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Literature of Italy">Literature of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_poetry" title="Italian poetry">Italian poetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sicilian_School" title="Sicilian School">Sicilian School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolce_Stil_Novo" title="Dolce Stil Novo">Dolce Stil Novo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marinism" title="Marinism">Marinism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Academy_of_Arcadia" title="Pontifical Academy of Arcadia">Pontifical Academy of Arcadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venetian_literature" title="Venetian literature">Venetian literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verismo_(literature)" title="Verismo (literature)">Verismo (literature)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Lombard_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Lombard literature">Western Lombard literature</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folklore_of_Italy" title="Folklore of Italy">Folklore of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_folk_dance" title="Italian folk dance">Italian folk dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_folk_music" title="Italian folk music">Italian folk music</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Italy" title="Music of Italy">Music of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_classical_music" title="Italian classical music">Italian classical music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_composers" title="List of Italian composers">Italian composers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_opera" title="Italian opera">Italian opera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_popular_music" title="Italian popular music">Italian popular music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozart_in_Italy" title="Mozart in Italy">Mozart in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_Italy" title="Music history of Italy">Music history of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_media_in_Italy" title="Music media in Italy">Music media in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_Trecento" title="Music of the Trecento">Music of the Trecento</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sculpture_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sculpture of Italy">Sculpture of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theatre_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre in Italy">Theatre in Italy</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte" title="Commedia dell'arte">Commedia dell'arte</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="People_in_Italy">People in Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: People in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italians" title="Italians">Italians</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Italy" title="List of people from Italy">People from Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_actors" title="List of Italian actors">Italian actors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_actresses" title="List of Italian actresses">Italian actresses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_architects" title="List of Italian architects">Italian architects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_women_artists" title="List of Italian women artists">Italian women artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_chefs" title="List of Italian chefs">Italian chefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_child_actors" title="List of Italian child actors">child actors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chronological_list_of_Italian_classical_composers" title="Chronological list of Italian classical composers">Italian classical composers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_comedians" title="List of Italian comedians">Italian comedians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_composers" title="List of Italian composers">Italian composers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_designers" title="List of Italian designers">Italian designers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_explorers" title="List of Italian explorers">Italian explorers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_film_directors" title="List of Italian film directors">Italian film directors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_inventors" title="List of Italian inventors">Italian inventors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_journalists" title="List of Italian journalists">Italian journalists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_lawyers" title="List of Italian lawyers">Italian lawyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_mathematicians" title="List of Italian mathematicians">Italian mathematicians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_Nobel_laureates" title="List of Italian Nobel laureates">Italian Nobel laureates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_painters" title="List of Italian painters">Italian painters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_philosophers" title="List of Italian philosophers">Italian philosophers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian-language_poets" title="List of Italian-language poets">Italian-language poets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_politicians" title="List of Italian politicians">Italian politicians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_scientists" title="List of Italian scientists">Italian scientists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_women_writers" title="List of Italian women writers">Italian women writers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_writers" title="List of Italian writers">Italian writers</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_diaspora" title="Italian diaspora">Italian diaspora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_Italy" title="Immigration to Italy">Immigration to Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Italy" title="Monarchy of Italy">Monarchy of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobility_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobility of Italy">Nobility of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Papal_nobility" title="Papal nobility">Papal nobility</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_class_in_Italy" title="Social class in Italy">Social class in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Italy" title="Women in Italy">Women in Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ethnic_groups_in_Italy">Ethnic groups in Italy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algerians_in_Italy" title="Algerians in