Italy

Republic of Italy is a country situated on the South West side of Europe, it shares its borders with Switzerland,  France,  Austria and  Slovenia. It has access to the Mediterranean Sea. They're a member of the  EU. They had some popularity in the Countryhumans fandom.

Appearance
Realistically, an outfit would contain a pair of either black or any dark colored pants, a long sleeve shirt paired with a fancy jacket, along with an expensive pair of dress shoes. They are always well-dressed and clean. They're also represented with a military suit of commanders of the  Roman Empire or in Ferrari racing clothing. The Female version is not popular, she would also be well-dressed, but more femininely.

Personality
Italy is quite intelligent, being above 'average'. In a study, Italy was shown to be the 'smartest of the western world'. They are quite mature, often talking about more sophisticated subjects. They are quite blunt and straight-forwards, wanting to get directly to the point. This bluntness can come off as rude, but they usually do not wish to come off that way. Most often, they have good intentions.

Interests

 * Food
 * Music
 * Art
 * Italy, as expected, loves culture. Stereotypically, pizza and pasta, but there are more realistic impressions. (Florentina steak, ribollita, polenta, risotto, arancini, and tiramisù.)
 * They're also a music and art prodigy.
 * During the Renaissance, their art was really productive so he inspired many other European countries. They want the Mona Lisa back.

Flag meaning
The flag Is a tribute to the French flag, and the Milanese militias, which they had a green uniform, another meaning is poetic interpretations

Nicknames
The most popular one is the "boot" because of the country's geography.


 * The Beautiful Country
 * The Apennine Peninsula
 * The Italian peninsula

Origin of languages
The Italian language derives mainly from "vulgar" Latin, which was the spoken language among commoners and less educated citizens of ancient Rome.

Etymology
Latin Italia may derive from Oscan víteliú, meaning "land of young cattle" (Lat vitulus "calf", Umbrian vitlu), via Greek transmission (evidenced in the loss of initial digamma).

Italian peninsula
It all started on April 21, 753 BC where it was called the "Italian peninsula" where it was the thriving hotbed of prehistoric people and the metalwork was a big thing then in the eighth century these have spit into two cultures where the Etruscans were in the north and the Greeks in the south,

Roman Italy: 4th century BC - 5th century AD
By the 4th century, the Etruscans lost their power to the Romans who have previously been a part of the Etruscan world and have even been ruled for a while by Etruscan kings With great skill the Romans gradually extend their rule through Italy on a stick and carrot basis, But by the 5th century AD the western Roman empire is so weakened that even Italy itself is not safe it happened by the German tribes In earlier centuries they have been kept three times, in the 5th century, Italy is exposed to the barbarians Alaric and the Visigoths reach Rome in 410; Attila and the Huns turn back from northern Italy in 452

AD 476-493
German mercenaries by now form an important part of any Roman army, and Roman armies play a major role in the making and breaking of emperors This is the case in a fairly normal putsch of AD 476, but it is followed by an unusual demand from the mercenaries. They want to settle in Italy. They suggest that a third of every landowner's estate should be made over to them

The suggestion is not as unreasonable as it sounds. Roman soldiers have in the past been rewarded with land, and barbarian tribes have been settled in provinces of the empire as federates. But it is a shocking thought to Romans that this provincial system might apply to Italy itself. The mercenaries' demand is rejected

The end of the Roman empire: AD 476
The acceptance of Odoacer as king of Italy in 476 causes this year to be seen as the end of the Roman empire. And in a real sense, it is. Kings and popes, neither of them part of Roman imperial tradition, will henceforth wield power in the Italian peninsulas

But this is the perspective of hindsight. To historians, Constantinople is by this time the capital of the young Byzantine empire. To Europeans, in the 5th century, it is still the center of the very ancient Roman empire. In imperial terms, there is nothing new about chaos and upheaval in the west, and Roman emperors in Constantinople will continue to take active steps to reassert their authority. In 488 this is done with the help of the Ostrogoths.

AD 487-526
The Ostrogoths have as yet intruded less than the Visigoths upon the imperial territories of Rome and Constantinople. In recent times, in their region north of the Black Sea, they have been subdued by the Huns. But after the collapse of the Huns, in the mid-5th century, the Ostrogoths press down across the Danube into the Balkans.

