THE BEAUTIFUL ITALY

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THE BEAUTIFUL ITALY
THE BEAUTIFUL ITALY
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Italy is a peninsula, mainly constituted by
mountains and hills.The mountain system is
divided into Alps and Appennines. The tallest
mountain is Monte Bianco. The widest flat part
is Pianura Padana. The longest river is the
Po. There are many natural and artificial
lakes. The peninsula is divided into many
regions, but there are also two great
islands Sicily and Sardinia. Italy is washed by
the Mediterrean sea, that take different names
along the coast the Ligurian sea,
the Ionion sea, the Tyrrhenian sea and the
Adriatic sea. The capital of Italy is Rome. Italy
is a country at high seismic risk, caused by the
presence of some activ volcanoes Etna, Vulcano,
Vesuvio. Italy is an industrialized country where
the most developed sectors are the motor,
mechanical, chemical, textile sectors. Also
agricolture, and therefore the alimentary sector
represents an important aspect of the Italian
economy. In the Dolomitic areas there is a highly
developed pastoral sector too. Tourism is another
important aspect of the Italian
economy. Italy is a country of extraordinary
natural and artistic beautis.
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The distribution of population is unbalanced
for the different economic development of the
peninsula the North is richer than the
South. Italy has a high density of popolation.
The most densely populated areas are those
around the big cities Milan, Turin, Rome,
Naples. Nowadays Italian popolation is
increasing not for the elevated numbers of births
but for the increasing migratory waves coming
from the East Europe, Asia and North Africa. The
official spoken language is italian but in some
frontier areas of the north, people speack
French, German and Slavonic languages. There
are many dialects too. The official
religion is Catholic but other religions are
professed too. Italy is a democratic Republic,
headed by of president whose powers are rather
formal. There is a bicameral Parliament, made of
Camera and Senato.