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Italy was only unified in 1861 and Rome became its capital in 1871. Two independent states sit inside its territory: the Vatican and San Marino. The national language descends from Tuscan, which Dante helped shape in the fourteenth century. Few countries have as many World Heritage sites.
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September 1997 earthquakes in Italy
The ground did not shake just once: thousands of tremors came before or after the main shock, from May 1997 to April 1998. The strongest struck on 26 September at 11:40. In Assisi, a vault of the Basilica of Saint Francis collapsed.
Photo: Sebasgs (CC BY-SA 3.0)
International airport serving Bergamo, Italy
It is billed as Milan's airport although it lies 45 km from the city, near Bergamo.
Photo: Nabbegat (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Italian automobile company
At first it built animal-drawn carriages. Giovanni Bertone opened his Turin workshop at 28 and the war soon deprived him of orders and workers. Vincenzo Lancia later entrusted him with almost all his special series and nicknamed him 'Bertunot'.
Photo: Dustin May from Detroit, MI (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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