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Italy. Kristin Kamenova Niya Ali Youssef 10/7. Geography. Located in Southern Europe Boot-Shaped Peninsula 301,230 square kilometers (7,210 km 2 is water)
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Italy Kristin Kamenova Niya Ali Youssef 10/7
Geography • Located in Southern Europe • Boot-Shaped Peninsula • 301,230 square kilometers (7,210 km2 is water) • Coastline and border of 7,600 km on the Adriatic, Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas and borders shared with France, Austria Slovenia and Switzerland.
Culture • Country with the highest # of UNESCO Sites • Art, Literature, Architecture – magnificent & significant • ~ 100 000 monuments of any sort • Food, Fashion, Music, Sport, Science
Politics • Parliamentary government based on a proportional voting system. • Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic • President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano • The judicial system is based on modified versions of Roman Law. • One of the Founding Members of the European Community, the European Union and the North Atlantic treaty Organization
Economy • Market economy • Unemployment rate 12.5% (and rising) • Ninth-largest economy in the world and firth-largest in Europe • One of the founding members of G7, G8, and Eurozone • Used to be a leading country in world trade and exports. (not so much anymore)
History • Findings date back some 200 000 years ago • Modern humans – 40 000 yrs. ago • Holy Roman Empire • Ancient Rome • Prehistoric Times, Middle Ages, Early & Late Modern Times, Fascist Regime & Republican Italy • Fascist Reign: Benito Mussolini • A Republic: in 1946 • Latest: April 2013: new government • 2014: February Renzi – the new Prime Minster
Demographics • ~60.5 million people • Density: 201/km^2 • Population: almost doubled in 20 C. • Since 1980: large scale immigration • Before: high birth rate • Now: rapid population aging • In 2000: 1 in 5 Italians – over 65 yrs. old • In recent years: increase in birth rate
Work Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy