By Fabrizio Da Mota
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By Fabrizio Da Mota
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• Italy is part of Southern Europe and has a distinctive boot shape.
• It has some islands including Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica
• The largest islands are Sicily and Sardinia.
• Italy is mostly made out of land area with a small percentage of water area.
• It borders Switzerland, France, Austria and Slovenia.
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• Italy is a mountainous country (almost 40%) and has the highest mountain in Europe- Mont Blanc
• Italy has many inactive and active volcanos, the most famous being Elna and Vesuvius which are still active
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• With a Mediterranean climate ,Italy has a hot and dry summers, and cool and rainy winters
• In summer temperatures can reach 40 degrees while in winter they can drop below 0 degrees
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• Italy has more then 30 major cities such as Rome, Milan, Naples, and Florence
• The biggest city is Rome with 2761477 people
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• In Italy, there are forests of Beech, Pine, Oak, Fir, Ash, Maple, Wild Oak and other trees.
• These forests are home to animals such as fox’s and mountain goats.
• Olive and Fig trees also grow in this area.
• Fruit and oil is sold throughout Italy.
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• Italy has many animal species
• Italy has about 61000 recorded animals (more then a third of Europe’s animals)
• Italy has 4777 endemic species
• There are 102 mammal species,516 bid species and 56213 invertebrates
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•The Italian armed forces is made up of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Carabinieri.•The Italian military had 293,202 personnel on active duty, of which 114,778 are Carabinieri.•As part of NATO’s Nuclear Sharing Strategy, Italy hosts 90 US Nuclear bombs.
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•The most popular sport in Italy is Soccer•Italy's Squadra Azzurra has won four FIFA World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006).•Other popular team sports in Italy include Volley Ball, Basketball, Rugby and Cycling.•Alpine Skiing is a very popular sport in Italy, with more than 2 million amateur skiers
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• Italy has many very famous dishes. The most famous are Pizza, Pasta, Lasagne, Tiramisu and Gelato
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• I got most of my information from wicapidia