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Section sizes Section size for Italy (51 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 17,952 17,952 505 505 Name 8,061 8,061 360 360 History 41 68,919 0 3,648 Prehistory and antiquity 5,030 5,030 210 210 Ancient Rome 8,634 8,634 340 340 Middle Ages 9,135 9,135 466 466 Early modern period 9,084 9,084 614 614 Unification 6,734 6,734 411 411 Liberal period 7,103 7,103 428 428 Fascist regime and World War II 9,649 9,649 616 616 Republican era 13,509 13,509 563 563 Geography 7,836 28,514 386 1,245 Climate 3,095 3,095 225 225 Biodiversity 11,111 11,111 394 394 Environment 6,472 6,472 240 240 Politics 4,208 27,009 159 1,598 Government 3,652 3,652 355 355 Law and criminal justice 8,103 8,103 298 298 Foreign relations 3,349 3,349 252 252 Military 5,999 5,999 496 496 Administrative divisions 1,698 1,698 38 38 Economy 22,244 47,529 713 1,928 Agriculture 4,291 4,291 195 195 Transport 7,336 7,336 381 381 Energy 3,855 3,855 212 212 Science and technology 4,060 4,060 170 170 Tourism 5,743 5,743 257 257 Demographics 5,754 33,666 329 1,542 Largest cities 52 52 0 0 Immigration 3,729 3,729 219 219 Languages 5,578 5,578 264 264 Religion 7,141 7,141 250 250 Education 5,039 5,039 254 254 Health 6,373 6,373 226 226 Culture 1,579 71,712 46 3,606 Architecture 5,319 5,319 380 380 Visual art 3,558 3,558 334 334 Literature 8,643 8,643 244 244 Philosophy 6,047 6,047 337 337 Theatre 4,187 4,187 287 287 Music 6,303 6,303 352 352 Fashion and design 2,985 2,985 156 156 Cinema 9,164 9,164 394 394 Cuisine 9,542 9,542 280 280 Sport 8,469 8,469 460 460 Public holidays, festivals and folklore 5,916 5,916 336 336 See also 99 99 0 0 Notes 31 31 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 Bibliography 1,208 1,208 0 0 External links 2,220 2,220 0 0 Total 306,948 306,948 14,432 14,432

The redirect The Italy Republic has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 15 § The Italy Republic until a consensus is reached. 𝔅𝔦𝔰-𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔧𝔢𝔱𝔞? 12:18, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Italy recently participated in the T20I Cricket World Cup 2026. The Italian team played 4 T20I WC matches, and won 1 against Nepal by 10 wickets. Sources:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/11253/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2026/points-table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_at_the_Men%27s_T20_World_Cup https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/134982/italy-create-history-qualify-for-t20-world-cup-2026-in-india-and-sri-lanka-t20-world-cup-european-qualifiers-cricbuzzcom Sharbat199 (talk) 16:43, 12 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. This could potentially be mentioned at Sport in Italy, but likely isn't significant enough to mention in the main country article. Day Creature (talk) 18:21, 12 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Rome is the largest municipality and as an Italian citizen myself I can confirm Rome is generally perceived as the largest city. However, this perception is largely distorted by the fact amministrative boundaries of Rome include large part of its urban area while the ones of Milan and Naples include only a smaller and more central zone. According to the United Nations Population Division, which is the most authoritative and leading reference body globally, the most populous city in Italy is Naples, followed by Milan, and, in third position, Rome. I am not sure how we could include this in the article but I think UNPD reports should be taken into account more than administrative boundaries. Piccionaia (talk) 12:49, 24 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

The thing is...administrative boundaries are more certain than metropolitan areas, as the latter vary depending on the definition. I have to say, I am not familiar with the notion of Naples being the biggest metropolitan area, whereas I know there is debate about Rome or Milan. In any case, I think we could remove the reference to the "biggest city population" altogether if it's an issue. It would read something like "Italy's capital city is Rome, other importan cities are...etc etc".Barjimoa (talk) 15:13, 24 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Agree on removing the statement on the biggest city altogether, as it is anyway debatable. Piccionaia (talk) 17:40, 24 July 2026 (UTC)Reply