Place:Outline of Italy

From HandWiki
Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Italy
The flag of Italy
The emblem of Italy
Anthem: "Il Canto degli Italiani"
File:National anthem of Italy - U.S. Navy Band (long version).ogg
The location of Italy

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Italy:

Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe, located primarily upon the Italian Peninsula. It is where Ancient Rome originated as a small agricultural community about the 8th century BC, which spread over the course of centuries into the colossal Roman empire, encompassing the whole Mediterranean Basin and spreading Roman culture and civilization across the empire. This civilization was so influential that parts of it survive in modern law, administration, philosophy and arts, providing the groundwork that the Western world is based upon.


General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Italy
  • Name of Italy
    • Pronunciation: /ˈɪtəli/ (About this soundlisten)
    • Common English country name: Italy
    • Official English country name: Italian Republic[1]
    • Common endonym(s): Italia
    • Official endonym(s): Repubblica italiana
    • Adjectival(s): Italian
    • Demonym(s): Italian
  • Date and time notation in Italy
  • International rankings of Italy
  • ISO country codes: IT, ITA, 380
  • ISO region codes: See IT
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .it

Geography of Italy

Topographic map of Italy
An enlargeable satellite image of Italy
Crater on Vulcano Island
The Forum of Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the distance.
View of Brescia
View of Capri
Langhe hills, Piedmont
Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera

Geography of Italy

  Switzerland (outline) 740 km
 France (outline) 488 km
 Austria (outline) 430 km
 Slovenia (outline) 199 km
 San Marino (outline) 39 km
  Vatican City (outline) 3 km
  • Coastline: 7,600 km
  • Sharing Adriatic Sea with Croatia
  • Population of Italy: 60,067,554 people (2009/01/31 estimate)[2] - 23rd most populous country
  • Area of Italy: 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) - 71st largest country
  • Atlas of Italy

Environment of Italy

  • Climate of Italy
  • Conservation in Italy
    • Renewable energy in Italy
      • Biofuel in Italy
      • Geothermal power in Italy
      • Hydroelectricity in Italy
      • Solar power in Italy
      • Wind power in Italy
  • Ecoregions in Italy
  • Geology of Italy
    • Volcanism of Italy
  • National parks of Italy
  • Marine protected areas of Italy
  • Regional parks of Italy
  • Wildlife of Italy
    • Flora of Italy
    • Fauna of Italy
      • Amphibians of Italy
      • Birds of Italy
      • Mammals of Italy
      • Reptiles of Italy
      • Snakes of Italy

Geographic features of Italy

  • Beaches in Italy
  • Canals in Italy
  • Caves in Italy
  • Earthquakes in Italy
  • Glaciers of Italy
  • Islands of Italy
  • Lakes of Italy
  • Mountains of Italy
    • Volcanoes in Italy
  • Rivers of Italy
  • Valleys of Italy
  • World Heritage Sites in Italy (See also Transboundary sites)

Regions of Italy

Regions of Italy

Administrative divisions types

  • Regions of Italy
    • Provinces of Italy
    • Metropolitan cities of Italy
      • Comuni (Municipalities)
        • Frazioni

Statistical divisions of Italy

NUTS of Italy

Groups of regions, regions, and provinces/metropolitan cities of Italy

Comuni (municipalities) of Italy
View of Portofino
Sassi di Matera
San Marino
  • Cities of Italy
    • Capital of Italy: Rome
    • Cities in Italy over 100,000 population
    • Hilltowns in Italy

Demography of Italy

Demographics of Italy

Neighbors of Italy

Italy shares its north border with:

  • Austria
  • France
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland shares Italy's northern border, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.

Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include:

Government and politics of Italy

Politics of Italy

Branches of the government of Italy

The Quirinal Palace, residence of the President of the Italian Republic
The Italian Parliament in joint session for a presidential inauguration
Chigi Palace, seat of the Council of Ministers and the official residence of the Prime Minister of Italy

Government of Italy

Head of State

  • President of Italy (see also Head of State)
    • List of presidents of Italy

Executive branch

  • Prime Minister of Italy (a.k.a. President of the Council of Ministers, see also Head of government)
    • List of prime ministers of Italy
  • Council of Ministers of Italy

Legislative branch

  • Parliament of Italy
    • Italian Chamber of Deputies (lower house)
    • Italian Senate (upper house)

Judicial branch

  • Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)
  • Constitutional Court of Italy
  • Judiciary of Italy

Foreign relations of Italy

Foreign relations of Italy

  • CIA activities in Italy

International organization membership

The Italian Republic is a member of:[3]

