Italy

Italy was a country situated on a peninsula in the Mediterranean region of southern Europe on Earth, home of the Italian people. Italy's national flag was three vertical bands of green, white, and red. (, )
== Geography ==
=== Cities ===
* Florence
* Genoa 
* Mantua 
* Milan 
* Pisa 
* Rome 
* Siena 
* Venice 
=== Bodies of water ===
* Mediterranean Sea
* Lake Como
* Arno
* Rubicon
=== Other ===
*Alps, a great mountain system 
*Sicily, the larger island in the Mediterranean
*Tuscany, an Italian region
*, a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
== History ==
Italy's largest city, Rome was the birthplace and dominant capital city of the Roman Empire in early Earth history. ()
During the Renaissance, Italy was home to many of Earth's greatest thinkers and artists, including Galileo Galilei and Leonardo da Vinci.
In 2143, the Ariane 1 assignment patch, which was on display in the 602 Club, bore the flag of ESA member Italy. ()
In 2143, while orbiting Earth in the NX-Alpha, waiting for a glitch in the propulsion system to be cleared up at Starfleet Mission Control, A.G. Robinson noted that he saw Italy pass, several times. ()
Geordi La Forge and Leah Brahms shared a passion for Italian food. Doctor Brahms was well known for her fungilli. ()
During the 2370s, Captain Kathryn Janeway often worked in holodeck programs set in Italy, usually working with a representation of Leonardo da Vinci. ()
== External link ==
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