Italy">Algerians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arabs_in_Italy" title="Arabs in Italy">Arabs in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arb%C3%ABresh%C3%AB_people" title="Arbëreshë people">Arbëreshë people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenians_in_Italy" title="Armenians in Italy">Armenians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australians_in_Italy" title="Australians in Italy">Australians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshis_in_Italy" title="Bangladeshis in Italy">Bangladeshis in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarians_in_Italy" title="Bulgarians in Italy">Bulgarians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verdeans_in_Italy" title="Cape Verdeans in Italy">Cape Verdeans in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_people_in_Italy" title="Chinese people in Italy">Chinese people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congolese_people_in_Italy" title="Congolese people in Italy">Congolese people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croats_of_Italy" title="Croats of Italy">Croats of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_people_in_Italy" title="Cuban people in Italy">Cuban people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_people_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominican people in Italy">Dominican people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptians_in_Italy" title="Egyptians in Italy">Egyptians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghanaian_people_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghanaian people in Italy">Ghanaian people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greeks_in_Italy" title="Greeks in Italy">Greeks in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indians_in_Italy" title="Indians in Italy">Indians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroccans_in_Italy" title="Moroccans in Italy">Moroccans in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepalis_in_Italy" title="Nepalis in Italy">Nepalis in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_people_in_Italy" title="Nigerian people in Italy">Nigerian people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistanis_in_Italy" title="Pakistanis in Italy">Pakistanis in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvians_in_Italy" title="Peruvians in Italy">Peruvians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romani_people_in_Italy" title="Romani people in Italy">Romani people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanians_in_Italy" title="Romanians in Italy">Romanians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegalese_people_in_Italy" title="Senegalese people in Italy">Senegalese people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbs_in_Italy" title="Serbs in Italy">Serbs in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somali_people_in_Italy" title="Somali people in Italy">Somali people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_people_in_Italy" title="Swiss people in Italy">Swiss people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankans_in_Italy" title="Sri Lankans in Italy">Sri Lankans in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamils_in_Italy" title="Tamils in Italy">Tamils in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_people_in_Italy" title="Tunisian people in Italy">Tunisian people in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_in_Italy" title="Turks in Italy">Turks in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainians_in_Italy" title="Ukrainians in Italy">Ukrainians in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayans_in_Italy" title="Uruguayans in Italy">Uruguayans in Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion_in_Italy">Religion in Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Religion in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St.PetersBasilica.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/St.PetersBasilica.JPG/220px-St.PetersBasilica.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/St.PetersBasilica.JPG/330px-St.PetersBasilica.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/St.PetersBasilica.JPG/440px-St.PetersBasilica.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2032" data-file-height="1354" /></a><figcaption>Monumental façade of <a href="/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica" title="St. Peter's Basilica">St. Peter's Basilica</a> in Rome, the world's largest Christian church</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Milan_Cathedral_from_Piazza_del_Duomo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Milan_Cathedral_from_Piazza_del_Duomo.jpg/220px-Milan_Cathedral_from_Piazza_del_Duomo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Milan_Cathedral_from_Piazza_del_Duomo.jpg/330px-Milan_Cathedral_from_Piazza_del_Duomo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Milan_Cathedral_from_Piazza_del_Duomo.jpg/440px-Milan_Cathedral_from_Piazza_del_Duomo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4164" data-file-height="3129" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Milan_Cathedral" title="Milan Cathedral">Milan Cathedral</a>, the fourth-largest church in the world</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_in_Florence.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/View_of_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_in_Florence.jpg/220px-View_of_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_in_Florence.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/View_of_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_in_Florence.jpg/330px-View_of_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_in_Florence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/View_of_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_in_Florence.jpg/440px-View_of_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_in_Florence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Florence_Cathedral" title="Florence Cathedral">Florence Cathedral</a>: Brunelleschi's Dome, the nave, and <a href="/wiki/Giotto%27s_Campanile" title="Giotto's Campanile">Giotto's Campanile</a> as seen from the South</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Italy" title="Religion in Italy">Religion in Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahá'í Faith in Italy">Bahá'í Faith in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_Italy" title="Buddhism in Italy">Buddhism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Italy" title="Christianity in Italy">Christianity in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Church_in_Italy" title="Apostolic Church in Italy">Apostolic Church in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assemblies_of_God_in_Italy" title="Assemblies of God in Italy">Assemblies of God