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The country I picked to do my report on was . , officially the Italian Republic, is an independent nation in southern Europe. The word "" comes from the ancient Oscan language and means "Calf". is a fairly small, important mediteranean country of about 116, ....

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.... land- locked, with 9 major ports including Genoa, Trieste, Taranto, Venice, Savona, and Naples. has been historically important since Roman times, and millions of tourists are attracted each year to its ancient cities and art treasures. Modern is an important industrial nation and a leading member of the european community, also known as the "EC". 's principal trading partners are other members of the EC, especially Germany and France. 's government was originally a republic, then was a monarchy, then a republic, then a monarchy. It was reverted back to a republic for a final time in 1946. According to the constitution, executive p ....