Italy United.
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Italy, which lost her independence when she lost her unity, has, after long years of separation into States hostile to each other, again achieved her redemption, and is now once more an united government under
Victor Emmanuel.
The only provinces not included are those held by the
Pope and
Venetia.
The united government is now composed of
Sardinia,
Lombardy,
Naples,
Sicily,
Tuscany,
Modena and
Parma, having about 100,000 square miles, and 20,000,000 of inhabitants.
For a long course of years
Italy has been the prey of every nation, but now united will be one of the great powers of
Europe, able to defend her rights, and powerful enough to be consulted in the
Congress of
European nation, to settle of international of these which concern the of