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Background: 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 II. 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 Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.



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20 days ago: KB published a blog
Beautiful Sicily
July 31st 2008  Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo
Hi there from beautiful Sicily, land of sunshine, music, great food, Greek ruins, volcanoes, mud pools, endless olive trees, and enternal heat.....the last being the death of me.....an exageration but ... [full story]

Palermo... discovering our roots
90 days ago: LDUCA published a blog
Palermo... discovering our roots
May 13th 2008  Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo
As our family, way back when, moved from Palermo Sicily, to New Orleans Louisiana USA, my brother requested that Sicily be a part of his Italian vacation. We passed two days in Palermo, and walked a g ... 26 photos [full story]

120 days ago: Alex and Kerry published a blog
last day in palermo
April 22nd 2008  Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo
evening all, right, last entry from palermo, and thought i might as well take advantage of the free net access for the last time as 2mo we head for the deep south of italy, mazara del vallo, and we ... [full story]

121 days ago: Alex and Kerry published a blog
another day in sicily's capital
April 21st 2008  Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo
Hey all, For the first time on this thing, kerry is sitting next to me, so she can censor the funny things that she did today. (i usually stay away cos its painful to watch him type - KA). We've ha ... [full story]

April 20th 2008  Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo
Hi all, so, first entry from palermo, sicilia, and i must say, i think i would put this city at the top of my list so far. it is amazing, such a contrast to anything we have see so far. and the way ... [full story]

Southern Italy Adventures
174 days ago: Ferrari published a blog
Southern Italy Adventures
February 1st 2008  Europe » Italy » Sicily » Palermo
After finishing my language studies at Leonardo da Vinci school in Firenze we embarked on our Italian southern adventure by train & bus to Naples, Pompeii, Matera and Sicily. What we discovered and ex ... 94 photos [full story]


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