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• Strait of Bonifacio
  ...is about 7 miles (11 km) wide and divides the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] from the western [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The strait is notorious among [[sailor|sailors]] for [[Category:Straits of Europe|Bonifacio]]
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• Geography
  : Southern [[Europe]], a [[peninsula]] extending into the central [[Mediterranean Sea]], northe : Europe
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• Geography of Italy
  : [[Southern Europe]], a [[peninsula]] extending into the central [[Mediterranean Sea]], northe : [[Europe]]
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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 ...iterranean]] is important in understanding the origin and development of [[Western Civilization]].
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• Northern Italian language
  *** [[Western Lombard]] ...t of as being part of the western branch of Romance languages, the [[Italo-Western languages]].
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• Pesaro
  ...of trading and craftmanship. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire|Western Empire]], Pesaro was occupied by the Ostrogoths, and destroyed by [[Vitigis ...bertas Pesaro|Victoria Libertas]] [[basketball]] team, better known across Europe as ''Scavolini Pesaro''.
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• Lampedusa
  ...aly, I believe:in terms of tectonic plates the boundary between Africa and Europe is the Alps. It is Africa heading northwards which pushed up those mountain ...the 1960s. In the same decade an electric power station was built and the western part of the island became a [[NATO]] base.
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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 ...Liechtenstein]], [[Slovenia]] and [[Switzerland]]. The highest peak of the Western Alps is [[Mont Blanc]], 4810 m. The highest peak in the Eastern Alps is [[P
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• Liguria
  '''Liguria''' is a coastal [[Regions of Italy|region]] of north-western [[Italy]], the third smallest of the Italian regions. It borders France to [[Category:NUTS 2 Statistical Regions of Europe]]
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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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• Lada
  ...t]] and later [[Russia]]n market as well. Lada made its name in [[Western Europe]] selling the [[Lada Riva]] in large quantities during the [[1980s]], but s ...mported components, AutoVAZ decided to withdraw from the UK and most other western European markets. Lada cars maintained a presence in a number of African, C
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• Lombardia
  ...[[Switzerland]] or [[Sweden]]. The region is one of the three richest in [[Europe]], with a per capita [[gross domestic product]] that is 50 percent higher t ...sized by the temporary moving of the capital of the [[Western Roman Empire|Western Empire]] to Milan. Here, in [[313]] CE, emperor [[Constantine]] issued the
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• Art of Italy
  With the fall of its western capitol, the Roman empire continued for another 1000 years under the leader ''[[Gothic architecture]]'' began in northern [[Europe]] and spread southward to Italy.
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• Trentino-South Tyrol
  ...ed by the Romans in [[15 BC]]. After the end of the [[Western Roman Empire|Western Empire]], it was divided between the [[Lombards]] ([[Salorno]]), [[Alamanni [[Category:NUTS 2 Statistical Regions of Europe]]
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• Stromboli
  ...ssion generated in the last 13,000 years by several collapses on the north western side of the cone. [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], in his connections of [[Middle-earth]] and modern-day [[Europe]], had always thought of the tower [[Barad-dûr]] as being located on Strom
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• Fiat 127
  ...Year]] award in 1972, and quickly became one of the best-selling cars in [[Europe]] for several years. ...roduction till 1995: Fiat imported the South American 127 ''Unificata'' to Europe, until 1987.
