It all began in 1861, when Italy was established as a nation. Six decades after, the fascist government was established by Mussolini. His dictatorship ended when Italy was defeated on the Second World War. What followed was a twenty-year monarch type government. The Italian republic was established in the 1940's. Its independence was the result of the annulment, by a referendum, of the monarchial rule. Its political history produced almost fifty different kinds of governments. Until these days, democracy rules over this
great European nation.
Italy is currently a constituent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Economic Community. Italy has been at the foremost place of European economic and political cooperation. However, the southern part of Italy has always faced problems related to
illegal immigration, integrated crime, graft and corruption, high number of unemployed citizens, slow economic development, and low income.
One by one, together with the help of neighboring countries, Italy was able to uplift its economy, develop strong
political policies, and establish mutual and healthy friendship with other nations. To this date, Italy is considered a potential business prospects, and hottest tourist destinations.