Law and order in Italy

Carabinieri with capes
In 2004 the Polizia di Stato received two Lamborghini Gallardo equipped with V10 engines in the classic blue white livery.
Guardia di Finanza police in central Rome
Corazzieri at the Quirinal Palace in Rome
  • Law of Italy
    • Capital punishment in Italy
    • Censorship in Italy
    • Constitution of Italy
    • Copyright law of Italy
    • Italian Code of Criminal Procedure
    • Italian law codes
    • Italian Racial Laws
    • Life imprisonment in Italy
    • Speed limits in Italy
  • Crime in Italy
    • Corruption in Italy
    • Human trafficking in Italy
    • Organized crime in Italy
    • Prostitution in Italy
    • Terrorism in Italy
  • Human rights in Italy
    • Abortion in Italy
    • Fathers' rights
    • Freedom of the press in Italy
    • Freedom of religion in Italy
    • LGBT rights in Italy
      • Recognition of same-sex unions in Italy
    • Religious freedom in Italy
  • Judiciary of Italy
  • Law enforcement in Italy
    • Carabinieri
      • Carabinieri Art Squad
      • Carabinieri Cavalry Regiment
      • Corazzieri
      • Carabinieri Mobile Units Division
      • Gruppo di intervento speciale
      • Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale
    • Guardia di Finanza
      • Counter-terrorism Rapid Response
      • Gruppo di investigazione criminalità organizzata
    • Municipal police (Italy)
    • Polizia di Stato
    • Provincial police

Military of Italy

Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force

Military of Italy

  • Armed forces of Italy:
    • Army of Italy: Esercito Italiano
    • Navy of Italy: Marina Militare
      • Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard
    • Air force of Italy: Aeronautica Militare
    • Gendarmerie of Italy: Carabinieri
  • Military history of Italy
  • Wars involving Italy

History of Italy

Prehistoric step pyramid of Monte d'Accoddi
The Greek Temple of Concordia, Valle dei Templi, Agrigento, Sicily
The Roman Forum, the commercial, cultural, and political center of the city at the time of the Roman Republic
Castel del Monte, a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

History of Italy

By period

Timeline of Italian history

  • Prehistoric Italy
  • Magna Graecia (8th–3th centuries BC)
  • Italy during Roman times (8th century BC – 6th century AD)
    • Roman Kingdom
    • Roman Republic
    • Roman Empire
  • Italy in the Middle Ages (6th–14th centuries)
  • Italian Renaissance (14th–16th centuries)
  • Italian Wars (1494–1559)
  • History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (1559 –1814)
  • Modern history of Italy
    • Italian unification (1814 –1861)
    • History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
      • Italian irredentism
      • Italian Colonial Empire
      • Italian fascism
      • Italian Civil War
    • History of the Italian Republic (1946 – present)
      • Italian economic miracle
      • Years of Lead (Italy)
      • Mani pulite
      • COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

By region

  • History of Florence
  • History of Milan
  • History of Naples
  • History of Rome
  • History of Tuscany
  • History of Palermo

By subject

  • Economic history of Italy
  • Genetic history of Italy
  • Historical states of Italy
  • Military history of Italy
    • Military history of Italy during World War I
    • Military history of Italy during World War II
  • Music history of Italy
  • History of coins in Italy
  • History of Italian citizenship
  • History of Italian culture (1700s)
  • History of Italian fashion
  • History of Italian flags
    • Flags of Napoleonic Italy
  • History of rail transport in Italy
  • History of Roman Catholicism in Italy
  • History of the Jews in Italy

Culture of Italy

Villa Capra "La Rotonda", a fine example of Palladian architecture
A typical Italian vineyard scene, with vines growing together with olive trees
Vittoriale degli italiani, the amphitheatre
Masks at the Carnival of Venice
The flag of Italy flying at Victor Emmanuel II Monument in Rome, a national monument celebrating the first king of the unified country, and resting place of the Italian Unknown Soldier since the end of World War I. It was inaugurated in 1911, on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy.
Portrait of Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages. His epic poem The Divine Comedy ranks among the finest works of world literature.[4]
The School of Athens, a famous fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael
Portrait of Galileo Galilei, considered the "father" of observational astronomy,[5] modern physics,[6] the scientific method,[7] and modern science[8]
The auditorium of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the leading opera and ballet theatre in Italy
Giuseppe Verdi, one of Italy's greatest opera composers, portrait by Giovanni Boldini
Leonardo da Vinci, a polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect[9]
Portrait of Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo) leads an expedition to the New World, 1492. His voyages are celebrated as the discovery of the Americas from a European perspective, and they opened a new era in the history of humankind and sustained contact between the two worlds.

