ITALYTeresa Hemmings

Historical facts

Italy became one nation in 1861 and including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia.

It was a kingdom until 1946 after the WWII where Italy sided with German Nazis

The Roman Empire existed in Italy from about the 5th century B.C.

Geography The country’s latitude & longitude ;

41.9000”N / 12.4382”EItaly is a peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. Its most prominent feature is its boot-like shape kicking the island of Sicily.

Geography

Italy is mostly covered by the Dolomite Mountains north to south. Northern

Italy iscovered by the Alps mountain range.

GEOGRAPHY Italy’s capital city is Rome. Italy’s other

two cities are; Venice & Florence

functionItaly’s is a republic, democracy

The head chief in Italy is currently, Sergio Mattarella

Italy’s population was 61,070,224 in 2014 and

has changed 21% yearly in 2O15 (61,142,221)

Facts

Geography

Italy’s flag colors are green, white, and red.

Money in Italy is called a “euro”

A euro is worth 1.13$ in the U.S dollar

Climate The climate is harsh with very cold winter, and very hot humid summers between the Alps & southern Italy.

Language

In Italy, people speak German, Italian, and French

ReligionItaly is a Christian country

88 per cent of the population belonging to the Roman Catholic church

Italy, is the world’s largest wine producer by volume.Italy is home to some of

the oldest wine-producing regions in the world.

FAMOUS THINGS IN ITALY

Italian culture, Home of the Roman Empire and a major center of the Renaissance

identity

Italian food

Supposedly raviolis were created in the Roman era, but not traditional until the return of Marco Polo from China

Italian pizzaTraditional Italian pizza is a thin crust, similar to baked pita taste and texturePizza is believed to be from an

old Italian word meaning "a point," came from Naples.

TouringVisitors to Italy want to see Rome, Venice and Milan.

Cinque TerreMeans “five lands”

Cinque Terre comprises the five villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Vernazza, Monterosso and Corniglia. Located in Italy’s

northwestern coastal region of Liguria

PompeiiPompeii is a famous Roman city which was buried under several feet of volcanic ash for nearly 1,700 years after the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

located near the modern city of Naples.

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