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• Italian Peninsula
  ...'' or ''Penisola appenninica'') is one of the greatest [[peninsula]]s of [[Europe]], spanning 1,000 km from the [[Alps]] in the north to the central [[Medite ...of the Apennine Peninsula consists of the [[Apennine Mountains]], but the northern part is largely plains and cliffs line the coasts.
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• Northern Italian language
  '''Northern Italian''' (traditional name in Romance linguistics), '''Padanian''' (recen ...ations. The area where Northern Italian is spoken roughly corresponds to [[Northern Italy]] (sometimes called [[Padania]]). The vast majority of current speake
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• Ice Racing
  ...latitudes in [[Canada]], the northern [[United States]], and in northern [[Europe]].
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• Insular Italy
  ...ly is home to [[Mount Etna]], Italy's highest non-[[Alps|Alpine]] peak and Europe's largest active volcano. Sardinia is home to the [[Gennargentu]] mountain *[[Northern Italy]]
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• Burano
  ...hipelago]] of islands linked by bridges. It lies near [[Torcello]] at the northern end of the Lagoon, and is known for its [[lace]]work. ...began making [[lace]] with [[needle]]s. The lace was soon exported across Europe, but decline began in the [[eighteenth century]] and the industry did not r
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• Gotland Ring
  ...]], and will arguably be unrivalled in the Nordic region and North Eastern Europe. Today (January 2006), the tarmac extends more than 3.2 [[kilometre]]s on the northern loop (it will be [[FIA]] graded and ready for racing on by 2007). Also, ste
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• Umberto Bossi
  ...rd|Northern League]], a party seeking [[autonomy]] or [[independence]] for northern Italy. He is married to Manuela Marrone and has four sons (of which one fro :''See also:'' [[Northern League (Italy)#Ideology|Ideology of the Northern League]]
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• Emilia-Romagna
  '''Emilia-Romagna''' is an administrative [[Regions of Italy|region]] of [[Northern Italy]] comprising the two historic regions of [[Emilia]] and [[Romagna]]. ...s to ''[[via Emilia]]'', an important Roman way connecting [[Rome]] to the northern part of Italy. ''Romagna'' is a corruption of ''Romània''; when Ravenna wa
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• Wayne Rainey
  ...]]. The two would continue their intense rivalry on race tracks all across Europe, driving each other to higher levels of competitiveness. The late 80's and ...races a hand-controlled [[kart]] in the World SuperKart series based in [[Northern California]]. He lives in [[Salinas, California]]. The nearby [[Laguna Seca
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• Lombardy
  ...ardy, and its capital ([[Milan]]) is the fourth largest [[conurbation]] in Europe with more than 6.5 million inhabitants. The current governor of Lombardy is Lombardy is one of the three richest regions in [[Europe]], with a [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] per capita 30% higher than the res
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• Liguria
  ...east. It lies on the [[Ligurian Sea]], a part of the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] (northern [[Mediterranean Sea]]). [[Category:NUTS 2 Statistical Regions of Europe]]
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• Fossil fuel
  ...try. For example, [[energy policy of the United Kingdom]] recognizes that Europe's R/C value is 3.0, very low by world standards, and exposes that region to ...rchive.greenpeace.org/comms/97/climate/eusub.html Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Europe]
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• Alps
  ...''Alps''' is the name for one of the great [[mountain range]] systems of [[Europe]], stretching from [[Austria]] and [[Slovenia]] in the east, through [[Ital ...k composition) of the more central parts of the Alps and the groups at its northern and southern fringes:
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• Baccalà alla Vicentina
  ...onomically feasible before the 17th century, when cheap salt from southern Europe became available. Both stockfish and clipfish can be processed to [[lutefis ...ll spoil the fish, as ice destroyes the fibers in the fish. The climate in northern Norway is excellent for stockfish production. Due to the stable conditions,
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• Pesaro
  ...e latter tribe, one of their most ancient, has been found at Novilara. The northern Piceni were invaded in the 4th century BC by the [[Senones]] Gauls, and whe ...bertas Pesaro|Victoria Libertas]] [[basketball]] team, better known across Europe as ''Scavolini Pesaro''.
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• Lombardia
  ...Lombardia''; [[Lombard language|Lombard]]: ''Lumbardìa'') is a region in [[northern Italy]] between the [[Alps]] and the [[Po]] river valley. It borders the It ...opulation lives in Lombardy. Its capital is [[Milan]], the largest city in Northern Italy. The current president of Lombardy is [[Roberto Formigoni]]. [[Pirel
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• Mediterranean Sea
  ...e [[Atlantic Ocean]] almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by [[Europe]], on the south by [[Africa]], and on the east by [[Asia]]. It covers an a *'''Europe''' (from west to east): [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Monaco]], [[Italy]], the i
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• Economy
  ...s defined there as "terrific", and Italy is called "the real [[sick man of Europe]]". The government's stance has been to blame the difficulties on the inter ...hort run, and Italy has therefore been referred to as the new "sick man of Europe".[http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/printout/0,13675,501051205-1134710
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• Southern Italy
  ...idies'' (Latin for 'south', because of the sun's position at midday in the northern hemisphere). "Mezzogiorno" was popularised by [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] and th ...the Gulf of [[Gaeta]] are each named after a large coastal city. Along the northern coast of the Salernitan gulf, on the south of the Sorrentine peninsula, run
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• Culture
  Since Roman times, Italy has been one of the cultural centers for all of [[Europe]]. It was the home of the [[Italian Renaissance]], as well as many of the m ...i]] in the [[1970s]]. The [[European Music Office]]'s report on [[Music in Europe]] claimed that, in general, hip hop from the south of Italy tends to be har
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