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 Italy 
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 Flag description 
Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green
 
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 Italy 
 Capital: 
Rome
 Administrative
 divisions: 
20 regions (regioni, singular - regione): Abruzzi, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria, Valle d'Aosta, and Veneto.
 Population: 
57,715,625 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
42° 50' N, 12° 50' E
 Area total: 
301,230 sq. km
includes Sardinia and Sicily
 Land area: 
294,020 sq. km
 Water area: 
7,210 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,932.2 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 232 km, Switzerland 740 km
 Coastline: 
7,600 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Mediterranean Sea 0 m - Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)
 Internet
 country code: 
.it
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Italian Republic
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Italy
 Name - local
 long form: 
Repubblica Italiana
 Name - local
 short form: 
Italia
 Former name: 
Kingdom of Italy
 Independence: 
17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed, Italy was not finally unified until 1870)
 Constitution: 
1 January 1948
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Republic Day, 2 June (1946)
 
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