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Name - Stati Uniti d'Italia (Italian) / Siedignene Drxave Italie (Slavo-Dalmatian) / (Italo-Albanian)

Continent - Europe

Capital - Rome

Administration

Head of state - National Council (collective)

Head of government - Consul for General Affairs ---------

Legislature - Union Consulta - Council of the States (upper), National Assembly (lower)

President of the Council of the States -

President of the National Assembly -

Judiciary - Permanent Tribunal

President of the Permanent Tribunal -

Form of government - Federal republic under a democratic confidential consular constitution

Geography

Area -

Largest cities

-Milan

-Naples

-Rome

Time zone -

Currency - Italian lira

Demography

Language - Italian, Slavo-Dalmation, Italo-Albanian

Population -

Density -

Symbols

National festival - Anniversary of the Unification (August 27) - commemorating the Capture of Rome (1848)

Anthem - Il Canto degli Italiani

Motto - Dio e popolo

Italian constituent states

Ligurian Republic (Genoa)


Subalpine Republic (Piedmont)


Etrurian Republic (Tuscany)


Transpadane Republic (Parma+Modena)


Cispadane Republic (Milan+mantua+part of venice)

-milan was overrun by french troops in 1798, so was venice west of adige

Roman Republic

-following a few attempts, decisively established in 1849, pope flees to madrid

-declared in roman forum, takes full advantage of roman legacy

-but papal properties and vatican reserved for papacy, holy see recognized as corporation

-pope officially granted power of foreign sovereign, made unamendable

-nonetheless, pope still refuses to accept this

-made worse when italian nationalists throw body of deceased pope into the tiber

-eventually, pope makes return in early 20th century, escapes associationist revolution in spain

State of Lucca

-invaded rep of lucca, made it into modern republic

Parthenopean Republic (Naples)

-got invaded in 1820s and then revolutionized, but then it got overthrown by lazzaroni and rome gets retaken too

-then gets invaded again in 1840s and revolutionized again

-due to federalism, does economically better, also naples becomes major industrial centre

Trinacrian Republic (Sicily)

-was british-aligned, including having a liberal constitution for a bit that got removed

-invaded in 1829 following peace with britain, then revolutionized

Ichnusan Republic (Sardinia)

-invaded due to antifeudal revolt in 1820s, initially britain beat it then post revolution it returned

Bononian Republic (Bologna)

-invaded in 1820s then republicanized

Raetian Republic

-(Graubunden+valtellina+tessin)

-following partition of rhodanic republic between france and italy, three leagues and tessin amalgamated into italy

Transathesian Republic (Venice)

-Formed out of Venetian Republic east of adige river

-Named in contrast to oligarchical Venetian Republic

Istrian Republic

-Formed out of Venetian Republic

-Held strong French military presence

-Italian and Croatian co-official, but Italian predominant thanks to existing large Italian minority, internal migration, and urbanization


Dalmatian Republic

-Formed out of Venetian Republic

-Held strong French military presence

-was invaded in 1840s by croats, they gave very bad impression even to local croats, then by end of war was retaken

-according to census, was 33% italian upon formation, got higher due to migration and urbanization

-due to croats and italians both being catholic, acculturation eased

-was not part of nation-building process in croatia

-Italian and Illyrian (local south slavic dialect in venetian-style orthography) co-official, Italian predominant but not to Istrian extent

Republic of Ragusa

-Growing French influence led to it being forced to shed its policy of strict neutrality in favour of integration

-then was democratized

-Rector, in power for a year (formerly a month), is purely ceremonial head of state and is typically an administrative judge

-Great Council was forcibly democratized, now it is house of legislative decision

-Small Council now executive branch of government

-Senate, consisting of Small Council, former Small Council, former Rectors, and national list members, now house of legislative proposal

-Former Small Council are now the official opposition, former Rectors now make up a judicial committee that serves as an administrative court

Ascruvian Republic

-venetian albania made separate republic

Melitean Republic

-(Malta)

-Established by overthrowing the Knights Hospitaller rule

-Italian, Maltese co-official but after a long period of language attrition