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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Italy covers 301,340 km², located in Southern Europe, bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the Mediterranean Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Italy: Geography |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/italy/ |publisher=CIA World Factbook |date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref> Its Mediterranean climate supports agriculture and tourism, vital for Catholic communities in regions like Tuscany and Umbria. Major cities include [[Rome]], [[Milan]], and [[Assisi]], with Rome hosting the [[Vatican City]] and the [[Basilica of Saint Peter]]. Italy’s geography, with its historic pilgrimage routes like the [[Via Francigena]], fosters Catholic devotion.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Catholic Encyclopedia: Italy |author=New Advent |publisher=Robert Appleton Company |year=1913 |isbn=}}</ref> | Italy covers 301,340 km², located in Southern Europe, bordered by [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Slovenia]], and the Mediterranean Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Italy: Geography |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/italy/ |publisher=CIA World Factbook |date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref> Its Mediterranean climate supports agriculture and tourism, vital for Catholic communities in regions like Tuscany and Umbria. Major cities include [[Rome]], [[Milan]], and [[Assisi]], with Rome hosting the [[Vatican City]] and the [[Basilica of Saint Peter]]. Italy’s geography, with its historic pilgrimage routes like the [[Via Francigena]], fosters Catholic devotion.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Catholic Encyclopedia: Italy |author=New Advent |publisher=Robert Appleton Company |year=1913 |isbn=}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||