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• Europe
  [[Image:LocationEurope.png|thumb|250px|right|World map showing Europe]] [[Image:Europe countries map en.png|thumb|250px|right|Political map (neighbouring countrie
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• Vacuum brake
  ...ain pipe) and a large ejector to release brake applications. Later [[Great Western Railway]] practice was to use a vacuum pump instead of the small ejector. ...valve (right) and the small (upper) and large ejector cocks from a [[Great Western Railway|GWR]] locomotive]]
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• Milan
  The German name for the city is ''Mailand,'', while in the local [[Western Lombard]] dialect, the city's name is Milán, pronounced quite as in French Its province lies in the western part of [[Lombardy]]; it covers an area of 1,981 square kilometers and has
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• Gelato
  ''America - Western States'' '''Europe'''
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• Naples, Italy
  ...[[San Carlo|Teatro di San Carlo]], the oldest active [[opera house]] in [[Europe]], which opened its doors on [[November 4]], [[1737]]. [[Category:Former countries in Europe]]
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• Naples
  ...[[San Carlo|Teatro di San Carlo]], the oldest active [[opera house]] in [[Europe]], which opened its doors on [[November 4]], [[1737]]. [[Category:Former countries in Europe]]
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• Demolition Derby
  ...nd festivals. They originated in North America and quickly spread to other western nations. ==Demolition derbies in Europe==
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• History
  ...[[Po]] valley, for example, was appended in 42 BC. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]] and the [[Lombards|Lombard]] invasions, "Italy" or "Italian" ...Augustus and the return of the imperial ensigns to [[Constantinople]], the Western Roman Empire ends; for few years Italia stayed united under Odoacer rule, b
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• Southern Italy
  ...ntine Empire]] after the [[Decline of the Roman Empire|fall of Rome]] in [[Western Roman Empire|the West]] and even the [[Lombards]] failed to consolidate it, ...ected local industries, and reduced Naples from the fourth largest city in Europe and the capital of a kingdom to a provincial town".
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• Procida
  After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]] and the Byzantine reconquest in the [[Gothic Wars (6th centu In 1957, the first underwater [[aqueduct]] in Europe was built in Procida.
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• Fiat Uno
  ...e extra weight upset the cars handling. It was more popular in continental Europe than in the UK, due to diesel being substantially less taxed there, than in Uno production ceased in Italy in 1995, with sales throughout Western Europe stopping at the same time. A total of 6,032,911 units were built in Fiat's
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• Valle d'Aosta
  ...: ''Valle d'Aosta'') is a mountainous [[Regions of Italy|region]] in north-western [[Italy]]. It is bordered by [[France]] to the west, [[Switzerland]] to the [[Category:NUTS 2 Statistical Regions of Europe]]
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• Aosta Valley
  ...n ''Valle d'Aosta'') is a mountainous [[Regions of Italy|region]] in north-western [[Italy]], the smallest of Italy's regions. It is bordered by [[France]] to [[Category:NUTS 2 Statistical Regions of Europe]]
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• Wankel engine
  ...s by [[NSU]], [[Comotor]], and [[Mazda]], therefore it is likely that many Western [[patent]]s were infringed upon by these designs, the probable reason for t ...[[auto racing|race]], in 1974. Mazda is the only team from outside Western Europe or the United States to have won Le Mans outright and the only non-piston e
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• Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza
  ...established good relations with several [[counter-terrorism]] units in the western world. ...in [[Weingarten]], [[Germany]]. SOD/NOCS continues to be a leading unit in Europe and the new senior officers have establish liaisons with similar units of f
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• Verona
  ...and the ''Schola Sacerdotum'' academy drew scholars from all over western Europe. ...lmets and wrought-iron fences with the Scaligeri ladder emblems. In all of Europe, there is nothing like these spiky, flamboyant, monuments. Simplertombs nea
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• Road bicycle racing
  Road racing is popular all over the world, but especially in [[Europe]]. The most competitive and devoted countries are [[Belgium]], [[France]], ...e western European countries of France, Spain, Belgium, and Italy. Some of Europe's earliest road bicycle races remain among the sport's marquee events. Thes
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• Veneto
  The [[University of Padua]] is one of the oldest ([[1222]]) in Europe and has counted among its many famous professors [[Galileo Galilei]]. To th Mostly together with the [[Cenomani]] [[Celts]] on their western border, the [[Veneti]] sided with the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] when Rome str
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• Italian language
  ...la]], [[Libya]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], and various other countries in Europe and the Americas |Fam4 || [[Italo-Western languages|Italo-Western]]
