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General Information (Italy)
Official name of the country: the Italian Republic
Official language: Italian
Capital: Rome (2,823,804 inhab. / 2004)
Policy
Government: Parliamentary Republic
Independence: 17 March 1861
Entry to the UN: December 14, 1955
Entry into the EU, a founding member of: March 25, 1957
Area
Total: 301,338 km ² (69th)
% Water: 2.4%
Population
Total (census October 2006): 59093092 ab. (23 °)
Density: 196.1 inhab. / Km ² (40 °)
Geography
Continent: Europe
Time zone: UTC +1
Miscellaneous
TLD:. En
Prefix tel.: +39
Designation Auto.: The
National Anthem: The Song of the Italians known as “national anthem” or “Brothers of Italy”
National Day: June 2
Regional Data (Umbria)
Capital: Perugia
The main tourist centers: Assisi, Perugia, Gubbio, Todi, Orvieto, Lago Trasimeno, Norcia, Spoleto, Campello sul Clitunno, Montefalco, Corciano, Trevi, Spello, Bevagna, Marmore Falls.
Main dishes: torta al testo, strangozzi with black truffle, barbozza, crostini with truffle sauce umbrichelli in Trasimeno, ciriole to Terni, Spoleto to strangozzi, lentil soup, Palombaccio, drunken chicken, bull to Perugia.
Main sweets: the Torcolo di San Costanzo, the Rocciata of Assisi, the Brustengolo, fritters of St. Joseph.
Main Wines: Sagrantino di Montefalco, Assisi Grechetto, Vernaccia di Cannock, Trebbiano Spoletino, Grechetto of Todi, Bianco di Torgiano, Rubesco Lungarotti.
Main Events and Manifestations: Umbria Jazz, Chocolate, Corpus Christi, Ceri of Gubbio, May Day, St. Francis of Assisi, La Quintana, Le Gaite, the Palio of the Boats, Open Crushers, for more information visit UmbriaOnLine
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