in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Evangelical_Christian_Union_of_Italy" title="Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy">Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Italy" title="Catholic Church in Italy">Catholic Church in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy_in_Italy" title="Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy">Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Archdiocese_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy">Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_Italy" title="Orthodox Church in Italy">Orthodox Church in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Baptist_Churches_in_Italy" title="Evangelical Reformed Baptist Churches in Italy">Evangelical Reformed Baptist Churches in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Evangelical_Churches_in_Italy" title="Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy">Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_Italy" title="List of Catholic dioceses in Italy">List of Catholic dioceses in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Evangelical_Church_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy">Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Evangelical_Church_in_Italy" title="Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy">Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestantism_in_Italy" title="Protestantism in Italy">Protestantism in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Waldensian_Evangelical_Church" title="Waldensian Evangelical Church">Waldensian Evangelical Church</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church_in_Italy" title="Old Catholic Church in Italy">Old Catholic Church in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Orthodoxy_in_Italy" title="Oriental Orthodoxy in Italy">Oriental Orthodoxy in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Italy" title="Hinduism in Italy">Hinduism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Italy" title="Islam in Italy">Islam in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judaism_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Judaism in Italy">Judaism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikhism_in_Italy" title="Sikhism in Italy">Sikhism in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taoist_Church_of_Italy" title="Taoist Church of Italy">Taoist Church of Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport_in_Italy">Sport in Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Sport in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alboreto_1985-08-02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Alboreto_1985-08-02.jpg/220px-Alboreto_1985-08-02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Alboreto_1985-08-02.jpg/330px-Alboreto_1985-08-02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Alboreto_1985-08-02.jpg/440px-Alboreto_1985-08-02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1516" data-file-height="1009" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Michele_Alboreto" title="Michele Alboreto">Michele Alboreto</a>, won the <a href="/wiki/1985_German_Grand_Prix" title="1985 German Grand Prix">1985 German Grand Prix</a> for <a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fisichella_Monza_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Fisichella_Monza_2009.jpg/220px-Fisichella_Monza_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Fisichella_Monza_2009.jpg/330px-Fisichella_Monza_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Fisichella_Monza_2009.jpg/440px-Fisichella_Monza_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Fisichella" title="Giancarlo Fisichella">Giancarlo Fisichella</a>, the most recent Italian racing driver to win a <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> Grand Prix</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony_1035371-olimpiadas_abertura-2939.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony_1035371-olimpiadas_abertura-2939.jpg/220px-2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony_1035371-olimpiadas_abertura-2939.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony_1035371-olimpiadas_abertura-2939.jpg/330px-2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony_1035371-olimpiadas_abertura-2939.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony_1035371-olimpiadas_abertura-2939.jpg/440px-2016_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony_1035371-olimpiadas_abertura-2939.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3464" data-file-height="2309" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Italy_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics">Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Italy" title="Sport in Italy">Sport in Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Football_League" title="Italian Football League">Italian Football League</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_in_Italy" title="Athletics in Italy">Athletics in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">Auto racing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Grand_Prix" title="Italian Grand Prix">Italian Grand Prix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedway_Grand_Prix_of_Italy" title="Speedway Grand Prix of Italy">Speedway Grand Prix of Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Baseball_League" title="Italian Baseball League">Italian Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_baseball_team" title="Italy national baseball team">Italy national baseball team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_basketball_league_system" title="Italian basketball league system">Italian basketball league system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Basketball_Federation" title="Italian Basketball Federation">Italian Basketball Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lega_Basket_Serie_A" title="Lega Basket Serie A">Lega Basket Serie A</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_(basketball)" title="Serie A2 (basketball)">Serie A2 (basketball)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serie_B_Basket" title="Serie B Basket">Serie B Basket</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lega_Basket_Femminile" title="Lega Basket Femminile">Lega Basket Femminile</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_(women%27s_basketball)" title="Serie A2 (women's basketball)">Serie A2 (women's basketball)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Italy men's national basketball team">Italy men's national basketball team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_under-20_basketball_team" title="Italy men's national under-20 basketball team">Italy men's national under-20 basketball team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_under-19_basketball_team" title="Italy men's national under-19 basketball team">Italy men's national under-19 basketball team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_under-17_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Italy