Switzerland and Austria; on the east by Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea; on the
south by the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea; on the west by the Tyrrhenian
Sea, the Ligurian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea; and on the northwest by France.
It comprises, in addition to the Italian mainland, the Mediterranean islands of Elba,
Sardinia, and Sicily and many lesser islands. Enclaves within mainland Italy are the
independent countries of San Marino and Vatican City; the latter is a papal state
mostly enclosed by Rome, the capital and largest city of Italy. The area of Italy is
301,302 sq km (116,333 sq mi).
Italian Americans, residents of the United States who trace their ancestry to Italy
or to other regions where the Italian language is widely spoken. According to the 1990
U.S. census, more than 12 million Italian Americans live in the United States. They
constitute about 5 percent of the U.S. population. Most are grandchildren and
great-grandchildren of the 3.8 million Italian-born immigrants who entered the
United States from 1899 to 1924. Some are descendants of Italian-speaking immigrants
from Austria,Switzerland, and Latin America. Others are themselves immigrants,
including the more than 1 million who came to the United States after World War II
ended in 1945. Two-thirds of the Italian American population live in and around major
cities in the northeastern part of the United States.
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