Italy

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Italy

Italy in the map of Europe Italy is a boot­shaped peninsula that juts out of southern Europe into Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Ligurian Sea and Losian Sea.

The map of Italy Neghbouring countries are: France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.

Italy has got 20 autonomous regions.

About Italy...

Capital: Rome Number of people: 60,605,053 estimate

1 Language: Italian Monetary unit: Euro (€) Climate: Mediterranean climate.

In summer is hot and dry, and in winter is warm

Curiosities:

1. The Italian Flag is inspired by the 5. FIAT, (brand of car) comes French flag. from a italian factory.

2. Marco Polo was a merchant and 6. The ice cream cone, the thermometer and the typewriter explorer from Venice. were invented by italians.

3. The story of Pinoccio was written 7. Italy is the birthplace of the by an Italian.

Roman Empire.

4. The Italian Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria of the 8. Italy is the fourth most visited U.S.A. country in the world.

Government type Italy is a member of the European Union.

Italy is a parliamentary republic and democratic, since 2 nd June 1946.

The monarchy was deleted by popular referendum.

The constitution was promulgated on 1 st January 1948.

Italy has got: executive power, legislative power and judiciary power.

The President The Primer Minister

Monument and cities Rome:

The Colosseum

Arch of Titus

Trevi Fountain Trajan’s Column

Arch of Constantine

Roman Forum Vatican

The Pantheon

Pisa Tower of Pisa:

Florence Views of the city:

Venice

In Venice the streets are waterways that people travel by gondola.

Relief In Italy we can distinguish four major relief units: the Alps, the Po plain, the Apennines and the volcanic islands.

Natural parks The Italian national parks cover about five percent of the country; there are 28.

Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise

Arcipelago di la Maddalena

Alta Murgia

Arcipelago Toscano

Appennino Lucano ­ Val d'Agri ­ Lagonegrese

Asinara

Appennino Tosco­ Emiliano

Gargano

Rivers The rivers of Italy compared to other European regions are quite short.

River Po is the longest river in the country. It is 652 km long.

(Piedmont, Lombardy).

River Adige is the second longest river in Italy. It is 409 km long.

(Trentino­Alto Adige, Veneto).

River Tiber is the third longest river in Italy. It is 405 km long.

(Emilia­Romaña, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio).

River Arno is the fourth longest river in Italy. It is 241 km long. (Tuscany).

Lakes ­ Lake Garda, is the broadest lake in Italy and is a glacier lake.

Area: 370 km ² Length: 51.6 km Width: 17.2 km. ­ Lake Maggiore, is the third biggest lake in Italy. It is a glacier lake. Area: 212 km ². ­ Lake Como, is the fourth biggest lake in Italy, has got the maximum depth of the peninsula. Area: 146 km ² Depth: 41 There are coastal lakes: Lake of Lesina.

Volcanic lakes: Lake of Bolsena, Lake Vico, Lake Bracciano.

Vocanoes and mountains There are 14 volcanoes in Italy, three of which are active: Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius, (Vesuvisus destroyed Pompeii and Herculanum).

Several islands and hills have been created by volcanic activity.

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 (4,810 m) Some mountains: Mount Monviso, Mount Solaro

The coast Italy has got some islands: Sicily, is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sardinia, is the second­largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Elba, is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and the third largest island in Italy after Sicily and Sardinia.

Is an volcanic island.

Capri, Vulcano....

The coast western has got naturals landforms: Gulf of Genoa.

Bay of Naples.

Gulf of Salerno.

Gulf of Taranto.

Cape Santa Maria di Leuca.

Strait of Messina.

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