Information from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/it.html Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula were united under King Victor Emmanuel. His rule came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito Mussolini started a Fascist dictatorship. He caused Italy to lose World War II to Nazi Germany because of his alliance with them. A democratic republic took place in 1946 and the economy revived. Illegal immigration, …showed first 75 words of 360 total…

…showed last 75 words of 360 total…footwear, and ceramics. The major agricultural products are fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives, beef, dairy products, and fish. <Tab/>The major exports are engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals, food, beverages and tobacco, and minerals and nonferrous metals. The major imports are engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing, food, and beverages and tobacco.