men's national under-17 basketball team">Italy men's national under-17 basketball team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_3x3_team" title="Italy men's national 3x3 team">Italy women's national 3x3 team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Italy women's national basketball team">Italy women's national basketball team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_3x3_team" title="Italy women's national 3x3 team">Italy women's national 3x3 team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian national cricket team">Italian national cricket team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycle_sport" title="Cycle sport">Cycling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_cycling_team" title="Italy national cycling team">Italy national cycling team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Cycling_Federation" title="Italian Cycling Federation">Italian Cycling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_records_in_track_cycling" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian records in track cycling">Italian records in track cycling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futsal_in_Italy" title="Futsal in Italy">Futsal in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_futsal_team" title="Italy national futsal team">Italy national futsal team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Open_(golf)" title="Italian Open (golf)">Italian Open</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_in_Italy" title="Ice hockey in Italy">Ice hockey in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Ice_Sports_Federation" title="Italian Ice Sports Federation">Italian Ice Sports Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Italy men's national ice hockey team">Italy men's national ice hockey team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_at_the_Olympics" title="Italy at the Olympics">Italy at the Olympics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_National_Olympic_Committee" title="Italian National Olympic Committee">Italian National Olympic Committee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">Rugby football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Italy" title="Rugby union in Italy">Rugby union in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Italy" title="Rugby league in Italy">Rugby league in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_in_Italy" title="Tennis in Italy">Tennis in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Open_(tennis)" title="Italian Open (tennis)">Italian Open</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Volleyball_League" title="Italian Volleyball League">Italian Volleyball League</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Basketball_in_Italy">Basketball in Italy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Basketball in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_basketball_league_system" title="Italian basketball league system">Italian basketball league system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Basketball_Federation" title="Italian Basketball Federation">Italian Basketball Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lega_Basket_Serie_A" title="Lega Basket Serie A">Lega Basket Serie A</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_(basketball)" title="Serie A2 (basketball)">Serie A2 (basketball)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serie_B_Basket" title="Serie B Basket">Serie B Basket</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Italy men's national basketball team">Italy men's national basketball team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_under-20_basketball_team" title="Italy men's national under-20 basketball team">Italy men's national under-20 basketball team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_under-19_basketball_team" title="Italy men's national under-19 basketball team">Italy men's national under-19 basketball team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_under-17_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Italy men's national under-17 basketball team">Italy men's national under-17 basketball team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_3x3_team" title="Italy men's national 3x3 team">Italy women's national 3x3 team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Italy women's national basketball team">Italy women's national basketball team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_3x3_team" title="Italy women's national 3x3 team">Italy women's national 3x3 team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lega_Basket_Femminile" title="Lega Basket Femminile">Lega Basket Femminile</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_(women%27s_basketball)" title="Serie A2 (women's basketball)">Serie A2 (women's basketball)</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Football_in_Italy">Football in Italy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Football in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nat_team_of_italy_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Nat_team_of_italy_2012.jpg/220px-Nat_team_of_italy_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Nat_team_of_italy_2012.jpg/330px-Nat_team_of_italy_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Nat_team_of_italy_2012.jpg/440px-Nat_team_of_italy_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4407" data-file-height="2847" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy national football team</a>, called <i>Azzurri</i> or <i>squadra azzurra</i> for their blue shirts, are the second-most successful national team in the world.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gianluigi_Buffon_(2014).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Gianluigi_Buffon_%282014%29.jpg/220px-Gianluigi_Buffon_%282014%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Gianluigi_Buffon_%282014%29.jpg/330px-Gianluigi_Buffon_%282014%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Gianluigi_Buffon_%282014%29.jpg/440px-Gianluigi_Buffon_%282014%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1256" data-file-height="1635" /></a><figcaption>Goalkeeper <a href="/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon" title="Gianluigi Buffon">Gianluigi Buffon</a> is the most capped player in the history of <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> in <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy</a> with 171 caps.