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INTERESTING
ITALY
By Steven Grimme
ITALY’S CLIMATE, AREA, AND PHYSICAL
FEATURES
 Italy is approximately 116,305 square miles (301, 230 square kilometers
including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia.
 It is slightly larger than the U.S. state of Arizona.
 Some physical features of Italy are mountains, islands, seas, rivers, and
volcanoes.
 The climate varies by region. In the north, winters are cold and rainy. In
the middle, they are cool as in Rome and in the south, they are mild.
 The temperature can get up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer.
 Italy surrounds two independent nations:Vatican City and San Marino.
At the left is a picture of
Vatican City.
ITALY'S GEOGRAPHY AFFECTS ON THEIR
LIFE AND ECONOMY
 Since they have a high climate usually, they do a lot of outdoor activities
and have a lot of street vendors.
 Some of Italy's natural resources are fish, sulfur, natural gas, barite,
marble.
 Since they have natural gas, they have a lot of factories and some
pollution.
ITALY’S ECONOMY
 Their economy reveals that they are a developing country because their
GDP is $30,100 and that is 45th in the world. Also, their unemployment
rate is 10.9% and their GDP growth rate is -2.3% which means their
GDP is going down each year by 2.3%. Their standard of living is pretty
well because their GDP is 45th in the world and there are 196 countries
in the whole world.
 Their budget deficit is -2.9% of their GDP and their inflation rate is 3%
which is 78th in the world.
 Their GDP composition by sector is services which is 74.1%, industry
which is 23.9%, and agriculture which is 2%.
 Their labor force by occupation is services which is 67.8%, industry
which is 28.3%,and agriculture which is 3.9%.
At the left is a picture of
Italy’s GDP from 1971-2007.
ITALY’S INDUSTRIES, EXPORTS, AND
IMPORTS
 Some of Italy's industries are tourism, ceramics, textiles, clothing, and
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machinery.
They spend 483.3 billion dollars on exports and some exports are
beverages, food, and chemicals.
Export partners- Germany which is 13.3% of where they export goods
to, from, France which is 11.8% of where they export goods to, and the
U.S. which is 5.9% of where they export goods to.
They spend 469.7 billion dollars on imports and some imports are food,
beverages, and tobacco.
Import partners- Germany which 16.5% of their imports, France which
is 8.8% of their imports, and China which is 7.7% of their imports.
ITALY'S POPULATION
 Italy’s population is around 58.1 million people.
 Rome is the largest city in Italy and has the largest population which is
about 2.5 million people.
 Italy has a lot of immigrants in the past two decades.
At the left is a chart of
Italy’s immigration in the
past 20 years.
ITALY’S LANGUAGE, RELIGION, AND FOOD
 Their official language is Italian but some youth groups tend to speak
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English.
Most Italians are Roman Catholics.
An Italian breakfast tends to have a cup of coffee or cappuccino and a
piece of bread with jam or jelly. Wine commonly accompanies meals and
also is widely used in cooking.
Dinner guests usually bring a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates, or
flowers.
When eating, people usually but the fork in the left hand and knife in the
right.
No one leaves the table until everyone is finished.
ITALY’S ART, MUSIC, CLOTHING AND
GREETINGS
 Some of the greatest Western painters, architects, and sculptors are
from Italy.
 One thing unique about them is that Italians invented the piano, opera,
and musical notation.
 They usually tend to dress up for occasions as common as an evening
stroll or casual visit.
 Men and women usually greet each other by a simple handshake.
At the left is a
picture of Italy’s
traditional clothing.
CURRENT EVENTS
 1. A potential threat to U.S exports- More than 20% of all U.S. exports
go to Europe, making it the nation's largest trading partner. Total exports
to the European Union were $177 billion in the first eight months of
2011, up 15% from last year. Even so, the U.S. is running a $65 billion
trade deficit with the EU. They are spending abut 150 billion dollars
more than Greece, Spain, and Italy combined. That means that they are
spending way too much money on exports.