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'''Rome''' (English pronunciation: /roʊm/; Italian: Roma, pronounced [ˈroːma]; [[Latin]]: Roma) is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populous city, with over 2.7 million residents in a municipality of some 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi), while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million.[2] The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million.[3] It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber river.

'''Rome''' (English pronunciation: /roʊm/; Italian: Roma, pronounced [ˈroːma]; [[Latin]]: Roma) is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populous city, with over 2.7 million residents in a municipality of some 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi), while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million.[2] The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million.[3] It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber river.

Rome's [[history]] as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding cities of [[Western Civilisation]]. It was the centre of the [[Roman Empire]], which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for four hundred years from the 1st Century BC till the 4th Century AD. Rome has a significant place in [[Christianity]] and is the present day home of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the site of the [[Vatican City]], an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church.

Rome's [[history]] as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding cities of [[Western Civilisation]]. It was the centre of the [[Roman Empire]], which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for four hundred years from the 1st Century BC till the 4th Century AD. Rome has a significant place in [[Christianity]] and is the present day home of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the site of the [[Vatican City]], an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church.

As one of the few major European cities that escaped [[World War II]] relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially [[Renaissance]] and [[Baroque]] in [[character]]. Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union,[4] and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[5] As a modern city it has been capital of the unified Italy since 1870, and grew mainly in two periods either side of [[World War II]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome]

As one of the few major European cities that escaped [[World War II]] relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially [[Renaissance]] and [[Baroque]] in [[character]]. Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union,[4] and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[5] As a modern city it has been capital of the unified Italy since 1870, and grew mainly in two periods either side of [[World War II]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome]

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