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Italia (Chinese World)

From Alternative History

Italia refers to the geographical region of the Italica Peninsula and the area south of the Alps. Culturally the terms is restricted to the region in the central and northern peninsula, sometimes including also Helvetia.

Some people preffere to call Greater Helvetia the territories of Italia plus Helvetia, and even central Gaul, as those territories were once controled by the Helvetians.

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[edit] Culture

[edit] Languages

There are three national Italic languages:

  1. Genoese
  2. Italian
  3. Venetian

Some times the following langauges are counted as Italic, mainly in opposition to Ispanic romances:

  1. Central-Gaulian
  2. Helvetian

[edit] Countries

The Italic countries are:

  1. Genoa
  2. Italy
  3. Venetia