Culture of Italy

  • Trecento
  • Quattrocento
  • Cinquecento
  • Seicento
  • Settecento
  • Ottocento
  • Cultural icons of Italy
  • Culture of Rome
  • Architecture of Italy
    • Ancient Roman architecture
    • Italian Gothic architecture
      • Venetian Gothic architecture
    • Italian Renaissance and Mannerist architecture
      • Palladian architecture
    • Italian Baroque architecture
      • Sicilian Baroque
    • Italian Neoclassical architecture
      • Neoclassical architecture in Milan
    • Italian modern and contemporary architecture
      • Fascist architecture
    • North-Western Italian architecture
    • List of Italian architects
    • List of castles in Italy
    • List of cathedrals in Italy
    • List of libraries in Italy
    • List of palaces in Italy
  • Cuisine of Italy
    • Beer in Italy
    • Italian food products
    • Italian meal structure
    • Italian wine
      • Veneto wine
  • Cultural icons
  • Gardens in Italy
    • Italian garden
  • Italian nationalism
  • Italophilia
  • Languages of Italy
    • Central Italian
    • Geographical distribution of Italian speakers
    • Italian language
    • Regional Italian
  • Media in Italy
    • Magazines in Italy
    • Newspapers in Italy
    • Radio in Italy
    • Television in Italy
  • Mythology of Italy
  • Monuments of Italy
    • Colosseum
    • Leaning Tower of Pisa
    • St Mark's Basilica
  • Museums in Italy
  • National symbols of Italy
    • Coat of arms of Italy
    • Cockade of Italy
    • Flag of Italy
      • Flags of regions of Italy
    • National anthem of Italy
    • National colours of Italy
    • National personification of Italy
  • Philosophy
  • Public holidays in Italy
    • Ferragosto
    • Festa della Repubblica
    • Liberation Day (Italy)
  • Traditions of Italy
    • Carnival of Venice
    • Feast of San Gennaro
    • Palio di Siena
  • Units of measurement
  • World Heritage Sites in Italy (See also Transboundary sites)

Art in Italy

  • Art in Italy
    • Etruscan art
    • Roman art
    • Renaissance painting
    • Baroque art
    • Rococo art
    • Neoclassical and 19th-century art
    • Modern and contemporary art
      • Futurism
      • Metaphysical art
      • Novecento Italiano
      • Spatialism
      • Arte Povera
      • Transavantgarde
  • Italian ballet
  • Cinema of Italy
    • Italian futurism in cinema
    • Italian neorealism
  • Italian design
  • Italian fashion
  • Literature of Italy
    • Italian poetry
    • Sicilian School
    • Dolce Stil Novo
    • Marinism
    • Pontifical Academy of Arcadia
    • Venetian literature
    • Verismo (literature)
    • Western Lombard literature
  • Folklore of Italy
    • Italian folk dance
    • Italian folk music
  • Music of Italy
    • Italian classical music
    • Italian composers
    • Italian opera
    • Italian popular music
    • Mozart in Italy
    • Music history of Italy
    • Music media in Italy
    • Music of the Trecento
  • Sculpture of Italy
  • Theatre in Italy
    • Commedia dell'arte

People in Italy

  • Italians
    • People from Italy
      • Italian actors
      • Italian actresses
      • Italian architects
      • Italian women artists
      • Italian chefs
      • child actors
      • Italian classical composers
      • Italian comedians
      • Italian composers
      • Italian designers
      • Italian explorers
      • Italian film directors
      • Italian inventors
      • Italian journalists
      • Italian lawyers
      • Italian mathematicians
      • Italian Nobel laureates
      • Italian painters
      • Italian philosophers
      • Italian-language poets
      • Italian politicians
      • Italian scientists
      • Italian women writers
      • Italian writers
  • Italian diaspora
  • Immigration to Italy
  • Monarchy of Italy
  • Nobility of Italy
    • Papal nobility
  • Social class in Italy
  • Women in Italy

