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The Italian flag, known as *il Tricolore*.

Italy, officially the Republic of Italy, is a southern European country and member of the European Union. Italy is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia, while San Marino and the Vatican are enclaves within Italy. Italy consists of the Italian peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, a number of smaller islands and the Campione d'Italia exclave.

Italian characters

3D Universe

Salvatore Leone (from Palermo, Sicily)
Uncle Leone
Massimo Torini

HD Universe

Giovanni Ancelotti (from Naples)
Enzo Bonelli
Vince Pelosi
Mary Valvona (from Palermo, Sicily)

Italian gangs

3D Universe

HD Universe

Ancelotti Family
Gambetti Family
Lupisella Family
Messina Family
Pavano Family
Pegorino Family
Unnamed mafia family (mentioned by Enzo Bonelli)

References

Grand Theft Auto 1

The vehicles Itali, Itali GTB and Itali GTO are all references to Italy.

Grand Theft Auto 2

Tetsuo is sentenced to two years in a state penitentary for car jacking two Italian sports cars in 1995.

Grand Theft Auto III

Salvatore Leone is found guilty of illegally importing tomato sauce from Palermo, Italy.
Momma's Restaurante is an Italian restaurant owned by Ma Cipriani, who may be Italian.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

While not confirmed it is likely that Sergio Boccino is also Italian.
An area in Fort Staunton, Liberty City has, correctly or incorrectly, gained the name Little Italy due to being a Forelli Family controlled area and featuring a number of businesses with Italian names.
Papa's 12 Inch is an Italian restaurant and features the Italian flag on its exterior.
Signora Grande is an Italian business based in Liberty City.
Toni Cipriani tells Donald Love that he's Italian in Cam-Pain, although it is unknown if he is actually Italian or of Italian descent.
Sergio Boccino and Morgan Merryweather both play Italian classical music when they are hosts of Double Clef FM. Merryweather also claims to have read the works of Proust in "the original Italian".
Merchandise for the Pogo the Monkey video game includes an Italian sports jacket.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Barry Mickelthwaite admits to having sex with Reni Wassulmaier while drunk in Venice.

Grand Theft Auto IV

Little Italy is a neighbourhood of Algonquin, Liberty City.
Ray Bulgarin ran a smuggling operation in Europe and employed Niko Bellic, who 'betrayed' Bulgarin on a shop heading from Yugoslavia to Italy.
Al Dente's, Drusilla's, Viendemerte and Alazone's Italian Food are Italian food restaurants.
Cerveza Heights, Liberty City and Leftwood, Alderney both have Italian/Italian-American communities.
Weazel News reports the American President Lawton was involved in a texting/e-mail scandal with the Italian Prime Minister.
Pegassi is an Italian car manufacturer.
The DJs of Electro-Choc in The Ballad of Gay Tony introduce songs using both English and Italian.

Real world references

Grand Theft Auto V

Vespucci Canals, Los Santos is reminiscent of Venice, Italy.

