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  2. Culture of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The Arch of Constantine in Rome. Italy is known for its considerable architectural achievements, such as the construction of arches, domes and similar structures during ancient Rome, the founding of the Renaissance architectural movement in the late-14th to 16th centuries, and being the homeland of Palladianism, a style of construction which inspired movements such as that of Neoclassical ...

  3. Italy - Wikipedia

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    Italy, [a] officially the Italian Republic, [b] is a country in Southern [13] and Western [14] [c] Europe. It is located on a peninsula that extends into the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. [16]

  4. Indians in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Indians in Italy. Indians in Italy comprise the second largest population of Indians in Continental Europe, after Indians in Germany. [1] [2] Although Italy and India have maintained important relations since ancient times, significant Indian migration to Italy is a recent phenomenon. Many Indians began immigrating to Italy in the early 1990s ...

  5. Genetic history of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Principal Component Analysis of the Italian population. The genetic history of Italy is greatly influenced by geography and history. The ancestors of Italians were mostly Indo-European speaking peoples (such as Latins, Falisci, Picentes, Umbrians, Samnites, Oscans, Sicels and Adriatic Veneti, as well as Celts, Iapygians and Greeks) and pre-Indo-European speakers (Etruscans, Ligures, Rhaetians ...

  6. History of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Italy took the initiative in entering the war in spring 1915, despite strong popular and elite sentiment in favor of neutrality. Italy was a large, poor country whose political system was chaotic, its finances were heavily strained, and its army was very poorly prepared. The Triple Alliance meant little either to Italians or Austrians.

  7. Hinduism in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism is practised by 0.3% of the people in Italy. It is practised by 0.1% of the Italian citizens and 2.9% of the immigrant population. [1] In 2012, there were about 90,000 Hindus in Italy. [2] In 2015, the population increased to 120,000. As of 2021, the population is around 180,000 - the second largest Hindu community in Europe after the ...

  8. India–Italy relations - Wikipedia

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    IndiaItaly relations. IndiaItaly relations are the international relations that exist between India and Italy. Historically, trade dates back to the era of the Roman Empire. India maintains an Embassy in Rome, and a Consulate-General in Milan. Italy has an embassy in New Delhi, and Consulate-Generals in Mumbai and Kolkata .

  9. National language - Wikipedia

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    One or more languages spoken as first languages in the territory of a country may be referred to informally or designated in legislation as national languages of the country. National languages are mentioned in over 150 world constitutions. [1] C.M.B. Brann, with particular reference to India, suggests that there are "four quite distinctive ...