Ethnic groups in Italy

  • Algerians in Italy
  • Arabs in Italy
  • Arbëreshë people
  • Armenians in Italy
  • Australians in Italy
  • Bangladeshis in Italy
  • Bulgarians in Italy
  • Cape Verdeans in Italy
  • Chinese people in Italy
  • Congolese people in Italy
  • Croats of Italy
  • Cuban people in Italy
  • Dominican people in Italy
  • Egyptians in Italy
  • Ghanaian people in Italy
  • Greeks in Italy
  • Indians in Italy
  • Moroccans in Italy
  • Nepalis in Italy
  • Nigerian people in Italy
  • Pakistanis in Italy
  • Peruvians in Italy
  • Romani people in Italy
  • Romanians in Italy
  • Senegalese people in Italy
  • Serbs in Italy
  • Somali people in Italy
  • Swiss people in Italy
  • Sri Lankans in Italy
  • Tamils in Italy
  • Tunisian people in Italy
  • Turks in Italy
  • Ukrainians in Italy
  • Uruguayans in Italy

Religion in Italy

Monumental façade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the world's largest Christian church
Milan Cathedral, the fourth-largest church in the world
Florence Cathedral: Brunelleschi's Dome, the nave, and Giotto's Campanile as seen from the South

Religion in Italy

  • Bahá'í Faith in Italy
  • Buddhism in Italy
  • Christianity in Italy
    • Apostolic Church in Italy
    • Assemblies of God in Italy
    • Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy
    • Catholic Church in Italy
    • Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy
    • Evangelical Reformed Baptist Churches in Italy
    • Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy
    • List of Catholic dioceses in Italy
    • Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy
    • Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy
    • Protestantism in Italy
      • Waldensian Evangelical Church
    • Old Catholic Church in Italy
    • Oriental Orthodoxy in Italy
  • Hinduism in Italy
  • Islam in Italy
  • Judaism in Italy
  • Sikhism in Italy
  • Taoist Church of Italy

Sport in Italy

Michele Alboreto, won the 1985 German Grand Prix for Ferrari
Giancarlo Fisichella, the most recent Italian racing driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix
Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sport in Italy

  • American football
    • Italian Football League
  • Athletics in Italy
  • Auto racing
    • Italian Grand Prix
    • Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
  • Baseball
    • Italian Baseball League
    • Italy national baseball team
  • Basketball
    • Italian basketball league system
    • Italian Basketball Federation
    • Lega Basket Serie A
      • Serie A2 (basketball)
        • Serie B Basket
    • Lega Basket Femminile
      • Serie A2 (women's basketball)
    • Italy men's national basketball team
      • Italy men's national under-20 basketball team
      • Italy men's national under-19 basketball team
      • Italy men's national under-17 basketball team
    • Italy women's national 3x3 team
    • Italy women's national basketball team
    • Italy women's national 3x3 team
  • Cricket
    • Italian national cricket team
  • Cycling
    • Italy national cycling team
    • Italian Cycling Federation
    • Italian records in track cycling
  • Futsal in Italy
    • Italy national futsal team
  • Golf
    • Italian Open
  • Ice hockey in Italy
    • Italian Ice Sports Federation
    • Italy men's national ice hockey team
  • Italy at the Olympics
    • Italian National Olympic Committee
  • Rugby football
    • Rugby union in Italy
    • Rugby league in Italy
  • Tennis in Italy
    • Italian Open
  • Volleyball
    • Italian Volleyball League

Basketball in Italy

  • Italian basketball league system
  • Italian Basketball Federation
  • Lega Basket Serie A
    • Serie A2 (basketball)
      • Serie B Basket
  • Italy men's national basketball team
    • Italy men's national under-20 basketball team
    • Italy men's national under-19 basketball team
    • Italy men's national under-17 basketball team
  • Italy women's national 3x3 team
  • Italy women's national basketball team
  • Italy women's national 3x3 team
  • Lega Basket Femminile
    • Serie A2 (women's basketball)

Football in Italy

The Italy national football team, called Azzurri or squadra azzurra for their blue shirts, are the second-most successful national team in the world.
Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of football in Italy with 171 caps.

Football in Italy

  • Association football league system in Italy note: superseded by Italian football league system
    • Italian Football Federationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Italy&action=submit
    • Serie A
      • Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A
    • Serie B
      • Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B
    • Lega Pro
  • Football derbies in Italy
  • Football records in Italy
  • Italian Football Hall of Fame
  • List of football clubs in Italy
  • List of football stadiums in Italy
  • Italy national football team
    • Italy national under-21 football team
    • Italy national under-20 football team
    • Italy national under-19 football team
    • Italy national under-17 football team
    • Italy women's national football team
  • Supercoppa Italiana

