Italy

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Italy
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Location

• Italy is beside the Mediterranean Sea
• Italy is south of Switzerland and Austria
• Latitude 41 to 48' N
• Longitude 12 to 36' E
• Italy is in southern Europe

A home in Sicily ruined by fire
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Place

• Italy is warm in the summer
• Italy is cold in the winter
• Italy has many mountains
• Italy has regular seasons

Ruins When Italy was attacked by Barbarians
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People

• Population57,679,825
• Ethnic groups Italian (includes small groups of
  German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the
  north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in
  the south)
•  Religions Roman Catholic with mature Protestant
  and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim
  refugee community
•  Languages Italian, German, French, Slovene

The Ancient Greek Ruins
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Movement

• Italy has increasing mineral imports
• Italy has an overly large drug spread, which has
  become a major problem
• Italy has many foreign trades with France, India,
  Egypt, and other countries
• Italy is known for its gelato, cheese, pasta,
  wines, and pizza

The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Regions

• Italy is 75 mountain regions
• Italy has many famous historical landmarks
• Italy has various vineyards
• Italy has two beaches, on its east and west
  sides.
• Italy is about 25 Piedmont regions

Italys National Flag
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Famous People

• Alexander the Great
• Julius Caesar
• Constantine the Great
• Augustus Nero
• Christopher Columbus

Alexander the Great
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Bibliography

• Web Sites
• www.askjeeves.com Facts About Italy
• www.ncwiseowl.com/kidsinfobits Italy, by Gale
  Thomson
• www.worldatlas.com Graphic Maps Italy Maps

Italy!