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Italy" title="Football in Italy">Football in Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_league_system_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football league system in Italy">Association football league system in Italy</a> note: superseded by <a href="/wiki/Italian_football_league_system" title="Italian football league system">Italian football league system</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Football_Federation" title="Italian Football Federation">Italian Football Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A" title="Serie A">Serie A</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lega_Serie_A" title="Lega Serie A">Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serie_B" title="Serie B">Serie B</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lega_Serie_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Lega Serie B">Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lega_Pro" title="Lega Pro">Lega Pro</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_derbies_in_Italy" title="Football derbies in Italy">Football derbies in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_records_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Football records in Italy">Football records in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Italian Football Hall of Fame">Italian Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_Italy" title="List of football clubs in Italy">List of football clubs in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Italy" title="List of football stadiums in Italy">List of football stadiums in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy national football team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_under-21_football_team" title="Italy national under-21 football team">Italy national under-21 football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_under-20_football_team" title="Italy national under-20 football team">Italy national under-20 football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_under-19_football_team" title="Italy national under-19 football team">Italy national under-19 football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_under-17_football_team" title="Italy national under-17 football team">Italy national under-17 football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Italy women's national football team">Italy women's national football team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supercoppa_Italiana" title="Supercoppa Italiana">Supercoppa Italiana</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_sports_popular_in_Italy">Other sports popular in Italy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Other sports popular in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Combat_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat sports">Combat sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_school_of_swordsmanship" title="Italian school of swordsmanship">Italian school of swordsmanship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_fencing_team" title="Italy national fencing team">Italy national fencing team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Equestrian sports">Equestrian sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_flat_horse_races" title="List of Italian flat horse races">Italian flat horse races</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_jump_horse_races" title="List of Italian jump horse races">Italian jump horse races</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_racing" title="Motorcycle racing">Motorcycle racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_hockey" title="Roller hockey">Roller hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Water sports">Water sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Swimming_Federation" title="Italian Swimming Federation">Italian Swimming Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_men%27s_national_water_polo_team" title="Italy men's national water polo team">Italy men's national water polo team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_water_polo_team" title="Italy women's national water polo team">Italy women's national water polo team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_sports" title="Winter sports">Winter sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italy_national_alpine_ski_team" title="Italy national alpine ski team">Italy national alpine ski team</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy_and_infrastructure_of_Italy">Economy and infrastructure of Italy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Economy and infrastructure of Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Siena,_Piazza_Salimbeni_(Bank_Monte_dei_Paschi_di_Siena)_(38588876202).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Siena%2C_Piazza_Salimbeni_%28Bank_Monte_dei_Paschi_di_Siena%29_%2838588876202%29.jpg/220px-Siena%2C_Piazza_Salimbeni_%28Bank_Monte_dei_Paschi_di_Siena%29_%2838588876202%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Siena%2C_Piazza_Salimbeni_%28Bank_Monte_dei_Paschi_di_Siena%29_%2838588876202%29.jpg/330px-Siena%2C_Piazza_Salimbeni_%28Bank_Monte_dei_Paschi_di_Siena%29_%2838588876202%29.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Val-d%27Orcia-landscape-1.jpg/330px-Val-d%27Orcia-landscape-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Val-d%27Orcia-landscape-1.jpg/440px-Val-d%27Orcia-landscape-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tuscany" title="Tuscany">Tuscan agricultural landscape</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ferrari_458_Spider_at_the_Frankfurt_Motor_Show_IAA_2011_(6143715637).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ferrari_458_Spider_at_the_Frankfurt_Motor_Show_IAA_2011_%286143715637%29.jpg/220px-Ferrari_458_Spider_at_the_Frankfurt_Motor_Show_IAA_2011_%286143715637%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ferrari_458_Spider_at_the_Frankfurt_Motor_Show_IAA_2011_%286143715637%29.jpg/330px-Ferrari_458_Spider_at_the_Frankfurt_Motor_Show_IAA_2011_%286143715637%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ferrari_458_Spider_at_the_Frankfurt_Motor_Show_IAA_2011_%286143715637%29.jpg/440px-Ferrari_458_Spider_at_the_Frankfurt_Motor_Show_IAA_2011_%286143715637%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ferrari_458_Spider" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferrari 458 Spider">Ferrari 458 Spider</a>, a sports car produced by the Italian manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Ferrari" title="Ferrari">Ferrari</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Valentinowhitedresses.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Valentinowhitedresses.jpg/220px-Valentinowhitedresses.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Valentinowhitedresses.jpg/330px-Valentinowhitedresses.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Valentinowhitedresses.jpg/440px-Valentinowhitedresses.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>White <a href="/wiki/Valentino_(fashion_designer)" title="Valentino (fashion designer)">Valentino</a> dresses in celebration of Valentino's 45 years in fashion</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colosseum_and_Arch_of_Constantine_seen_from_Palatine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Colosseum_and_Arch_of_Constantine_seen_from_Palatine.jpg/220px-Colosseum_and_Arch_of_Constantine_seen_from_Palatine.