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Venice is a city, port, and naval base on the
North East coast of Italy. It is the capital
of Veneto region. The old city is built on
piles on low-lying islands in a salt-water
lagoon, sheltered from the Adriatic Sea by
the Lido and other small strips of land.
There are about 150 canals crossed by some
400 bridges. Apart from tourism (it draws 8
million tourists a year). Industries include
glass, jewellery, textiles, and lace. Venice
was an independent trading republic from the
10th century, ruled by a doge, or chief
magistrate, and was one of the centres of the
Italian Renaissance.
Subject by: Shaun Jay