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Rome (Italian: Roma) is the capital
city of Italy and of the Lazio region, as well as the country's
largest and most populous comune, with about 2.5 million residents.
Its metropolitan area is Italy's third, after Milan and Naples.
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is located in the central-western portion of the Italian
peninsula, where the river Aniene joins the Tiber. The current
Mayor of Rome is Walter Veltroni.
Rome is also identified with the Catholic Church and the holders of
its episcopal seat are the popes. An enclave of Rome is the
State of the Vatican City, the sovereign territory of the Holy See
and smallest nation in the world.
Rome, Caput mundi ("capital of the world"), la Città Eterna ("the
Eternal City"), Limen Apostolorum ("threshold of the Apostles"), la
città dei sette colli ("the city of the seven hills") or simply
l'Urbe ("the City"),[2] is thoroughly modern and cosmopolitan. As
one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II
relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance
and Baroque in character. The Historic Centre of Rome is listed by
UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
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