ITALY

Marta Nieborak, Alex Coppinger, Carmela Villasenor

Where is Italy?

 Italy lies in Southern

Europe, a flight to
Rome takes roughly
2.5 hours from
London/England, 8
hours from New
York/USA
Italy is easy to
recognize on any world
map, as the country is
shaped like a highheeled boot
.

Fact File
Population: 61,680,122 (July 2014 est.)
Area: 301,340 sq km
Capital City: Rome
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00)
Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea,
northeast of Tunisia
Climate: Predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Currency: Euro. Euros (EUR) per US dollar 0.7489 (2014 est.)
Language: Italian (official)
System of Government: Republic
Head of State: Prime Minister Matteo RENZI (since 22 February 2014)
Telephone Country Code: 39
Life Expectancy at Birth: 82.03 years
Flag: The colors represent these virtues: hope (green), faith (white), and charity (red).
National Anthem: Il Canto Degli Italiani

Geography
In the North, the mountain range of the Alps separates Italy from the other
European countries like France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.
The highest mountain of Italy can be found in the Alps. It is Mont Blanc, which is
4,807m high.
The Apennines are another big mountain range which go all along the boot and
separate the East and the West of the country.
In the South of Italy you will find Italys three active volcanoes: Vesuvius near
Naples, Etna on Sicily and Stromboli off the Coast of Italy.

Table Manners
Remain standing until invited to sit down.
Table manners are Continental -- the fork is held in the left hand and the knife in the
right while eating.
The host gives the first toast.
An honoured guest should return the toast later in the meal.
Do not keep your hands in your lap during the meal; however, do not rest your elbows
on the table either.
It is acceptable to leave a small amount of food on your plate.
Pick up cheese with your knife rather than your fingers.
If you do not want more wine, leave your wine glass nearly full.