Italy

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Fast Facts about Italy

Capital: RomePopulation: 57.7 millionEthnic Groups: Italian, SardinianReligions: Roman CatholicGovernment: RepublicCurrency: EuroLeading Exports: fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar

beets, soybeans, grain, olives, beef, dairy products, fishLanguages: Italian (official), German, French, Sardinian

Key Terms

• Basilica: a Roman Catholic church that has special, high status because of its age of history.

• Manufacturing: the process of turning raw materials into finished products.

• Land reforms: the process of dividing large properties into smaller ones.

Vatican City• Country within a country.• Located in Rome.• Independent city-state.• Has its own bank, money, police force, radio station, newspaper, and fire

department.• A basilica is a Roman Catholic church that has a special, high status because of its

age or history.• Sistine Chapel, located inside the Vatican, contains many famous paintings,

sculptures, and other works of art.• Michelangelo painted the ceiling!

Catholicism unites Italy.However, there some divisions between N. and S.

Northern Italy• Abundant materials, fast

rivers, and a well developed economy.

• Manufacturing center- manufacturing is the process of turning raw materials into finished products.

• Produce cars, planes leather goods, plastics, and high fashion (Milan).

Southern Italy• Mostly agricultural.• Olives, tomatoes, fruits.• More traditional way of life.• Roman Catholic Church is a

focus.