Category: Italy

The Italy was the birthplace of the ancient Roman Empire, the Catholic Church, Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Today, it is a powerful economy and one of the main tourist hubs in the world. It has immense historical heritage and a strong influence on Western culture. Italy was the birthplace of the ancient Roman Empire, of the Catholic Church, of Galileo. Dante, Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Italy was unified in 1861. In the 1920s, it became a fascist dictatorship under Mussolini, defeated in World War II. In 1946, the monarchy gave way to a democratic republic. Italy has a diversified economy, with GDP close to that of France and the United Kingdom. More industrialized to the north and more agricultural to the south. The currency is the euro.