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ITALY

The Kingdom of Sardinia

with capital Turin, includes Piedmont, Liguria, Savoy, Nice, Principality of Monaco and Sardinia and is ruled by Vittorio Emanuele II and by the head of the government, Count Cavour. Its economic development is the most advanced and the railway net is the longest in Italy, with 850 km against the 524 of Lombardy-Veneto.

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whose capital is Modena, is governed by the Este family and the Asburgo-Este family. It borders to the north the Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto, to the east with Pontifical State and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to the south the Ligurian Sea and to the west the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza.

The Duchy of Modena

The Pontifical State

includes the regions of Lazio, Umbria, Marche, the Romagne and a part of Emilia. It is governed by Pope-king Pius IX and all the administrations are a monopoly of the clergy. It is a repressive government that fills the prisons of liberals and democrats and it doesn’ t give impulse to the economy of the country.