ITALY

= ITALY = =Location = =Absolute Location = Italy is located in Southern Europe, on a peninsula that extends out into the central Mediterranean Sea. Coordinates: 41° 53" North, 12° 28" East =Relative Location = Is in the northeast of Tunisia. =Map =  =Population = The population is approximately 60,699,881. =Movement = In Italy people transport by cars, plains, buses and also in train. =Place = The climate is temperate but vary depending on the seasons and the region. In summer the north is warm and rainy, the central area is very humid and the south is hot and dry. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: inherit;">Italy is a peninsula ( three sides are surrounded by water) that is located in the Mediterranean Sea. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It also have many land spaces, mountains like the Alps and the Apennines, Po river which is largest reaver in Italy. =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Region = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The region of Italy is Europe. =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Human, Environment/Interaction = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They are surrounded by the sea, so they eat lots of seafood and have volcanoes nearby, so it is good for growing food, but also dangerous possibly. =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Education System = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The Italian education system begins at the age of 6, this is after kindergarden, after that 5 years of primary school, then 3 years of middle school, at last you can go to hight school then you are ready to go to university. =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5 Facts =
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">87.8% of the population in Italy identifies itself as Roman Catholic. Italy is famous for its rich Catholic culture, the vatican is in Rome. There is also a small number of Jews, Bahais, Muslims and Sikhs in the country.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Italy celebrates its republic day on June 2 (Festa della Repubblica). On this day in 1946, the Italian people were called to the polls to decide on the form of government.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It imports engineering products, chemicals, metals, textiles, food, minerals and tobacco. Italy has few natural resources and relies on renewable energy. It is the largest producer of renewable energy.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Italy is said to have more masterpieces per square mile than any other country in the world.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The University of Rome is one of the world’s oldest universities and was founded by the Catholic Church in A.D. 1303.

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