ITALY

Italy is a a country in South Europe with 60.8 million inhabitants; Italy is the fifth populous country in Europe and the 23rd. most populous in the world. Italy is the 4th. country with most people in the world, its currency  is the euro.Rome is the capital of Italy and has for centuries been a political and religious center of western civilisation.


HISTORY:

After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples from Germany and from another places.The history of Italy is largely the history of Rome. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance. Through much of its post-Roman history, Italy was fragmented into numerous city and regional states, but later was unified.



GOVERNMENT:

Modern Italy is a democratic republic.Italy has a parliamentary based on a proportional voting system.The Parlament is perfectly bicameral; the two houses: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic, have the same powers.Italy has a written democratic constitution, resulting from the work of a Constituent Assembly formed by the representatives of all the anti-fascist forces that contributed to the defeat of Nazi and Fascist forces during the Civil War.



GEOGRAPHY:

Italy is located in Southern Europe and comprises the boot-shaped Italian Peninsula and a number of islands including the two largest,Sicily and Sardinia.The country's total area is 301,230 km², of which 294,020 km² is land and 7,210 km² is water. Including the islands, Italy has a coastline and border of 7,600 km on the Adritic,Inonian, Tyrrhenian seas;and borders shared with France,Austria,Slovenia and Switzerland.The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone and the Alps form its northern boundary, where Italy's highest point is located on Mont Blanc.The Po is Italy's longest river;There are 14 volcanoes in Italy and several islands form part of Italy; the largest are Sicily and Sardinia.

 


CLIMATE:

 Thanks to the great longitudinal extension of the peninsula and the mostly mountainous internal conformation, the climate of Italy is highly diverse. In most of the inland northern and central regions, the climate ranges from humid subtropical to humid continental and oceanic;In particular, the climate of the Po Valley geographical region is mostly continental, with harsh winters and hot summers.


FOOD:


Italian food for Italians is a reason of pride. You can recognize Italians abroad for their longing of typical dishes, pasta over every other.Italians enjoy a good meal whenever they can, and, their traditional agricultural roots now forgotten, they don't care if the required ingredients are off season, like summer vegetables or fruits in the middle of winter, something that just a few decades ago was impossible.




 ITALIAN TRADITIONS:

1. Cesar Salad
2. Rolling Spaghetti with a Spoon
3. Salad As Appetizer
4. Pasta and Meat on the Same Plate
5. Cappuccino After a Meal
6. Oil and Butter with Bread in a Restaurant
7. Italians Eat Pasta Every Day
 
 
TEN PLACES TO VISIT IN ITALY:

 1.Rome

2.Florence

3.Venice

4.Cinque Terra
 

5.Sicily

6. Turin

7. Capri

8.Sorrento



9.Abruzzo

10.San Gimignano



ITALIAN CULTURE:

''Una giornata senza riso é una giornata sprecata'' is a common proverb: '' A day without laughter is a wasted day''. The italian people express an authenticity and passion unmatched the world over. Italian culture has a rich history that includes art, classic architecture, popular traditions and customs.