Итальянская Республика

of the state is the Constitution adopted in 1947.The head of state Is the President of Italy. The Executive branch and the Government are headed by the President of the Italian Council of Ministers.

State system

inhabitants it is the fourth most populous EU member state. It borders with France in the north-west (488 km), Switzerland (740 km) and Austria (430 km) - in the north, Slovenia - in the north-east (232 km). It also has internal borders with the Vatican (3.2 km) and San Marino (39 km).
Active volcanoes (Vesuvius, Etna); earthquakes are frequent. Wetting the seas - from the east the Apennine peninsula is washed by the Adriatic Sea with the Venetian Gulf in its northern part.

Geographical position

world heritage site — more than in any other country in the world
1. The city of Venice and the Venetian lagoon(From the V century) - lagoon in the Adriatic sea
2. The historic centre of Naples(Located in the Bay of the Gulf of Naples)
3. The historic centre of Florence(XV—XVI century) - Italian city on the river Arno
4. City Of Verona(I century BC — XIV century ad) - Located on the Adige river.
5. Reti railway(1904)
6. dolomite Alps(a mountain range in the Eastern Alps, part of the Southern Limestone Alps)
7. Mount Etna(active stratovolcano, located on the East coast of Sicily)