Capital: Rome Time: +1 GMT Area: 301,230 sq km Population: 56,782,748 (July 1998 estimated) Currency: Italian lira Form of government: republic; bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate(326 seats, members serve five-year terms) and the Chamber of deputies (630 seats, members serve five-year terms); President elected by an ellectoral college consisting of both houses of Parliament and 58 regional representatives for seven-year term; Prime Minister is appointed by the President Official languages: Italian Religion: Roman Catholic (98%), Other (2%) National holiday: Anniversary of the Republic, 2 June (1946)

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General Information About Italy

• USA: Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C. - activities, tips for travellers, regional profiles and a bulletin board with Italy-related topics.
• USA: Consulate General of Italy in Boston, MA - an updated guide to all our consular services.
• USA: Consulate General of Italy in Chicago - in English and Italian.
• United Nations: Permanent Mission of Italy - organization of the mission; relations between Italy and international organizations; addresses of Italian embassies; vacancies in international organizations.
• Businesses
  Browse through the list of Italian businesses.
• Govrnment
  Links to Italian Government Web pages.
• Cities
  Browse the list of links to the many cities of Italy.

Television and Radion Stations on the Web

• Italia Network - Live Feed
• ItaliaRadio - Live Feed
• Radio L'Olgiata - 96.4/96.6 FM (Rome) - Live Feed
• Radio M100 (Rome) - Live Feed
• Radio Planet FM (Milan) - Live Feed
• Radio Radicale (Rome) - Live Feed
• Radio Radio - 104.5 FM (Rome) - Live Feed
• Radio Vicenza - 103/103.2 FM (Vicenza) - Live Feed
• Radio X - 96.5 FM (Calgiari) - Live Feed
• Rock FM - 98.7 FM - Live Feed

• Sardegna 1
• Tele Liguria Sud - emittente locale della Liguria; televisione comunitaria della Spezia; informazione e cultura; (in Italian).
• Teleroma 56 - local station for people who love Rome and enjoy sports.
• Television Sports Director - provides information about how difficult it is to direct a sports event; (in Italian).
• Tv Audience - Updated every day - TV Audience in Italy - source: Auditel
• Canale 5

Magazines and Newspapers on the WEB

• Media
  Browse through Italian newspapers and magazines.

• Mondo Italiano Magazine - Business, cultural, political, social news from Italy -- in an electronic
  coffee table format. Quarterly magazine plus accompanying audio cassette.
• Osservatorio Industriale della Sardegna - Sardinian economic statistics and related analysis
  conjunctural analysis magazine
• Affari Italiani - daily net magazine; top ten news about society, business and culture in Italy.

• Alto Adige - Corriere delle Alpi - quotidiano indipendente del mattino
• Avvenire su Internet - national Catholic daily newspaper in Italian.
• Corrirere della Sera, La Repubblica and Gazzetta dello Sport
• Il Foglio - quotidiano diretto da Giuliano Ferrara.
• Il Manifesto - Italian newspaper
• Il Piccolo - Daily newspaper published in Trieste.
• La Buvette - electronic parliamentary newspaper; (in Italian).
• La Padania - newspaper of North Italy.
• La Repubblica
• La Stampa
• Milano Finanza - Italian daily financial newspaper.
• Stampa Diocesana Novarese
• Web Directory: Giornali europei su Internet

Tourism

• Venice
• Pictures of Italy
• Italian Tourist Web Guide
• Regions
  Explore the 20 regions of Italy.
• Travel
  Travelling to Italy? Stop here to find helpful resources for your journey.
• Web Cameras
  View live pictures of Italy from your computer.

Italian Culture

• Architects & Sculptors
  The life and works of the great architects and sculptors of Italy.
• Art
  A great source to many of the fascinating works of Italian art.
• Basilicas and Churches
  Visit some of the most beautiful basilicas and churches in Italy.
• Bookstore
  Purchase books, CD's, and cassettes on Italy and Italian culture from Amazon.com.
• Famous Italians
  Learn more about some of the important people of Italy.
• Festivals/Holidays
  Your guide to the feast days, holidays, and festivals.
• Films
  Links to pictures, sounds, story line, and more on Italian movies.
• History
  Travel back in time to learn more about Italy's rich history.
• Law
  Helpful Web sites to the laws that govern Italy.
• Literature
  Read about the history of Italian literature or click on one of Italy's great literary works.
• Museums
  Visit the many museums of Italy from your computer.
• Music
  Visit Web sites dedicated to Italian artists and Italian music.
• Opera
  Web sites devoted to Italian composers, singers, and theatres.
• Painters
  An excellent guide to the great artists of Italy.
• Religion
  Visit the Vatican and the many religious sites in Italy.