Italian Republic is located in the south of the European Continent, with a population of 58,090,681, making it the 23rd
largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Rome, with a total population of 2,730,125. The country
encompasses 301,230 square kilometers making it the 71st largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Austria,
Slovenia, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, France and Switzerland and totally encompasses Vatican City (The
Holy See) and San Marino.
President Giorgio Napolitano is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through a popular vote of the
Electoral College consisting of both house of Parliament and 58 regional representatives and holds that position for seven
years. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that status through
appointment by the president and confirmation by parliament and holds that position seven years. Its form of government is
a republic, and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 1st of January 1948.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Italian, German, French and Slovene. It counts among its major religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and other faiths. As sources of mass communication it has 100 AM, 4,600
FM, 9 Short Wave and 358 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Monte Blanco de Courmayeur, its highest point at 4,748 meters, and the Mediterranean Sea,
its lowest point at 0 meters. Its principal waterways are the Ionian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, the Gulf of Venice
and the Mediterranean Sea, which measure 2,400 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tourism, machinery, iron and steel,
chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, and ceramics. Its official currency is the Euro.
Here’s something you may not know about Italy. Besides Julius Caesar, Shakespeare also set in Italy Romeo and Juliet,
Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming
of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Winter's Tale.
largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Rome, with a total population of 2,730,125. The country
encompasses 301,230 square kilometers making it the 71st largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Austria,
Slovenia, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, France and Switzerland and totally encompasses Vatican City (The
Holy See) and San Marino.
President Giorgio Napolitano is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through a popular vote of the
Electoral College consisting of both house of Parliament and 58 regional representatives and holds that position for seven
years. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that status through
appointment by the president and confirmation by parliament and holds that position seven years. Its form of government is
a republic, and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 1st of January 1948.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Italian, German, French and Slovene. It counts among its major religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and other faiths. As sources of mass communication it has 100 AM, 4,600
FM, 9 Short Wave and 358 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Monte Blanco de Courmayeur, its highest point at 4,748 meters, and the Mediterranean Sea,
its lowest point at 0 meters. Its principal waterways are the Ionian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, the Gulf of Venice
and the Mediterranean Sea, which measure 2,400 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tourism, machinery, iron and steel,
chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, and ceramics. Its official currency is the Euro.
Here’s something you may not know about Italy. Besides Julius Caesar, Shakespeare also set in Italy Romeo and Juliet,
Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming
of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Winter's Tale.
| Tradtional Italian pasta |
| Caliari on Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea- Italy's lowest point |
| Pompeii Amphitheater |
| Downtown Venice |
| Palermo |
| Monte Bianco de Courmayeur- Italy's highest point on the border of France |
| Elba Island- Where Napoleon Bonaparte II was exiled to |
| Po River |
| Mont Etna on Sicilly |
Italy is probably the most frequently visited country in the whole world because it has so many things to see like
the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Did you know that about 20% of Italy's population is over 65? I want to go all over
Italy but here are maybe three things I would like to do when I visit (if I can control myself); tour Pisa, Rome and
Venice, have a load of pasta armed with, a fork, a bottle of water and some Parmesan, tour Pompeii and the
rest of Italy. I just recommend when and if you visit that you have some Italian pasta, not spaghetti!
the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Did you know that about 20% of Italy's population is over 65? I want to go all over
Italy but here are maybe three things I would like to do when I visit (if I can control myself); tour Pisa, Rome and
Venice, have a load of pasta armed with, a fork, a bottle of water and some Parmesan, tour Pompeii and the
rest of Italy. I just recommend when and if you visit that you have some Italian pasta, not spaghetti!
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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| The Colosseum in Rome- Italy's capital and largest city |
ITALY
Updated 01/14/11
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| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
0.4% (2007 est.)
150,000
1,900
150,000
1,900
| Sicilly Island in the Mediterranean Sea |
| The Leaning Tower of Pisa |
| Tradtional Italian Dress |
| Venice Lagoon |
| Stromboli Island on the Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Mount Vesuvius |
| Brennero in the Italian Alps- Italy's northernmost point on the border with Austria |
| Chiasso on Italy's border with Switzerland |
| Claviere- Italy's westernmost point on the border with France |
| Tiber River in Rome which forms one of Italy's borders with Vatican City (Holy See) |
| Novare- my godmother Janice named one of her daughters for here! |
| Ostranto- Italy's easternmost point on the Adriatic Sea |
| Port Palo on Sicily's Capo Passero- Italy's southernmost point on the Mediterranean Sea |
| One of Italy's borders with San Marino |
| Manton on Italy's tri-border with Monaco and France |
| Trieste on Italy's border with Slovenia |
| Genoa |
| Milan |
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