2. Italy is a country located partly on the European Continent and partly on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Its capital is Rome, the language is italian. Italy shares its northern,Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.

3. Italy has 20 region, five of these regions have a special autonomous status. They are: Abruzzo Aosta Valley Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste Lazio (here there is the capital, Rome) Liguria Lombardy Marche Molise Piedmont Sardinia Cagliari Sicily Palermo Tuscany Trentino-Alto Adige Trento Umbria Veneto

4. (Tuscany)

5. A special thing of Italy is Pizza!