1. By: Vince Cecchine Mr. Bunner Pd.7

2. Italy’s Location  Italy is located in southern Europe and goes all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.  Coordinates on the map- 42, 50 North 12, 50 East.

3. Country’s Capital  The Capital for Italy is Rome, Italy.  There are also 19 Regional Capitals within Italy as well.

4. Languages Spoken  They speak Italian which is the official language  German(parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region)  French  Slovene( mostly in the Trieste-Gorizia area).

5. National Symbol  Even though this is a National Arms symbol and Italy doesn’t have any they use it any way.

6. Italian Flag  The official flag colors for the Italian flag is (in order) Green, White, and Red.

7. Population  61,016,804 as of July 2011.  61,261,254 as of July 2012 estimated.  The population growth rate is estimated at.38% in 2012.  The populations death rate is estimated at around 10 deaths/ 1,000 population for July of 2012.

8. Major Religions  In Italy 90% of the people are Roman- Catholics.  As for the other 10% their religion is Protestant.

9. Subcultures of Italy  Some of the subcultures in Italy are mixed, in some parts there are communist, which are in central regions and Christian- Democratic in north eastern areas.

10. Italian Values  In Italy family means a lot and they give a lot of influence off to help younger ones.  The family also can provide you with emotional and financial support.

11. Italian Beliefs  Appearance matters a lot to Italy.  When you are walking around Italy if you do not have nice clothes on that means they would consider you as a lower class because they judge a lot in Italy.

12. Italians Norms  The primary religion is Roman-Catholic.  There are more Catholic churches per capita in Italy then any other country.  Men should wear dark colored business clothes.

13. The Italian Economy  Italy is the third largest economy in the euro-zone.  The unemployment rate in 2011 was 8.2%.  They are still trying to recover from the recession they are in.

14. History in Italy  Italy was united in 1861.  Origins of Italian history can date back to the 9 th century B.C.  In prehistoric times the Italian peninsula was not shaped like it appears now.

15. Conflict  Soveriegn debt crisis is the only thing that I can find.

16. What I like about Italy  I like that there is beautiful sceneries, great food, and the nice cars that are made there.

17. What I don’t like about Italy  I do not like how they judge a lot and base you off of what you wear. I just think you could wear anything and be a millionaire and no one knows it.

18. Would I live in Italy  Yes I would love to because the experience would be phenomenal getting to live in Europe and getting to see everything, but the bad part is I would miss my family and the good old U.S.A.

19. Do I prefer my culture or Italy  I prefer mine just because I have been accustomed to the way I live now and I would feel out of place if I were to change up that quick because of the different language and the way they do things because I do not know how they do things compared to how I do things.

20. France’s Location  Bordering the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel, as well as the Mediterranean Sea.  Coordinates on the map- 46 00 N, 2 00 E.

21. France’s Capital  The Capital of France is Paris.

22. Languages Spoken  French 100%  Most of the other regional languages are not being used really anymore like Provencal, Brenton, Alstatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, and Flemish.

23. National Symbol  Emblem of the French Republic.  It was Adopted in 1912, but has only been official since 1953.  This is on the front cover of any French Passports.

24. France’s Flag  The official flag colors for France is in order (Blue, White, and Red).

25. France’s Population  65,312,249 is how many people they had in July of 2011.  65,630,692 is estimated by July of 2012.  Both of these are from the Metropolitan France and the five overseas regions.

26. France’s Religions  Roman Catholic 83%-88%  Protestant 2%  Jewish 1%  Muslim 5%-10%  Unaffiliated 4%  Some of their overseas regions have some Hindu, Buddhist, and Pagan.

27. France’s Subculture  They had a subculture during WWII it was called “Zazou.”  This was young Frenchmen expressing their individuality and wearing big clothing and dancing to swing jazz and bebop.

28. France’s Values, Norms, Beliefs  Criticism- they receive a lot so they are used to coping with it unlike Americans.  Liberty- Having freedom is very humble in France.  Privacy-The French do not like to goof off when they are doing their work and do not act like some normal American boss’s there time is precious.

29. France’s History  The word “France” comes from the Franks and has three Historical meanings.  They are areas around Paris, Ile de France region, and the kingdom of France.

30. France Conflict  They are in a territory dispute with Madagascar over various locations.  There is also an illicit drug problem with drug trafficing.

31. What I found interesting in France  I found out that they take criticism in classrooms and the teacher tells everybody's grades out loud and tells them how bad they stink at a certain subject.  They do not like to be bothered when it comes to work time they like a lot of privacy.

32. Would I like to live in France  Personally I would not like to live there if I did I wouldn’t eat unless I traveled to Italy because I do not like a lot of French type foods. I mean if I could eat in America and live there for the wonderful places then yes in a heart beat.

33. Do I prefer my own culture  I prefer my culture just because I have been here for 18 years and I would feel out of place in any other country because they act different and do different things in situations I would do something differently.

34. Work sited  www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/ www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/  http://esr.oxfordjournals.org/content/2/3/ 161.abstract http://esr.oxfordjournals.org/content/2/3/ 161.abstract  http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resource s/global-etiquette/italy-country- profile.html http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resource s/global-etiquette/italy-country- profile.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_It aly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_It aly  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazou

35. Work sited continued…  http://www.understandfrance.org/France /Intercultural7.html http://www.understandfrance.org/France /Intercultural7.html