Place details
Place nameItaly
Other namesRepubblica italiana, Repubblica Italiana, Italia, Italian Republic, Italie, République italienne, Italien, Itália, Italië, ITA, IT, ISO380, IT00, Esperia, Italian
Latitude42.833
Longitude12.833
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited since 50,000 BCE; settled by Indo-Europeans 1850 BCE, Etruscans 1600 BCE, and Greeks 800 BCE; united by Romans 270 BCE; independent states rose after fall of Holy Roman Empire, notably Naples, Milan, Florence, Venice and papacy; reunited in the 19th century; official language is Italian, though significant minorities speak German, French, and Slovene.