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[[Image:rome2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Piazza of St. Peter's.]]

[[Image:rome2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Piazza of St. Peter's.]]

'''Rome''' (Italian ''Roma'') is the capital city of [[Italy]], as well as its most populous city. Rome is located on the western side of the [[Italian Peninsula]], on the east of the [[Tiber River]]. The total population of Rome is approximately 2.8 million. The territory of the independent state of [[Vatican City|the Vatican]] is entirely contained within Rome. It is the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU. <ref>[http://www.euromonitor.com/Top_150_City_Destinations_London_Leads_the_Way]</ref>

'''Rome''' (Italian ''Roma'') is the capital city of [[Italy]], as well as its most populous city. Rome is located on the western side of the [[Italian Peninsula]], on the east of the [[Tiber River]]. The total population of Rome is approximately 2.8 million. The territory of the independent state of [[Vatican City|the Vatican]] is entirely contained within Rome. It is the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU.<ref>[http://www.euromonitor.com/Top_150_City_Destinations_London_Leads_the_Way]</ref>

==History==

==History==

Rome is best known as the capital of the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]], and was quite possibly the most important city in the world during the [[Pax Romana]].  

Rome is best known as the capital of the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]], and was quite possibly the most important city in the world during the [[Pax Romana]].