1. Italy Central Europe Italy

2. Location Capital, ROME Capital, ROME Location, Italy Location, Italy Map,………………… Map,…………………

3. Geography  Water forms, Rivers  Landforms, Mountains

4. Government  Type of government, Democratic republic  Leader, Giorgio Napolitano

5. People Religion, Roman Catholic Foods, lazzania, pasta, Most foods are home made Ethnic Groups, Italian, but there are some small groups of ethnic Germans, French, Slovenes. Population, 60,418,711 Language, Italian

6. Economy Industries, Pasta Industries, Pasta Economic System, Capitalism economy Economic System, Capitalism economy Currency, Euro Currency, Euro

7. History History History In 1946, Victor Emmanuel III's son,Victor Emmanuel III Umberto IIUmberto II, was forced to abdicate. Italy became a republic after a referendum held on 2Italy became a republicreferendum June 1946, a day celebrated since as Republic Day.Republic Day This was also the first time that Italian women were entitled to vote. The Republican Constitution was approved and came into force on 1 January 1948. Under the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947, the eastern borderParis Peace Treaties area was lost to Yugoslavia, and, later,Yugoslavia the free territory of Trieste was divided between the two states.Trieste

8. Other Facts About Italy Capital: Rome Current Time: 2:21 PM Latitude: 41.54 Longitude: 12.29 Population: 58,090,681 (rank=23) Area, sq. mi.: 116,348 (rank=71) Area, sq. km.: 301,340 Human Dev. Index rank: 18 of 182 countries Adjusted for women: 15 of 155 countries Real GDP per capita: $30,353 Adult literacy rate: 99% (male); 99% (female) Infant mortality rate: 6 per 1,000 births Life expectancy: 78 (male); 84 (female) Currency: Euro

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