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• Iveco
  ...(1984), three vehicles that symbolized Iveco's entrepreneurial success in Europe. ...ed variants. Also produced in China by [[Naveco]] as the Nanjing NJ2046. [[Western Star]] built copies for the [[Canadian Forces]] 1993-1997
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• History of the bicycle
  ...ance and several thousand copies were built and used, primarily in Western Europe and in North America. Its popularity rapidly faded when, partly due to incr ...ces to ride), and litigated on behalf of cyclists (It would, however, be [[Western Wheel Company]] of [[Chicago]] which would drastically reduce production co
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• Lombards
  ...hey left Scandinavia under leaders such as Ibor and settled in Continental Europe, in the lower course of the [[Elbe river]], where they were recorded by [[T ...ng of the [[6th century]] they were settled in [[Pannonia]] (now [[Hungary|Western Hungary]] and the [[Czech Republic]]) by the Emperor [[Justinian I|Justinia
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• Monaco
  ...onaco''', is a [[constitutional monarchy]] and [[city-state]] in [[Western Europe]] located along the [[French Riviera]] between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] an ...]]; Les Revoires, containing the [[Jardin Exotique]]; and La Colle, on the western border with [[Cap d`Ail]]. Monte Carlo quartier is also subdivided into sev
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• Genoa
  After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], Genoa was occupied by the [[Ostrogoths]]. After the [[Gothi However, this prosperity did not last. The [[Black Death]] was imported into Europe in 1349 from the Genoese trading post at [[Caffa]] ([[Theodosia]]) in Crim
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• Motorcycle Racing
  ...tadiums, leading to Motocross being now termed the "outdoors". However, in Europe it is less popular, as the predominate focus there is on Motocross. There is a [[World Enduro Championship]] (WEC) that has events across Europe, with a few excursions to North America. The most significant event in the
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• Fiat
  ...produced. Also around the same time, Fiat taxis became somewhat popular in Europe. By 1910, Fiat was the largest automotive company in Italy — a posit ...t began to build the famous [[Lingotto]] car factory — the largest in Europe up to that time — which opened in 1923. It was the first Fiat factor
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• Politics
  ...the ''imperfect bipolarism'', referring to more proper bipolarism in other western countries (the [[United States]], [[Germany]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Fr The Communist party was at this point the largest communist party in western Europe, and remained such for the rest of its existence. Their ability to attract
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• Florence
  ...a suburban population in excess of 200,000 persons. A centre of medieval [[Europe]]an [[trade]] and [[finance]], the city is often considered the birthplace ...event the city's rise to become one of the most powerful and prosperous in Europe, assisted by her own strong gold currency, the [[guilder|florin]] (introduc
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• Italy
  ...alian]]: ''Repubblica Italiana'' or ''Italia'') is a country in southern [[Europe]]. It comprises the ([[boot]]-shaped) Apennine [[peninsula]] and two large ...velopment of the whole Mediterranean area, deeply influencing [[Culture of Europe|European culture]] as well. Important cultures and civilizations have exist
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• Rome
  ...pire]], the most powerful, largest and longest lasting empire of classical Western civilization. The [[Vatican City|Vatican]], a sovereign [[enclave]] within ...ddle Ages]], but the city regained prominence as the cultural capital of [[Western Roman Empire]] for several hundred years leading up to the [[Renaissance]].
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• History of the automobile
  ...tieth century the automobile industry was beginning to take off in western Europe, especially in France where, in 1903, 30,204 cars were produced, representi ...of technologies were being produced by hundreds of producers all over the western world. [[Steam car|Steam]], [[electric vehicle|electricity]] and gasoline-p
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• Ancient Rome
  ...garchic]] [[republic]] to a vast [[empire]]. It came to dominate [[Western Europe]] and the entire area surrounding the [[Mediterranean Sea]] through [[conqu ...elopment of law, war, art, literature, architecture, and language in the [[Western world]], and its [[history of Rome|history]] continues to have a major infl
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• Turin, Italy
  It is surrounded on the western and northern front by the [[Alps]] and on the southern front by the hills o ...as well as an increasing amount of foreigners particularly from [[Eastern Europe]].[http://demo.istat.it/pop2005/index.html]
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• Enduro
  ...m itself seems to have originated in the very early years of motorsport in Europe, between the [[First World War]] and the [[Second World War]] when automobi ...of all types in America. AMA series are often analogous to FIM series. In Europe, the FIM is the dominant sanctioning body for bikes and cars.
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