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Rome, the Capital the World Watches
Government, the Vatican, diplomacy — the capital desk reads how foreign chancelleries read Rome.
Davide Ruspoli · 70 words
Geography & climate
Mediterranean; hot dry summers, mild wet winters.
The Tiber and the Roman countryside, the Apennines, the Tyrrhenian coast, the Pontine plain.
Economy & culture
Government and public administration, the Vatican, tourism, film (Cinecittà), services, aerospace.
Ancient Rome and the Catholic Church, the seat of the Italian state, Cinecittà, a sprawling capital.
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