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Colosseum_and_Arch_of_Constantine_seen_from_Palatine.jpg/330px-Colosseum_and_Arch_of_Constantine_seen_from_Palatine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Colosseum_and_Arch_of_Constantine_seen_from_Palatine.jpg/440px-Colosseum_and_Arch_of_Constantine_seen_from_Palatine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5688" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, one of the most important tourist destinations of the world</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canal_Grande_Chiesa_della_Salute_e_Dogana_dal_ponte_dell_Accademia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Canal_Grande_Chiesa_della_Salute_e_Dogana_dal_ponte_dell_Accademia.jpg/220px-Canal_Grande_Chiesa_della_Salute_e_Dogana_dal_ponte_dell_Accademia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Canal_Grande_Chiesa_della_Salute_e_Dogana_dal_ponte_dell_Accademia.jpg/330px-Canal_Grande_Chiesa_della_Salute_e_Dogana_dal_ponte_dell_Accademia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Canal_Grande_Chiesa_della_Salute_e_Dogana_dal_ponte_dell_Accademia.jpg/440px-Canal_Grande_Chiesa_della_Salute_e_Dogana_dal_ponte_dell_Accademia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7307" data-file-height="4912" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Venice" title="Venice">Venice</a>, ranked many times as the most beautiful city in the world,<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one of the most important tourist destinations of the world</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gare_milan_centrale.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gare_milan_centrale.jpg/220px-Gare_milan_centrale.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gare_milan_centrale.jpg/330px-Gare_milan_centrale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gare_milan_centrale.jpg/440px-Gare_milan_centrale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Frecciabianca" title="Frecciabianca">Frecciabianca</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Frecciarossa" title="Frecciarossa">Frecciarossa</a> (right) high-speed trains at <a href="/wiki/Milan_Central_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Milan Central railway station">Milan Central railway station</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Italy" title="Economy of Italy">Economy of Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018)</a>: 8th (eighth)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Italy" title="Agriculture in Italy">Agriculture in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artichoke_production_in_Italy" title="Artichoke production in Italy">Artichoke production in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_Italy" title="Banking in Italy">Banking in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banca_d%27Italia" class="mw-redirect" title="Banca d'Italia">Bank of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Italy" title="List of banks in Italy">Banks in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borsa_Italiana" title="Borsa Italiana">Borsa Italiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stock_exchange" title="Stock exchange">stock exchange</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Italy" title="Telecommunications in Italy">Telecommunications in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_Italy" title="Internet in Italy">Internet in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Italy" title="List of companies of Italy">Companies of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currency" title="Currency">Currency of Italy</a>: <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a> (see also: <a href="/wiki/Template:Euro_topics" title="Template:Euro topics">Euro topics</a>) <ul><li>Former currency: <a href="/wiki/Italian_lira" title="Italian lira">Italian lira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">ISO 4217</a>: <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">EUR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_Italy" title="Economic history of Italy">Economic history of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Italy_under_fascism" class="mw-redirect" title="Economy of Italy under fascism">Economy of Italy under fascism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_economic_battles" title="Italian economic battles">Italian economic battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_economic_miracle" title="Italian economic miracle">Italian economic miracle</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_government_debt" title="Italian government debt">Italian government debt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_wine" title="Italian wine">Italian wine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Italy" title="Energy in Italy">Energy in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Italy" title="Electricity sector in Italy">Electricity sector in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Italy" title="Nuclear power in Italy">Nuclear power in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Italy" title="Renewable energy in Italy">Renewable energy in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biofuel_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Biofuel in Italy">Biofuel in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_Italy" title="Geothermal power in Italy">Geothermal power in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydroelectricity_in_Italy" title="Hydroelectricity in Italy">Hydroelectricity in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solar_power_in_Italy" title="Solar power in Italy">Solar power in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wind_power_in_Italy" title="Wind power in Italy">Wind power in Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_Italy" title="Gambling in Italy">Gambling in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_policy_in_Italy" title="Labor policy in Italy">Labor policy in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_exports_of_Italy" title="List of exports of Italy">Exports of Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_brands" title="List of Italian brands">List of Italian brands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Italian_regions_by_GDP" title="List of Italian regions by GDP">Italian regions by GDP</a></li> <li>Manufacturing in Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Italy" title="Automotive industry in Italy">Automotive industry in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_automobile_manufacturers_of_Italy" title="List of automobile manufacturers of Italy">Automobile manufacturers of Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_fashion" title="Italian