European Union Project: Italy
By: Nathan Traquair
Italy joined the European Union on March 25, 1957. Italy was also one of the founding countries of the European Economic Community, which was founded on January 1,1958.
Italy's History
From the eighth to the second century BC, the Etruscans ruled parts of what is now Italy. The Etruscan's power started to fade during the fifth century BC, and the Romans took over in place of them. By 42 BC, the Romans had taken over all of Italy and everything surrounding the Meditteranean sea. In 476, Rome fell and Italy was taken over. A man named Oadacer became King of Italy. In 562, Italy was taken under Byzantine rule. By 751, the Lombards had taken Italy from the north, and the Dukes from the south.
Geography of Italy
Italy is a boot shaped peninsula on the Meditteranean Sea. Italy also has two mountain ranges, named the Alps and the Appenines. Italy is also a country of lakes, and has over 7 decent sized lakes. It is surrounded by the Ionian, Adriatic, and Tyyrehenian seas.
Italy's Flag
Italy's flag was established on June 19,1946, and consists of a vertical stripe of red, a stripe of white, and a stripe of green.
Cities
Italy's capitol city is Rome, and four other major cities that are located in Italy are Florence, Venice, Milan, and Turin.
Tourism in Italy
Some major points of tourism in Italy are the Coliseum, which is a very old stadium in Rome where warriors used to fight for entertainment, and the Canals of Venice, which run all over the city and are very beautiful.
Italy has a republic where the people choose a president and the president selects a prime minister to run the government.
Italy uses the Euro, and they previously used lira, a currency consisting of coins and paper money.
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