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About Italy
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the European Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, the ravages of organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.
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Sports Briefing | Figure Skating Italy’s Kostner Takes Gold - New York Times 2 hours 22 min agoUS men's team faces tough tests in 2009 - Los Angeles Times 5 hours 50 min agoTrek to Italy's Amalfi Coast serves up glorious food, shopping and ... - Pittsburgh Post Gazette 8 hours 26 min agoAah, Italy - Winston-Salem Journal 8 hours 45 min agoMuntari seals Inter win over Juve - BBC News 14 hours 55 min agoMore News | Feed source: Google News