Other sports popular in Italy

  • Combat sports
    • Italian school of swordsmanship
    • Italy national fencing team
  • Equestrian sports
    • Italian flat horse races
    • Italian jump horse races
  • Motorcycle racing
  • Roller hockey
  • Water sports
    • Italian Swimming Federation
    • Italy men's national water polo team
    • Italy women's national water polo team
  • Winter sports
    • Italy national alpine ski team

Economy and infrastructure of Italy

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, founded in 1472, is the world's oldest or second oldest bank in continuous operation.
Tuscan agricultural landscape
Ferrari 458 Spider, a sports car produced by the Italian manufacturer Ferrari
White Valentino dresses in celebration of Valentino's 45 years in fashion
Rome, one of the most important tourist destinations of the world
Venice, ranked many times as the most beautiful city in the world,[10][11] one of the most important tourist destinations of the world
Frecciabianca (left) and Frecciarossa (right) high-speed trains at Milan Central railway station

Economy of Italy

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 8th (eighth)
  • Agriculture in Italy
    • Artichoke production in Italy
  • Banking in Italy
  • Communications in Italy
    • Telecommunications in Italy
      • Internet in Italy
  • Companies of Italy
  • Currency of Italy: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • Economic history of Italy
    • Economy of Italy under fascism
    • Italian economic battles
    • Italian economic miracle
  • Energy in Italy
    • Electricity sector in Italy
    • Nuclear power in Italy
    • Renewable energy in Italy
      • Biofuel in Italy
      • Geothermal power in Italy
      • Hydroelectricity in Italy
      • Solar power in Italy
      • Wind power in Italy
  • Exports of Italy
  • Gambling in Italy
  • Industry in Italy
    • Automotive industry in Italy
      • Automobile manufacturers of Italy
    • Fashion industry of Italy
      • Fashion in Milan
    • Steel industry in Italy
  • Italian government debt
  • Italian regions by GDP
  • Science and technology in Italy
  • Southern question
  • Taxation in Italy
  • Tourism in Italy
    • Tourism in Milan
    • Tourism in Rome
    • Visa policy of the Schengen Area
  • Trade unions in Italy
  • Transport in Italy
    • Transport in Milan
    • Transport in Rome
    • Airports in Italy
    • Highway system of Italy (Autostrade)
      • Road signs in Italy
    • Rail transport in Italy
      • High-speed rail in Italy
      • Railway stations in Italy
      • Venice People Mover
    • Vehicular transport in Italy
      • Vehicle registration plates of Italy
      • Speed limits in Italy
  • Water supply and sanitation in Italy
  • Welfare in Italy

Local economies

  • Economy of Milan
  • Economy of Naples
  • Economy of Rome
  • Economy of Turin

Education in Italy

Bologna University, established in AD 1088, is the world's oldest university in continuous operation.

Education in Italy

Health in Italy

Health in Italy

See also

  • Index of Italy-related articles
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the European Union
  • Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
  • Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Outline of Europe
  • Outline of geography

References

  1. ↑ The English name of the Italian state used in the English text of the Treaty of Lisbon.
  2. ↑ Istat
  3. ↑ "Italy". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 15, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/italy/. 
  4. ↑ Bloom, Harold (1994). The Western Canon. ISBN 9780151957477. https://archive.org/details/westerncanonbook00bloorich.  See also Western canon for other "canons" that include the Divine Comedy.
  5. ↑ Singer, C. (1941). A Short History of Science to the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon Press. p. 217. https://books.google.com/books?id=mPIgAAAAMAAJ. 
  6. ↑ Whitehouse, D. (2009). Renaissance Genius: Galileo Galilei & His Legacy to Modern Science. Sterling Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-4027-6977-1. https://archive.org/details/renaissancegeniu0000whit. 
  7. ↑ Thomas Hobbes: Critical Assessments, Volume 1. Preston King. 1993. p. 59
  8. ↑ Disraeli, I. (1835). Curiosities of Literature. W. Pearson & Company. p. 371. 
  9. ↑ Kemp, Martin (2003). "Leonardo da Vinci". Grove Art Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T050401. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000050401.  Template:Grove Art subscription
  10. ↑ "Top 10 most Beautiful Cities in the World 2017". 28 July 2016. http://www.themeshnews.com/top-10-most-beautiful-cities-in-the-world-2016/. 
  11. ↑ "Top 10 most Beautiful Cities in the World 2018". 2 September 2018. https://worldchacha.com/most-beautiful-cities-capital-in-the-world/10/. 

External links

Country profiles
Government
Public institutions
Other




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Place:Outline_of_Italy&oldid=3716411"