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Conventional Long Form Name
Italian Republic
Italian Republic
The Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars, starting in 1803 and ending in 1815, involved major European powers, including France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. The cause for this war was Napolean's ambition to expand French territory across Europe. Napoleon’s ambition to expand French territory led to a series of military campaigns and battles across Europe. Italian military contributions were notable. Many soldiers from various states joined the Grande Armée, participating in campaigns across Europe. This involvement by Italy, however, led to widespread resentment among Italians, who faced conscription and heavy taxation. Napolean also negotiated the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797, which recognized many of the territorial changes brought about by his campaigns. This treaty not only solidified French control over parts of Italy but also reshaped the political landscape of Europe. The Italian campaigns redrew the map of Italy, leading to the creation of several client states under French influence. This laid the groundwork for the eventual unification of Italy in the 19th century. With French help, the Piedmontese defeated the Austrians in 1859 and united most of Italy under their rule by 1861. The annexation of Venetia in 1866 and papal Rome in 1870 marked the final unification of Italy.
Risorgimento | Italian Unification, Nationalism & Revolution | Britannica
Napoleon in Italy: A Revolutionary Campaign that Shaped History
Territorial Morphology
Territorial Morphology
Italy is both an elongated and perforated state. An elongated state is a country which is very long, which can make governance of peripheral states in the North and South difficult. Italy also has two enclaves making it a perforated state. It's two enclaves are Vatican City and San Marino. Two exclave islands of Italy not connected to the main body are Sicily and Sardinia.
Date of Independence
Date of Independence
Present-day Italy became a sovereign state on March 17, 1861. Italy was neither a satellite state or colony. The European country of Italy has been inhabited by humans since at least 850,000 years ago. Italy was the birthplace and center of the ancient Roman civilization. Rome was founded as a kingdom in 753 BC and became a republic in 509 BC. The Roman Republic then unified Italy forming a confederation of the Italic peoples
Government type
Government type
Italy has a Unitary State. Italy has a Parliamentary Republic type of government, complete with the Executive, Judiciary, and Legislative divisions. The 1948 Constitution provides the framework for Italy’s government.
20 regions were established in Italy for administrative purposes, five of which are autonomous. The autonomous regions enjoy more legislative and financial rights than the rest. Under the regions are 110 provinces, with smaller administrative units known as communes. The communes are headed by the mayor assisted by a local government with its police network.
President Sergio Mattarella
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Capital
Capital
The capital of Italy is Rome
Democratization
Democratization
Democratization occurs when a sovereign state moves from a non-democracy to a democracy. The Constitution of Italy was adopted in 1947, and it established the framework for the country’s political system, including the right to vote. The Constitution guarantees universal suffrage for all citizens over the age of 18 and establishes a system of proportional representation. Italy is a Unitary State. Italian citizens vote at nationwide elections to vote for members of parliament. This would make Italy have a moderate level of democratization since they vote for everyone in their parliament who then make choices in government.
Your Complete Guide to the Right to Vote in Italy - Dani Milazzo
Centripetal Forces
Centripetal Forces
With 78% of the people in Italy identifying as Catholic, the Catholic religion is a centripetal force that brings people together. The gallery of tapestries located in the Vatican shows how culturally important Catholicism is to the Italian People.
Italy's Liberation Day, or Festa della Liberazione, on April 25, is a national public holiday marked by celebrations commemorating the end of World War II. This national holiday shows how the Italian people celebrate their freedom every year showing how the identity of being Italian brings people together.
This document is of "The Kingdom of Two Sicilia's." The north-south divide throughout Italy dates back centuries before Italian unification when the south was separated by city-states known as “The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.”
Centrifugal
Centrifugal
Italy is an elongated state leading to large differences in the Northern and Southern regions. At the time of the Italian unification in 1861, the gap between the north and south was wrought with tension escalated by political forces of the north who treated the south as a barbaric region in need of governmental intervention. In the decades that followed, the southern economy only worsened, leading to high rates of poverty, organized crime, and a north-south divide driven by cultural, social, and commercial disparities. Prominent political figures and their northern followers used racial slurs and derogatory terms to describe southerners, which further widened Italy’s regional gap.
A Glimpse Into Italy’s Longstanding North-South Divide - Jetset Times
Core or Multicores
Core or Multicores
Italy is a multi-cored state. Italy is divided into 20 regions, each with its own unique culture, cuisine, history and sights. The Italian regions are further grouped into five main geographical areas – Northwest, Northeast, Central, South, and the Islands.
UN Ambassador
UN Ambassador
Supranational Organizations
Supranational Organizations
Economic Alliance
The European Union Customs Union (EUCU), formally known as the Community Customs Union, is a customs union which consists of all the member states of the European Union. The EU Customs Union sets the tariff rates for imports to the EU from other countries.
History of the EU Customs Union - European Commission
Political Alliance
The European Union is a European group of 27 member states. These 27 states cover an area of 4.14 million km and about 449.48 million inhabitants.
Member states of the European Union
Military Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance Italy is part of, which is a military alliance established in 1949 that sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | History, Structure & Purpose | Britannica
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