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21 Cards in this Set
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Satellites, Space Research, Cars, industrial center, on the Po
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Torino
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fashion, El Domo cathedral, football clubs, primate city, shopping, huge metro area
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Milan
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Used to be great city of the world, great seaport, de-industrializing, part of "Big 3"
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Genoa
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Gateway to Dolomites, Romeo & Juliette, Air force and army bases
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Verona
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Great city during the renaissance, OH S#IT, sculpture, art museums, historical structures
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Florence
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Chiante wine, home of the Medici family, Machiavelli, Botticelli
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Florence
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Most famous in Amelia Romagna, oldest italian university, seat of socialism and communism in italy, "Red", delicious food
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Bologna
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Capital of the world 1400-1500s before Portugal, built on a lagoon
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Venice
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Canals, businesses and factories located on the mainland, Biennale Art show, oil and shipbuilding industries
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Venice
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Declining sea port which used to be important for Austria
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Trieste
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Center of western civilization and culture, center of the catholic church
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Rome
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Contains Vatican city, highest rates of tourism in the world, capital city
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Rome
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Government is centered here, as well as service industries ( telephone, electric, banking, insurance, etc.)
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Rome
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Largest by population, the political center of power
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Naples
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Huge beach, Mt. vesuvius, not politically correct, lots of petty theft and grabby hands
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Naples
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East coast seaport, deindustrializing, famous for mustard gas disaster
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Bari
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coastal city on island of Sicily, pastoral, corrupt, lots of EU aid
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Palermo
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independent since the late Renaissance, located on a hill, ~20,000 people
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San Marino
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independent nation within Rome
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Vatican City
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Knight's Templar Hospital, nation between Italy and Libya (south of Sicily)
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Malta
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Capital of Malta, archipelago, official language is Arabic
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Valenta
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