External link

Wikipedia's article about Italy

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 [[File:Flag_of_Italy.svg|right|thumb|300x300px|The Italian flag, known as ''il Tricolore''.]]
-'''[[:wp:Italy|Italy]]''', officially the '''Republic of Italy''', is a southern [[Europe]]an country and member of the European Union. Italy is bordered by [[France]], Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia, while San Marino and the Vatican are enclaves within Italy. Italy consists of the Italian peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, a number of smaller islands and the Campione d'Italia exclave.
+'''Italy''', officially the '''Republic of Italy''', is a southern [[Europe]]an country and member of the European Union. Italy is bordered by [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]] and Slovenia, while San Marino and the Vatican are enclaves within Italy. Italy consists of the Italian peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, a number of smaller islands and the Campione d'Italia exclave.
 == Italian characters ==
-{{country characters}}
+;[[3D Universe]]
+*[[Salvatore Leone]] (<small>from Palermo, Sicily</small>)
+*[[Uncle Leone]]
+*[[Massimo Torini]]
+;[[HD Universe]]
+*[[Giovanni Ancelotti]] (<small>from Naples</small>)
+*[[Enzo Bonelli]]
+*[[Uncle Vince|Vince Pelosi]]
+*[[Mary Valvona]] (<small>from Palermo, Sicily</small>)
+==Italian gangs==
+;3D Universe
+*[[Forelli Family]]
+*[[Leone Family]]
+*[[Sicilian Mafia]]
+*[[Sindacco Family]]
+;HD Universe
+*[[Ancelotti Family]]
+*[[Gambetti Family]]
+*[[Lupisella Family]]
+*[[Messina Family]]
+*[[Pavano Family]]
+*[[Pegorino Family]]
+*Unnamed mafia family (<small>mentioned by [[Enzo Bonelli]]</small>)
 == References ==
-=== GTA 1 Era ===
+;[[Grand Theft Auto 1]]
 * The vehicles [[Itali]], [[Itali GTB]] and [[Itali GTO]] are all references to Italy.
-=== GTA 2 ===
+;[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]
-* [[Tetsuo]] is sentenced to two years in a state penitentary for car jacking two Italian sports cars in [[1995]].
+*[[Tetsuo]] is sentenced to two years in a state penitentary for car jacking two Italian sports cars in [[1995]].
+;[[Grand Theft Auto III]]
+*[[Salvatore Leone]] is found guilty of illegally importing tomato sauce from Palermo, Italy.
+*[[Momma's Restaurante]] is an Italian restaurant owned by [[Ma Cipriani]], who may be Italian.
+;[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
+*While not confirmed it is likely that [[Sergio Boccino]] is also Italian.
+*An area in [[Fort Staunton]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] has, correctly or incorrectly, gained the name ''Little Italy'' due to being a [[Forelli Family]] controlled area and featuring a number of businesses with Italian names.
+*[[Papa's 12 Inch]] is an Italian restaurant and features the Italian flag on its exterior.
+*[[Signora Grande]] is an Italian business based in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]].
+*[[Toni Cipriani]] tells [[Donald Love]] that he's Italian in [[Cam-Pain]], although it is unknown if he is actually Italian or of Italian descent.
+*[[Sergio Boccino]] and [[Morgan Merryweather]] both play Italian classical music when they are hosts of [[Double Clef FM]]. Merryweather also claims to have read the works of Proust in "the original Italian".
+*Merchandise for the [[Pogo the Monkey (game)|Pogo the Monkey]] video game includes an Italian sports jacket.
+;[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]
+*[[Barry Mickelthwaite]] admits to having sex with [[Reni Wassulmaier]] while drunk in Venice.
-=== GTA III Era ===
+;[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]
-* [[Salvatore Leone]] (from Palermo), [[Massimo Torini]] and [[Uncle Leone]] are all Italians. While not confirmed it is likely that [[Sergio Boccino]] is also Italian.
+*[[Little Italy]] is a neighbourhood of [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].
-* The [[Leone Family]], [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Sindacco Family]] are [[mafia]] families whose members are Italian or of Italian descent.
+*[[Ray Bulgarin]] ran a smuggling operation in Europe and employed [[Niko Bellic]], who 'betrayed' Bulgarin on a shop heading from Yugoslavia to Italy.
-* The [[Sicilian Mafia]] is made up of members from Italy.
+*[[Al Dente's]], [[Drusilla's]], [[Viendemerte]] and [[Alazone's Italian Food]] are Italian food restaurants.
-* An area in [[Fort Staunton]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] has, correctly or incorrectly, gained the name ''Little Italy'' due to being a [[Forelli Family]] controlled area and featuring a number of businesses with Italian names.
+*[[Cerveza Heights]], Liberty City and [[Leftwood]], [[Alderney]] both have Italian/Italian-American communities.
-* [[Salvatore Leone]] is found guilty of illegally importing tomato sauce from Palermo, Italy.
+*[[Weazel News]] reports the [[United States of America|American]] President [[President Lawton|Lawton]] was involved in a texting/e-mail scandal with the Italian Prime Minister.
-* [[Momma's Restaurante]] is an Italian restaurant owned by [[Ma Cipriani]], who may be Italian.
+*[[Pegassi]] is an Italian car manufacturer.
-* [[Papa's 12 Inch]] is an Italian restaurant in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]] and features the Italian flag on its exterior.
+*The DJs of [[Electro-Choc]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] introduce songs using both English and Italian.
-* [[Signora Grande]] is an Italian business based in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]].
-* [[Toni Cipriani]] tells [[Donald Love]] that he's Italian in [[Cam-Pain]], although it is unknown if he is actually Italian or of Italian descent.
-* [[Sergio Boccino]] and [[Morgan Merryweather]] both play Italian classical music when they are hosts of [[Double Clef FM]]. Merryweather also claims to have read the works of Proust in "the original Italian".
-* Merchandise for the [[Pogo the Monkey (game)|Pogo the Monkey]] video game includes an Italian sports jacket.
-=== GTA IV Era ===
+==Real world references==
-* [[Giovanni Ancelotti]] (from Naples), [[Mary Valvona]] (from Palermo, Sicily) and [[Uncle Vince|Vince Pelosi]] are all Italians.
+;[[Grand Theft Auto V]]
-* The [[Ancelotti Family|Ancelotti]], [[Gambetti Family|Gambetti]], [[Lupisella Family|Lupisella]], [[Messina Family|Messina]] and [[Pavano Family|Pavano]] Families, who form [[The Commission]], are made up of Italians or people of Italian descent. The same can be said of the [[Pegorino Family]], although they are not part of The Commission.
+*[[Vespucci Canals]], [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]] is reminiscent of [[:wp:Venice|Venice]], Italy.
-* [[Little Italy]] is a neighbourhood of [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].
-* [[Ray Bulgarin]] ran a smuggling operation in Europe and employed [[Niko Bellic]], who 'betrayed' Bulgarin on a shop heading from Yugoslavia to Italy.
-* [[Al Dente's]], [[Drusilla's]], [[Viendemerte]] and [[Alazone's Italian Food]] are Italian food restaurants.
-* [[Cerveza Heights]], Liberty City and [[Leftwood]], [[Alderney]] both have Italian/Italian-American communities.
-* [[Weazel News]] reports the [[United States of America|American]] President [[President Lawton|Lawton]] was involved in a texting/e-mail scandal with the Italian Prime Minister.
-* [[Pegassi]] is an Italian car manufacturer.
-* The DJs of [[Electro-Choc]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] introduce songs using both English and Italian.
 == External link ==