Countries in our WORLD ITALY in our world Ann Weil
Introducing Italy Italy is one of the most developed countries in the world It is a popular tourist destination and is famous for its fashion and its food Although it is a relatively small country its capital Rome was once the center of a huge empire BASIC DATA Official name Italian Republic Capital Rome Size 116,306 sq miles 301,230 sq km Population 58,090,681 2010 est Currency Euro Where in the World The boot-shaped Italian peninsula in southern Europe stretches 500 miles 800 km south into the Mediterranean Sea In the North the Alps Mountains form a natural boundary with France Switzerland Austria and Slovenia The rest of the country is surrounded by sea which means Italy has thousands of miles kilometers of coastline Italy also includes Sicily Sardinia and several smaller islands 쒅 Italy has land borders with France Switzerland Austria and Slovenia as well as the two small countries of San Marino and Vatican City SWITZERLAND L P Milan A S Venice AUSTRIA HUNGARY SLOVENIA CROATIA FRANCE Bologna SAN MARINO A Pisa P E N Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea Sea Corsica BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA YUGOSLAVIA A d r i a t i c S e a ITALY N L'Aquila Rome Rome Vatican City I N E Sardinia Naples Pompeii S Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius Tyrrhenian Tyrrhenian Sea Sea NN WW EE SS Stromboli Stromboli Mount Etna Mount Etna Sicily 00 00 milesmiles 100100 100100 kilometers kilometers Ionian Ionian Sea Sea KeyKey Capital city Capital city Other cities Other cities Volcano Volcano TUNISIA 4
INTRODUCING ITALY IT’S A FACT Two of the world’s smallest countries lie completely within Italy’s borders Vatican City in Rome is the smallest country in the world at only 0 2 sq miles 0 5 sq km San Marino on Mount Titano in north-central Italy is 24 sq miles 52 sq km and is the world’s fifth smallest country Ancient Civilization This modern developed country has a long history The Roman civilization began around the 10th century BC The ancient Romans are remembered for their development of law art and language This civilization gradually spread and by the first century AD a vast Roman Empire stretched all across Europe North Africa and the Near East The Roman Empire lasted until the fifth century 쏡 The Trevi Fountain is one of many famous landmarks in Rome the ancient capital of the huge Roman Empire
