Italy


 * //ITALY(Europe)//**

__**//Rome: (capital city)longitude 41° 53' N,latitude 12° 28' E//**__ Cagliari:longitude 39° 12' N,latitude 9° 6' E Naples:longitude 40° 50' N,latitude 14° 15' E Trieste:longitude 45° 39' N,latitude 13° 46' E Turin:longitude 45° 4' N,latitude 7° 41' E Palermo:longitude 38° 6' N,latitude 13° 21' E
 * 1.LOCATION**
 * Latitude/Longitude** (//Absolute Locations//)



(//land//) 113,567 sq miles (294,140 sq km) (//water//) 2,780 sq miles (7,200 sq km) __//**(TOTAL) 116,347 sq miles (301,340 sq km)**//__
 * 2.PLACE**
 * Coastline**:7,600 km (4,729.25 miles)
 * Land Area**:

it's peninsula in a large boot-shaped,close the mediterranean sea. The beautiful and rugged //Lake District// of northern Italy includes many mountain lakes, with the major ones being [|**Como, Garda and Maggiore**] The Po River Valley is positioned directly south of Alps, and runs from Turin to Venice. Rising in the Alps, the Po River is Italy's longest and the valley it dissects is the country's most fertile farmland. The Apennine Mountains (//a range of the Alps//) form the backbone of the Italian peninsula, and they extend south through Italy, then directly beneath the narrow Strait of Messina to cover much of Sicily. These mountains consist of several chains and they form the peninsula's watershed, as several rivers rise in the upper elevations, including the Arno and the Tiber. About 30% of Italy's land area consists of plains with some low, marshy areas, especially along the Adriatic Sea, from Ancona north to Venice. The coastline of the country features numerous large and small bays, as well as gulfs.

Italy's emblem has been the symbol of the Italian Republic since 5 May 1948. The emblem comprises a white five-pointed star, with a red border, superimposed on a five-spoked cogwheel which stands between an olive branch on its left and a branch of oak on its right; the branches in turn are bound by a red ribbon bearing the legend "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA" (Italian Republic)
 * 3.flag** cost of arms

offical language: Italian.
 * 4.people**

population: sixty million two hundred thousand.

main religion: Caltholic church.

GDP: sixth in the world,10867.02 hundred million dollors.

industrial: development,mainly,irn and steel,petrochemical,machinery manufacturing,such as automotive,shipbuilding,aircraft,etc.textiles,food processing and other indusries are also developed as well . traffic: well-developed transport.

agriculture: Italy's agriculture is more developed.total area of arable land 30% of the total population engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry more the 2.3 million.main concentrated in the northern region, the main agricultural products are wheat,corn and rice.the sourth is rich inolive,grape and other fruits.

5.**climate**

Italy's climate varies rather dramatically north to south. In November it can be overcast and freezing in Milan, partly cloudy and 70 degrees in Rome, and hot and sunny in Palermo.

In the mountain regions of the north, summers are usually cooler than the southern reaches of the country, and winters bring very cold temperatures and snow, often heavy.

Directly to the south of the Alps in the Po River Valley (//from Turin to Venice//) summers are warm and humid, with frequent thunderstorms; the fall months are pleasant but can be a bit foggy and chilly, and winter brings dense fog, cold temperatures, and snow is rather common central and west.

The coastal areas of Italy experience much milder winters and are generally hot and dry in summer. The further south, the hotter and drier conditions become.

In central and southern Italy, the winter months are very mild, summers are usually hot and dry, and sunny sky's are the norm. In far southern Italy and on Sicily, temps reach a bit higher in summer, while fall and winter can be rainy.

Italian premier

The Leaning Tower of Pisa
 * //famous places//**