Torino (Torino Province) is a town of 872,091 inhabitants. It is the fourth Italian city by population after Rome, Milan and Naples, and is the third largest economic center of the country. Capital of the Duchy of Savoy in 1563, the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 and, therefore, the first capital of Italy from 1861 to 1865 [4], is one of the leading academic centers, cultural, tourist and scientific country. Headquarters in 2006 of the XX Olympic Winter Games, is the Italian capital of the automobile industry, as well as an important center of publishing, telecommunications, motion picture, advertising, and food, design and sport.
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