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Campione d'Italia is an Italian town and commune of Lombardy, occupying an enclave within the Swiss canton of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains. The enclave has a width of less than 1 km as the crow flies, but the rough terrain means the journey by road is over 10 km. Its status came about when Ticino chose to become part of the Swiss Confederation in 1798, and Campione's people chose to remain part of Lombardy, which subsequently became part of Italy in 1859. The "d'Italia" was added to the appellation under Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, who was keen to showcase Campione to its neighbours. Campione has a considerable amount of economic and administrative integration with Switzerland. Before the conversion to the Euro, the city used the Swiss franc, and prior to the opening of borders between EU countries, it benefited from special customs arrangements that allowed Italian citizens to cross Swiss territory. Presently, car plates are not Italian, ... Read more about Campione d'Italia on Wikipedia

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