Italy is a little larger than the state of Arizona

Italy is a little larger than the state of Arizona

•Population:

59.832.179

•Life expectancy =

80,5 years/Italy

78.7 years/US

•Italy is #12

•US is #38

World wide life expectancy average is 67.2

Unemployment9.6% - US

8.4% - Italia

Italy was once a

monarchymonarchyKing Vittorio EmmanueleKing Vittorio Emmanuele

Now Italy is a REPUBLIC

Made up of 20 Regions and called by its national name:

LA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA

The President of Italy is

Giorgio

Napolitano

Silvio Berlusconi

Prime Minister

Examples of Berlusconi being a racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

In 2003, he advised investors in New York to relocate to Italy because the secretaries were better looking than their American counterparts. “Another reason to invest in Italy is that we have beautiful secretaries…superb girls!”

Examples of Berlusconi being a racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

In November 2008 he was accused of being racist, or at least gauche, when he hailed then President-elect Obama as “handsome, young and also suntanned.”

Examples of Berlusconi being a racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

Two days after Italy’s biggest earthquake for 30 years made 17,000 people homelsess, Berlusconi toured some of the tent sites around l’Aquila and said those made homeless should see it as a camping trip. (Tent cities were put up and people endured freezing temperatures.)

Examples of Berlusconi being a racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

To a German MEP: “I know that in Italy there is a man producing a film on Nazi concentration camps – I shall put you forward for the role of Kapo (a guard chosen from among the prisoners) – you would be perfect!”

Examples of Berlusconi being a racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

“I’d go anywhere with you, even to a deserted island. If I weren’t already married, I would marry you straight away.” His wife, Veronica Lario, wrote a letter published in a national newspaper calling for a public apology which she duly received.

Berlusconi was acused of embarassing his country by yelling a greeting at US President Barack Obama and earning a rebuke from the Queen during an official G20 photo shoot in London.

He bellowed: “Mr. Obama!”, to which he received a quiet response of “Mr. Berlusconi” from the US President. The Queen bristled at his booming voice and said: “What is it? Why does he have to shout so loud?”

Mara Cafagna

Men’s magazine model later, Equal Opportunities Minister

Countries Bordering Italy

On the west: FRANCIA

Countries Bordering Italy

On the north: SVIZZERA

Countries Bordering Italy

On the northeast: AUSTRIA

Countries Bordering Italy

On the east: SLOVENIA

le montagne

(mountain ranges)In the north, running from west to east

gli ALPI

le le montagnemontagneForming the backbone of Italy are

the Appenines and running from north to south

Gli APPENNINIGli APPENNINI

Principal Rivers

There are three fiumifiumi:

In the north… the PO

In Rome…the TEVERE

In Florence…the Arno

Islands

Two major islands are: la SICILIAla SICILIA

Islands

The other major island: la SARDEGNA

Monetary Unit

Is the “Euro”

1 Euro = $1.37 or

1 USD = € 0,78

Religions

Being home to the Vatican, Italy is 90% Roman Catholic

ReligionsBut two other religions are becoming stronger:

Protestant & Islamic

40% of all immigrants entering Italy today are Muslim.

ReligionsThere is also a small Jewish population

Literacy Literacy Rate:Rate:

99%

UnemploymentUnemployment:: 6.2% Italy

8.6% US

Agriculture

fruits

vegetables

Agriculture

grapes/ l’uvagrapes/ l’uva

olives/le oliveolives/le olive

AgricultureDairy products: formaggio

mozzarella

(southern Italy)

AgricultureDairy products: formaggio –

parmigiano reggianoparmigiano reggianoRegion: Emilia Romagna – Region: Emilia Romagna –

North North

ItalyItaly

Agriculture

Dairy products: formaggio

provoloneprovolone

Agriculture

Fish:

il pesce

la modathe fashion industry

le automobiliFiat Bravo

Fiat Marrekech

Fiat Punto

F.I.A.T.

the automobile industry

the automobile industry

“Alfa Competizione”Alfa Romeo

FerrariFerrari

Ferrari “Enzo”

Ferrari F430

FerrariFerrari

Enzo

FXX

Maranello

Modena

Maserati

Maserati Bird Cage

LamborghiniLamborghini

Lamborghini Diablo

Lamborghini

Lamborghini Diablo 2

Lamborghini Gallardo

Lamborghini Murcielago

ceramica italiana

ceramic vase

ceramica

italiana

Turismo

Alitalia

mobili italiani

i vini

fine