Italy
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Italy
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Italy
• Capital: Rome• Population: 58.1 million• GDP per capita: $28,529• Adult literacy rate: 99% (male); 98% (female)• Life expectancy: 77 (male); 83 (female)• Vatican City, home of the Roman Catholic pope and
headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church, is located within Rome.
• Currency: Euro
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Italy
• In Italy, pulling down the lower eyelid with a finger is a way of acknowledging someone's cleverness.
• Italians refer to one another by their city of origin (Milanese, Roman, Florentine, etc.).
• When eating with guests, Italians usually do not hurry; a meal may last one to four hours.
• Nearly every city and town honors the local patron saint with an annual celebration.
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Famous PeopleMarco Polo
(1254–1324) merchant, explorer Leonardo da Vinci(1452–1519) artist, scientist
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Climate/Religion
• The climate is temperate but varies by region.
• Winters are cold and rainy in the north, cool around Rome
• Mild in the south. Typical of the Mediterranean climate, summers in the south can be very hot (up to 104°F).
• Nearly all Italians are Roman Catholic
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Pictures
Parking Method Fountain
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Land
• Italy, including the islands of Sardinia and Sicily, covers 116,305 sq.mi. and is slightly larger than Arizona.
• Alpine mountains in the north to the coastal lowlands in the south.
• Shaped like a boot, the country is generally mountainous. The Italian Alps run along the northern border.
• The Apennines (mnts) form a spine down the peninsula
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Famous PeopleGalileo Galilei
(1564–1642) astronomer The Godfather
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Economy• Italy's economy is based
on agriculture in the south and industry in the north.
• Small- and medium-sized businesses in the north are a strong driving force in the economy.
• The service sector, which includes tourism, comprises about two-thirds of Italy's GDP.
• Italy is one of the world's largest wine producers and a major producer of cheese.
• Other important crops include wheat, potatoes, corn, rice, fruits, and olive oil.
• Italy is a major steel and iron producer; industry accounts for almost one-third of the gross domestic product (GDP).
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Pictures
Colosseum Dog Parking
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Sports• Soccer is by far the most
popular sport, and teams wear the colors of their home city's flag. Avid fans follow the World Cup competition, which Italy's national soccer team has won three times.
• Bicycling, horse racing, skiing, tennis, boxing, fencing, swimming, and track and field are also popular.
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Pictures
Gondolas Gondoliers
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Pictures
“Grand Canal” in Venice Magazines
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Bubonic Plague(Black Death)
• Killed 25 million people(1300’s)• Bacterium• In guts of Flies• Flies bite rats and people• Humans cough, sneeze, spit up infected blood
and saliva.
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Pictures
Pompeii St. Mark’s Square