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Explore the world, one country at a time.
Country profiles, flag guides, US states, capitals, currencies and travel inspiration — researched and written for curious travellers.
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Italy
Italy is the boot-shaped Mediterranean republic that gave the world the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, opera and pasta, with cultural treasures from Venice and Florence to Pompeii and the Sicilian coast.
- Capital
- Rome
- Population
- 59M
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Continent
- Europe
Every flag, every nation.
A wall of national flags from across the world. Click any flag to read its design history, adoption date, and the symbolism of its colours. Showing 24 of 198.
Cities and landmarks worth the trip.
United States of America
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States of the union.
Twenty-eight at random from all fifty states plus the District of Columbia and the territories — capitals, statehoods, mottoes, populations and flags.
