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Countries and territories where Italian is an official language

  • ItalyIn 753 BC, a settlement named Rome emerged on the banks of the Tiber River in central Italy. This small community would eventually conquer the entire…
  • Vatican CityThe name Vatican first appeared in the time of the Roman Republic. It described a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber River.
  • SwitzerlandThe name Switzerland derives from the canton of Schwyz, a small territory in the central Alps. The word Switzer appeared in English during the 16th century…