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Italy: A Cultural and Travel Guide

Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic located in southern Europe. It has a president who appoints a prime minister as the head of government. Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia and shares a border with Vatican City. The official currency is the Euro and some of Italy's most famous landmarks include the Colosseum, Pompeii, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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Italy: A Cultural and Travel Guide

Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic located in southern Europe. It has a president who appoints a prime minister as the head of government. Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia and shares a border with Vatican City. The official currency is the Euro and some of Italy's most famous landmarks include the Colosseum, Pompeii, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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ITALY

By: Daija M. Stepney

GOVERNMENT

Italy is ran by an unitary parliamentary republic. Italy is


headed by a head president that appoints a prime
minister. The current president of Italy is Sergio
Mattarella. The current prime minister is Matteo Renzi. A
unitary parliamentary republic is a type of republic that
runs under a unitary and parliamentary government
system.
President:

Prime Minister:

LOCATION

Located in southern Europe, Italy is a peninsula extending


into the Mediterranean sea.
Italy borders France to the west, Switzerland and Australia
to the north, and Slovenia to the east.
Italy shares borders with San Mario and Vatican
Italy is shaped like a high heel boot, kicking a small
triangle (the island of Sicily)

CURRENCY

The Italian currency is called Euro.


1 Euro equals $0.91 in US dollars.

TOURISM

There are plenty of attractions in Italy.


Lake Como:

Vatican City:

Leaning Tower of Pisa:


Amalfi Coast:

St. Marks Basilica:

Cinque Terre:

Venice canals:

FAMOUS LANDMARKS

The Colosseum is the hugest amphitheater ever made by


the Roman Empire.
Pompeii is the ruins of an ancient Roman city.
Florence Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore is
Roman Forum is the remains of
one of the finest cathedrals in this world.
the heart of the Roman Empire.

The

The Pantheon is a well preserved remnant from the Roman


Empire. Italian kings and other Italian influences are buried
in the Pantheon.

FLAG

The flag of Italy is a tricolor flag that has three


symmetrical vertical stripes of green, white, and red. The
green symbolizes hope and joy, the white symbolizes
peace and honesty, and the red stands for strength and
valor.

POPULATION

The current Italian population is approximately 59.83


million.

LANGUAGE

The official language of Italy is Italian.


There are regional languages that co-exits with the official
language.
Italian is a romance language and comes from vulgar
Latin.

CULTURE

The Italian culture is filled with the arts, family,


architecture, music and food.
Italy is the home of the Roman Empire and the
Renaissance.

FOOD

Italy had of different republics, each with different cooking


styles. These cooking practices were passed down from
generation to generation. They contributed to the
diversity of Italian food.
France, Austria, and Yugoslavia, also influenced Italys
food.

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