Italy
Natalie C. Ortman
It's major language and location
One of Italy's major languages is Italian, and 93% of Italy has native Italian speakers and its located 50N and 15E.
The bordering countries with a population
Italy has only a few countries that border Italy. those countries are, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, and France. Italy population is a total of 59.83 million people! but not as much a Germany.
Italy's shape
Italy's distinctive shape is like a boot jutting into the Mediterranean, maybe the country's best known geographical feature.
The leaning tower of Pisa
The leaning tower of Pisa is a very famous tower for its unintended tilt. Did you know that the tower started tilting before it was complete?
Major bodies of water
Three of Italy's major bodies of water are, the Adriatic sea, the Tyrrhenian sea, and the Ionian sea.
Italiy clothing and music
In Italy People would wear things like high heels, jeans, designer hand bags, and painted finger nails. The top 5 songs Italy has is Est-Ce Tu M'aimes ?, Reality, Hotline Bling, Lock A way, and Stiches.
Religeon
Italy is a Christian country, and some 88% of the population belongs to the Roman catholic church.According to a 2006 survey by Eurispes, Catholics made up 87.8% of the population, with 36.8% describing themselves as observants. According in 2010, those percentages fell to 76.5% and 24.4%.
Holidays
Italy has a lot of major holidays:
~January 1(New Year's Day)
~January 6 (Epipany)
~April 25 (Liberation Day)
Italy's food
to Italians they take their food very seriously. The lunch our is the most important meal of the day, and it starts with the antipasti (before the meal). Most of the time the antipasti would be food like cheese, olives, or salad, and for the main course they usually eat pasta, or risotto.
government
According to our research Italy has a government which can be described as Republic. Its
Chief Executive is Giorgio Napolitano and its
Chief Executive is Giorgio Napolitano and its
Second Chief Executive is Enrico Letta.
Entertainment
For Italy they love to watch movies, television, shopping and nightclubs. But they add a healthy amount of outdoor and cultural events. Spas and baths are a favorite to the Italian people, and its also common to see outdoor performances of all kinds.
Economy
in Italy its top 7 exports are:
1.Machines, engines, pumps: US$107.7 billion
2.Vehicles: $38.4 billion
3.Electronic equipment: $29.9 billion
4.Pharmaceuticals: $25.1 billion
5.Plastics: $21.6 billion
6.Iron or steel products: $20.6 billion
7.Oil: $19.7 billion
And Italy exports 458.4 billion dollars and they import 459.7 billion.