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{{Infobox country|name=Italian Republic|leader_name1=Sergio Mattarella|established_date1=17 March 1861|established_event2=Republic|established_event1=Unification|area_km2=301,340|population_estimate_year=2020|population_estimate=60,317,116|leader_name2= | {{Infobox country|name=Italian Republic|leader_name1=Sergio Mattarella|established_date1=17 March 1861|established_event2=Republic|established_event1=Unification|area_km2=301,340|population_estimate_year=2020|population_estimate=60,317,116|leader_name2=Giorgia Meloni|leader_title2=Prime Minister|native_name=Repubblica Italiana|leader_title1=President|government_type=Unitary parliamentary republic|image_map=Map_of_Italy.svg|image_map_size=200|official_languages=Italian|largest_city=Rome|image_coat=Emblem_of_Italy.svg|capital=Rome|mode_of_production=Capitalism|image_flag=Flag of Italy.svg|established_date2=2 June 1946}} | ||
'''Italy''', officially the '''Italian Republic''', is a country in [[Southern Europe]]. | '''Italy''', officially the '''Italian Republic''', is a country in [[Southern Europe]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== | === Fascist Period (1922-1943) === | ||
''See main article: [[Kingdom of Italy (1922-1943)]]'' | |||
During most of the Interwar period and the [[Second World War]], a [[Fascism|fascist]] regime under [[Benito Mussolini]] ruled Italy, the economy declined, many ethnic groups, particularly in Italian colonies such as [[Libya]], saw heavy repression, and some of the first mass privatizations occurred. | During most of the Interwar period and the [[Second World War]], a [[Fascism|fascist]] regime under [[Benito Mussolini]] ruled Italy, the economy declined, many ethnic groups, particularly in Italian colonies such as [[Libya]], saw heavy repression, and some of the first mass privatizations occurred. | ||