Rome from Space

The River Tiber flows through the historic centre of Rome, seen in high-resolution detail by France’s Spot 5 satellite. Rome is the ancient capital of Italy and has 2.8 million inhabitants living within its city limits. It also contains the sovereign state of Vatican City.

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