fashion">Fashion industry of Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_in_Milan" title="Fashion in Milan">Fashion in Milan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_industry_in_Italy" title="Steel industry in Italy">Steel industry in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Italy" title="Made in Italy">Made in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Italy" title="Science and technology in Italy">Science and technology in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accademia_dei_Lincei" title="Accademia dei Lincei">Accademia dei Lincei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_robotics" title="Italian robotics">Italian robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Space_Agency" title="Italian Space Agency">Italian Space Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Antarctic_Research_Program" title="National Antarctic Research Program">National Antarctic Research Program</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_question" title="Southern question">Southern question</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Italy" title="Taxation in Italy">Taxation in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Italy" title="Tourism in Italy">Tourism in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Milan" title="Tourism in Milan">Tourism in Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Rome" title="Tourism in Rome">Tourism in Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Schengen_Area" title="Visa policy of the Schengen Area">Visa policy of the Schengen Area</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_trade_unions_in_Italy" title="List of trade unions in Italy">Trade unions in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Italy" title="Water supply and sanitation in Italy">Water supply and sanitation in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_welfare_state" title="Italian welfare state">Welfare in Italy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport_in_Italy">Transport in Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Transport in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Italy" title="Transport in Italy">Transport in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Milan" title="Transport in Milan">Transport in Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Rome" title="Transport in Rome">Transport in Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Italy" title="List of airports in Italy">Airports in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Italy" title="List of bridges in Italy">Bridges in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roads_in_Italy" title="Roads in Italy">Roads in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Highway_system_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Highway system of Italy">Highway system of Italy</a> (Autostrade)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_signs_in_Italy" title="Road signs in Italy">Road signs in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Italy" title="Speed limits in Italy">Speed limits in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Italy" title="Rail transport in Italy">Rail transport in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_Italy" title="High-speed rail in Italy">High-speed rail in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_stations_in_Italy" title="Railway stations in Italy">Railway stations in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venice_People_Mover" class="mw-redirect" title="Venice People Mover">Venice People Mover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Italy" title="Vehicle registration plates of Italy">Vehicle registration plates of Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_economies">Local economies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Local economies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Milan" title="Economy of Milan">Economy of Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Naples" title="Economy of Naples">Economy of Naples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Rome" title="Economy of Rome">Economy of Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Turin" title="Economy of Turin">Economy of Turin</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_in_Italy">Education in Italy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Education in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Archiginnasio_ora_blu_Bologna.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Archiginnasio_ora_blu_Bologna.jpg/220px-Archiginnasio_ora_blu_Bologna.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Archiginnasio_ora_blu_Bologna.jpg/330px-Archiginnasio_ora_blu_Bologna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Archiginnasio_ora_blu_Bologna.jpg/440px-Archiginnasio_ora_blu_Bologna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7240" data-file-height="4784" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bologna_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Bologna University">Bologna University</a>, established in AD 1088, is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_oldest_universities_in_continuous_operation" title="List of oldest universities in continuous operation">world's oldest university in continuous operation</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Italy" title="Education in Italy">Education in Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academic_grading_in_Italy" title="Academic grading in Italy">Academic grading in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GPA_in_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="GPA in Italy">GPA in Italy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Italy" title="List of schools in Italy">Schools in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secondary_education_in_Italy" title="Secondary education in Italy">Secondary education in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_education_in_Italy" title="Higher education in Italy">Higher education in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academic_ranks_in_Italy" title="Academic ranks in Italy">Academic ranks in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Italy" title="List of universities in Italy">Universities in Italy</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_in_Italy">Health in Italy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Health in Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Health_in_Italy" title="Health in Italy">Health in Italy</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_Italy" title="Cannabis in Italy">Cannabis in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disability_in_Italy" title="Disability in Italy">Disability in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deafness_in_Italy" title="Deafness in Italy">Deafness 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