{{Italian ethnicity}}

{{Italian ethnicity}}

The”’ Italian people”’ are a [[Southern Europe]]an [[ethnic group]] located primarily in [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[France]] and, by virtue of a wide-ranging [[Italian diaspora|diaspora]], throughout [[Western Europe]], the [[Americas]] and [[Australia]]. Their native language is [[Italian language|Italian]], and historically [[Italian dialects]] and [[List of languages of Italy|languages]]. Their religion is predominantly [[Roman Catholic]].

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There are almost 56 million [[wiktionary:autochthonous|autochthonous]] Italians in [[Italy]], about 750,000 in [[Switzerland]], and about 28,000 in [[San Marino]]. There is also a large but undefined, autochthonous population in [[France]] ([[County of Nice|Nice]], [[Corsica]]). Smaller groups can also be found in [[Slovenia]] and [[Croatia]], primarily [[Istria]]. There are notable populations of Italian descent in [[Brazil]] ([[Italian Brazilian]]s), [[Argentina]] ([[Italian settlement in Argentina|Italian Argentine]]), the [[United States]] ([[Italian American]]s), [[Venezuela]], [[Uruguay]], [[Canada]] ([[Italian Canadians]]), [[Australia]] ([[Italian Australians]]), and throughout Europe—mainly in [[Belgium]], [[United Kingdom]] ([[Italian-Scots]]/[[Britalian]]), France and [[Germany]] ([[Italo-Germans]]).

There are almost 56 million [[wiktionary:autochthonous|autochthonous]] Italians in [[Italy]], about 750,000 in [[Switzerland]], and about 28,000 in [[San Marino]]. There is also a large but undefined, autochthonous population in [[France]] ([[County of Nice|Nice]], [[Corsica]]). Smaller groups can also be found in [[Slovenia]] and [[Croatia]], primarily [[Istria]]. There are notable populations of Italian descent in [[Brazil]] ([[Italian Brazilian]]s), [[Argentina]] ([[Italian settlement in Argentina|Italian Argentine]]), the [[United States]] ([[Italian American]]s), [[Venezuela]], [[Uruguay]], [[Canada]] ([[Italian Canadians]]), [[Australia]] ([[Italian Australians]]), and throughout Europe—mainly in [[Belgium]], [[United Kingdom]] ([[Italian-Scots]]/[[Britalian]]), France and [[Germany]] ([[Italo-Germans]]).

==Origins of Italian people==

==Origins of Italian people==