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ITALIA

Map of Italy

The famous«boot shaped» peninsula lies in

centralSouthernEurope.

Map of Italy

The countrystretches over1000 km from

north to south

Map of Italy

Geography

GeographyItaly is mainly mountainous, except for thePo plain in the north, and runs from theAlps to the central Mediterranean Sea. Itincludes the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, Elbaand about 70 other smaller ones. There aretwo small independent states withinpeninsular Italy: the Vatican City in Rome,and the Republic of San Marino.

Italy Regions

HistoryThe Legend Of Romulus

and Remus

The Roman Empire

Italian RenaissanceThe Italian Renaissance was the earliest manifestation of the general European Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement that began in Italy during the 14th century and lasted until the 16th century, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe.

The word renaissance (Rinascimento in Italian) means "rebirth" in French, and the era is best known for the renewed interest in the culture of classical antiquity after the period that Renaissance humanists labeled the Dark Ages. These changes, while significant, were concentrated in the elite, and for the vast majority of the population life was little changed from the Middle Ages.

Italian Rebuplic The birth of the Italian Rebuplic

(officially on June 2, 1946) Until 1946, Italy was officially a

monarchy ruled by the House of Savoy,kings of Italy since Risorgimento

Benito Mussolini, enjoying the supportof the monarchy, imposed facism afterthe October 28, 1922 March on Rome

In 1946 Italy became a Rebuplic afterthe results of a popular referendum

GovermentItaly has a two-chamber parliament,

consisting of the Senate or upper house and the Chamber of Deputies. Elections

take place every five years.

Goverment

Senato della Repubblica

Goverment

Camera dei Deputati

ReligionRoman Catholicism is, by far, the largest religion in the country, although Catholicism is no longer officially the state religion.

Italy has a rich Roman Catholic culture, especially as numerous Catholic saints, martyrs and popes were Italian themselves. All of the popes from 1523 to 1978 were from what is now Italy.[ Italy is also home to the greatest number of cardinals in the world, and is the country with the greatest number of Roman Catholic churches per capital.

Rising immigration has been accompanied by an increase in non-Christian faiths. In 2009, there were one million Muslimsin Italy.

EducationEducation in Italy is free and mandatory from ages six to sixteen.

and consists of five stages:

Kindergarten Primary school

Lower secondary school Upper secondary school

University

EducationFounded in 1088, the University of

Bologna is likely the oldest in the world.

LanguageItaly's official language is Italian. Ethnologue has estimated that there are about 55 million speakers of the language in Italy and a further 6.7 million outside of the country.

Italian, adopted by the state after the unification of Italy , is based on the Florentine variety of Tuscan and is somewhat intermediate between the Italo-Dalmatian languages and the Gallo-Romance languages.

Economy

The country’s main

economic sectors are;

Economy Tourism

FashionEconomy

Motor VehiclesEconomy

FoodEconomy

Important CitiesRomeMilanoVeniceBolognaFlorance

Important CitiesRome/Roma

Rome is the capital of Italy and also of the Province of Rome and of the region of Lazio. It is the country's largest and most populated comune and fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The urban area of Rome extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 3.8 million. The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber within Lazio.The Vatican City is an independent country within the city boundaries of Rome, the only example of a country within a city existing.


The Colosseum

Important CitiesMilan/Milano

Milan is the second-most populous city in Italy. Also, main industrial, commercial and financial centre of Italy and a leading global city.

Important CitiesVenice/Venezia

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges.

Important CitiesFlorance/Firenze

Florence is known as the "cradle of the Renaissance" for its monuments, churches and buildings.

Important CitiesBologna/Bologna

Bologna is home to prestigious cultural, economic and political institutions as well as one of the most impressive trade fair districts in Europe. Also, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is the second oldest existing university in the world.

Italian CuisineItalian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian cuisine is characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only four to eight ingredients. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine, with many variations and Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) (regulated appellation) laws. Coffee, specifically espresso, has become important in Italian cuisine.

ArtThe list of famous Italian artists is long and includes Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Tintoretto and Caravaggio. Thecountry has also produced opera composers such as Verdi andPuccini and film-maker Federico Fellini.

Giotto Botticelli

Art

Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo

Art

Tintoretti Caravaggio

Art

Federico Fellini

La Dolce Vita La Strada

Famous Sights of ItalyThe Ancient City of

Pompeii

Mt. Etna

Famous Sights of Italy

Vatican City

Pisa Tower

Traditional Clothes

Culture &Life Italy has more UNESCO World

Heritage Sites (49) than any other country in the world, and has rich

collections of art, culture and literature from many different

periods. The country has had a broad

cultural influence worldwide, also because numerous Italians emigrated

to other places during the Italian diaspora. Furthermore, the nation has, overall, an estimated 100,000 monuments of any sort (museums,

palaces, buildings, statues, churches, art galleries, villas,

fountains, historic houses and archaeological remains)

There are manycarnivals andfestivals with

colorful costumesand parades

Carnevale di Venezia

Culture &Life Rome Film Festival

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