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2. Population: 60 million. Language: Italian. Capital: Rome. Other cities of note: Florence, Venice, Milan, Naples, Pisa, Bologna, Verona, Lecce, Palermo. Famous for: Food, fashion, Mafia, the Pope, football.

3. Italia Rome Contains Vatican city. Population: 2.8 million. Football team: A.S. Roma and Lazio. Food: spaghetti all’ Amatriciana. Famous for: Colosseum, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon.

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8. Florence Population: 37,000. Football team: Fiorentina. Food: Bistecca. Famous for: Uffizi Gallery, Brunelleschi’s Dome, Ponte Vecchio.

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11. Venice Population: 20,000. Football team: Unione Venezia. Food: Polenta, seafood. Famous for: canals, gondolas, Piazza san Marco, Carnevale.

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15. Naples Population: 20,000. Football team: Napoli. Food: Pizza, mozzarella. Famous for: Food, Vesuvius, Pompeii, Amalfi coast.

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18. Bologna Population: 38,000. Football team: Bologna. Food: Tagliatelle Bolognese, Lasagne, Tortellini. Famous for: Food, two towers, Bologna university, arches.

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