Italian Social Republic

North Italy (Italian: Nord Italia), officially the Italian Social Republic (Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana) is a country in Southern Europe. It is bordered by Switzerland and Germany to the north, Croatia to the east, South Italy to the south, and France to the west. North Italy is a Fascist one-party dictatorship led by the Italian Fascist Party (Italian: Partito Fascista Italiano), or PFI. North Italy is considered as a great power, though just barely; it's strong industrial base makes it economically stronger than it's mostly agrarian southern neighbor. The beginning of North Italy originates with the rise of Benito Mussolini in 1922. In 1943, Benito Mussolini was forced out of power due to the lack of confidence in his leadership. Italy subsequently attempted to join the allied cause, though a swift occupation by the Wehrmacht resulted in the creation of the Italian Social Republic. After the war, Italy was briefly reunited, though collapsed into chaos once more when Benito Mussolini was assassinated in 1946. With the aid of Germany and France, Alessandro Pavolini re-established the RSI in late 1946 as it's new Duce. North Italy is a member of the Europäischer Verteidigungspakt and Europäische Wirtschaftsunion.