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  2. Italy - Wikipedia

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    Italy shares its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and two enclaves: Vatican City and San Marino. It is the tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 301,340 km 2 (116,350 sq mi), [3] and third-most populous member state of the European Union, with a population of nearly 60 million. [16]

  3. Geography of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Two of the Pelagie Islands (Lampedusa and Lampione) are located on the African continent. The total area of Italy is 301,230 km 2 (116,310 sq mi), of which 294,020 km 2 (113,520 sq mi) is land and 7,210 km 2 (2,784 sq mi) is water. It lies between latitudes 35° and 47° N, and longitudes 6° and 19° E. Italy borders Switzerland (698 km or 434 ...

  4. Regions of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The regions of Italy (Italian: regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. [ 1 ] There are twenty regions, five of which are autonomous regions with special status. Under the Constitution of Italy, each region is an autonomous entity with defined powers.

  5. Tuscany - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.regione.toscana.it. Tuscany (/ ˈtʌskəni / TUSK-ə-nee; Italian: Toscana, Italian: [tosˈkaːna]) is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 square miles) and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (Firenze).

  6. Alps - Wikipedia

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    The Dolomites (Italy) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Alps (/ ælps /) [ a ] are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, [ b ][ 2 ] stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. [ c ...

  7. Lake Como - Wikipedia

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    Lake Como (Italian: Lago di Como [ˈlaːɡo di ˈkɔːmo], locally [ˈkoːmo] [ a ]), also known as Lario, [ b ] is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi), making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 metres (1,300 ft) deep, it is the fifth ...

  8. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer ... the United States, Germany and Italy. [86 ... Latin America and Europe as well as the United States and Canada ...

  9. Dolomites - Wikipedia

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    89,266.7 ha. The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]), [ 1 ] also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley (Pieve di Cadore) in the east.