Kingdom of Italy
The formation of the modern Italian state began in 1861 with the unification of most of the peninsula under the House of Savoy (Piedmont-Sardinia) into the Kingdom of Italy. Italy incorporated Venetia and the former Papal States (including Rome) by 1871 following the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). Prior to Italian unification (also known as the Risorgimento), the United States had diplomatic relations with the main entities of the Italian peninsula: the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the Papal States.

With the exception of the World War II years when Benito Mussolini’s government declared war upon the United States (1941-43)

Birth of the Italian Republic
After wwii, many italians were dissatisfied with the monarchy as they had fled rome during german invasion of the north. In 1946 after a referendum was held to abolish the monarchy of the kingdom of italy, its successor, the Republic of Italy, was created. Currently, the United States and Italy share strong bilateral relations. Italy is a member of NATO and is a founding member of the  European Union. and being the republic of Italy as we know today.

Organizations and Affiliations

 * G20
 * European Union
 * United Nations
 * NATO

Government
The Government of Italy is in the form of a democratic republic, and was established by a constitution in 1948. It consists of legislative, executive, and judicial subdivisions, as well as a Head of State, or President.

Diplomacy

 * Greece
 * Russia
 * Japan
 * Australia
 * United States
 * United Kingdom
 * France
 * New Zealand
 * Canada
 * Spain
 * Portugal
 * Germany
 * WIP

Geography
Italy is a Mediterranean country located in southern Europe, the mainland is a long peninsula, bordered by the Adriatic Sea on the east coast, the Tyrrhenian Sea on the west or Mediterranean coast, and the Ionian Sea to the south. The area of Italy is 116,305 square miles (or 301,230 square kilometers), including the islands of Sardinia and Sicily. 40% of Italy is mountains, the most famous and largest are the Alps and the Appennino. The Po River starts in the Alps in the north and flows eastward from the city of Turin to the east coast and the Adriatic Sea, going through the very fertile Po Valley. Then at the river's end, is the Po Delta. There's the Tiber River that flows straight from the Apennines and heads south through the city of Rome, emptying into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Lake Garda is the largest Italian lake with a huge distance around the lake of 158 kilometers or almost 100 miles.

Family

 * Roman Empire — Great (a bunch of times great) grandparent
 * Vatican City — Great Uncle

Optional
'WARNING: There is controversy about the type of relationship of countries that were former European colonies with the current Western countries. So the following countries are only optional:'
 * Libya — Step-sister
 * Somalia — Step-brother
 * Eritrea — Step-sibling

Friends/Allies

 * Australia
 * Canada
 * Croatia
 * Egypt
 * Germany
 * Greece
 * Japan
 * Malaysia
 * NATO
 * North Macedonia
 * Philippines
 * Poland
 * Portugal
 * Russia — They're good friends with my   Vatican City. We both hate Germany. He also named the city of Tolyatti in honor of Italian politician Palmiro Togliatti. But I am confused what to say when the EU says about you. He also sent aid to me during my sufferings with Covid-19.
 * Slovakia
 * Spain
 * South Korea
 * Turkey
 * United Kingdom
 * United States

Neutral

 * Albania
 * Serbia
 * Slovenia
 * Tunisia
 * Peru
 * China
 * Switzerland
 * Ethiopia
 * England
 * Brazil
 * Mexico
 * Peru
 * Libya
 * Iran
 * Wales

Enemies

 * Kingdom of Italy

Past Versions

 * Roman Empire
 * Ostrogothic Kingdom
 * Byzantine Italy
 * Italian Empire
 * Italian Social Republic
 * Spanish Empire
 * Kingdom of Italy — (enemy; only Fascist Italy/Italian Social Republic )

Switzerland
"You're very neutral and stays out of trouble.... How do you do that?"

Trivia

 * Although they can be classified as family, Italy and Spain are also represented as a romantic and married couple. This is because both countries share a highly close relationship due to strong historical and political ties. But for this same reason, apart from sharing the same Roman origin, Italy would be more of a elder sibling (or parent figure) and Spain as a little sibling that protect each other.
 * Italy and Spain are two of the western countries with the best opinion in the eastern Europe and asiatic countries. This could be, apart from the cultural link, that the East (especially  India and the Chinese and  Russian Empires) was an inspiration for the  Spanish Empire in her travels through the sea and studied to find another commercial route without the Silk Road. Practically, Columbus called the Americas "the West Indies" because he believed he had arrived in Asia.
 * Italy is mostly shipped with Greece.
 * Italy loves Ariana Grande because she's of Italian descent ;)
 * Due to its geography it is said that Italy looks like a boot.