1. Italy By: Sierra Wagner

2. Location Southern Europe Peninsula

3. Location

4. Major Cities  Rome  Naples  Florence  Venice  Sicily

5. Climate  Mild temperate  Location to the sea  Sea breezes lower temperature  Cold in mountains

6. Activities

7. Tourist Attractions

9. Mondonovo Ponte di Rialto

10. Tourist Attractions

11. Nickname

12. Motto “Italy is a democratic republic founded on labor.” (unofficial)

13. Flag

14.  Adopted in 1946 when Italy became a republic

15. Capital

16. Anthem Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians)  Written in 1847 by 20-year old student and patriot Goffredo Mameli

17. Famous for

18. Wine sales  In 2005- 1/5 of the world’s wine productions.  Italian vineyards hold 9,459,000 metric tons of grapes

19. Famous people Fashion designer Dolce Gabbana Owned by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

20. Religion  Catholicism is by far the largest group (87.8%)  36.8% consider themselves practicing Catholics.  30.8% attend church every Sunday.

21. Sports Soccer Cycling Basketball Tennis Most popular sport Won the World Cup four times Won the second most cycling championships Third best national league in the world Pro players are always ranked in the top 150 in the world

22. Population

23. Death rate

24. Birth Rate

25. Language  Italian is the official language  93% of the population speak Italian  Several unrecognized dialects

26. Homes in Italy  85% of Italians own their own home  Among the highest in the world

27. Highest Elevation Mont Blanc de Courmayeur 1,5521 meters high

28. Lowest Elevation The beaches at sea level Venice Beach

29. Italian style  Italians are very conscious about their fashion  First impressions are everything  You are judged on the way you carry yourself

30. Government  Three-branch government  Executive  Judicial  Legislative

31. Conclusion

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