(i/sloʊˈviːniə/ sloh-vee-nee-ə), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija, [reˈpublika sloˈveːnija] ( listen)), is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of coastline along the Adriatic Sea. It covers an area of 20,273 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2
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How far did World War One cause the collapse of the liberal state? The liberal state in Italy during the period in the build up to World War One was one of instability an speculation led by Giovanni Giolitti by the rules of trasformismo politics. While Giolitti is seen as successful in some senses, he failed to unite Italy in a way in which other continental countries were, and could not prevent resentment between different groups and classes causing chaotic riots and civil unrest in 1914, the
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2009) Personal information: Born in Padova (Italy) on 1st July 1964 Italian citizen Addresses: Home: Via Trieste 22, 24045 Fara Gera d’Adda (BG) Italy. Ph. +39 0363 399221 Work: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale - Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy Ph. + 39 02 2399 2752, Fax +39 02 2399 2710, e-mail: lucia.tajoli@polimi.it Academic positions: • Associate Professor of Economics at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) since November 2001. • Visiting professor at the
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more realistically. Michelangelo's David was noted to be one of the greatest pieces of art to come from the Renaissance era. The 17 foot statue took Michelangelo almost five years to complete and now stands in the Galeria dell'Academia in Firenze, Italy. Michelangelo's five year of labor and hard work is now considered to be the "poster-child" of the Renaissance Art movement that started in the 14th century and lasted for a couple hundred years. The word Renaissance when used to describe the development
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In the given scenario the problem projected by the police captain is that the young officers who come to the police force are not at all good at doing paper work, they find it boring and hate it. They are much interested to stay out on the streets, either in cars or on a beat instead of doing paper work while sitting in the office. They frequently put off the job or do it inadequately which results in unclear and ambiguous reports which cause the police department to lose court cases. Another problem
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used to describe the soaring debt levels of five of the major Eurozone nations and their inability to pay off a part or whole of this debt that they have accumulated over the recent decades. These five nations including Greece, Portugal, Ireland , Italy and Spain have failed to generate enough growth for their economies to retain the bondholder’s confidence in their ability to hold the guarantee that they promised to deliver. The crisis that blew up has far reaching consequences extending beyond the
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Paraguay, providing fixed and mobile telephony services and internet through Telecom Argentina group. In Brazil, TIM Brasil remains one of the major players in what now is a market with a great potential for growth. Reasons why I have chosen Telecom Italy Firstly I am interesting to explore the possibility of investing in the company, then I would maybe like to work for the company one day, and I say that knowing the international scenario in which Telecom Italia operates and the wide chances of growth
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The Turn in Tuscany How the Romans Superseded the Etruscans Early Etruscan Civilization Exact origins are unclear. * The Greek historian __________held that the Etruscans were from Lydia in Asia-Minor. * Other ancient scholars such as Dionysius and Hellanicus believed them to be the Pelasgians from the ________. * Still others were sure they indigenous to the _______ peninsula. * In the nineteenth century, it was discovered that most of the languages of Europe belonged to
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In your opinion, how justified are the criticisms of the new Italy? (10) Garibaldi and Villari’s criticisms of new Italy were that the politicians and ministers that lead the country were incapable and inadequate to lead a navy and war. This can be seen in source 7 where Garibaldi describes the politicians as ‘ignorant’ and ‘repugnant’ and the main reason why Italy lost the Battle of Lissa with a fleet superior to Austria’s. He goes on to explain that Garibaldi was given six gunboats ‘of which
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