ItalyBy: Sierra Wagner

Location

•Southern Europe

•Peninsula

Location

Major Cities

RomeNaplesFlorenceVeniceSicily

Climate

Mild temperateLocation to the seaSea breezes lower temperatureCold in mountains

ActivitiesMountains• Su

mmer• H

iking

• Winter• S

kiing

Other Areas• Lak

eside resorts

• Beaches

• Popular attractions

Tourist Attractions

Florence •Elegant buildings•Cathedrals, churches, and shops

Rome •Colosseum•Patheon

Venice •Ponte di Rialto•Mondonovo

Tourist Attractions

Tourist Attractions

Mondonovo

Ponte di Rialto

Tourist Attractions

Nickname

“Lo Stivale” (The

Boot)

Motto

“Italy is a democratic republic founded on

labor.”

(unofficial)

Flag

Flag

Adopted in 1946 when Italy became a republic

Capital

ROME

AnthemIl Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the

Italians)

Written in 1847 by 20-year old student and patriot Goffredo Mameli

Famous for

Wine sales

In 2005- 1/5 of the world’s wine productions.

Italian vineyards hold 9,459,000 metric tons of grapes

Famous people

Fashion designer Dolce Gabbana

Owned by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

Religion Catholicism is by far the largest group (87.8%)

36.8% consider themselves practicing Catholics. 30.8% attend church every Sunday.

Believe in GodBelieve in some form of spiritBelieve in no god or spirit

Sports

Soccer

• Most popular sport• Won the World Cup four times

Cycling

Basketball

• Third best national league in the world

Tennis

Pro players are always ranked in the top 150 in the world

Population

60,221,21 PEOPLE

Death rate

10.18 PER 1,000

Birth Rate

9.13 PER 1,000

Language Italian is the official language

93% of the population speak Italian Several unrecognized dialects

Homes in Italy

85% of Italians own their own homeAmong the highest in the world

Highest Elevation

Mont Blanc de Courmayeur

1,5521 meters high 

Lowest Elevation

The beaches at sea levelVenice Beach

Italian style

Italians are very conscious about their fashion

First impressions are everything

You are judged on the way you carry yourself

Government

Three-branch governmentExecutiveJudicialLegislative

Conclusion

Why should you have your conference here?

Many attractionsBeautiful weatherExperience a whole new culture

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