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Venice is en island city built on lagoons or.d crisscrossed with cana's. meking gondoles o popular way to get around.

ToLrist sites sach as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, built in 1360. attract mony signt seers.

Julius Caescr (100-44 r.ć ) was one of history $ most famous leaders. His military genius nelped the Romans gain power and ccnguer its enemies.

Italy is the wo^rld's leading winę meker. This Chianti is in a fiasco. a trcditional round bcttle wropped in c wicker pesket

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Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire dominated the Mediterranecn region and western Europę as far north as firitain. The andent Roman influence still lives on in the form of laws, engineering, ond langucge—Latin forms the root of many modern tongues.

CAPITAL. Romę AftEA 116.306 sguare miies POPULATION: 58.057.477 LANGUA6E: Italicn CURRENCY: Euro

MAIN EXPORTS: engtnee^ring preduets. textiles. production machmery. motor vehicles. trcnspo^rt eguipment, Chemicals, food. peverages, tobacco

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