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 Italy
Name of the country:
ITALY
Popular explanation is that Italy was named after
King Italus (or Italos). This was the legendary king
of Enotria and one of the first official inhabitants of
the country of Italy.
Continent of location:
Southern Europe
Italy is located in southern
Europe, in the heart of the
Mediterranean Sea.

Capital: Borders:
Rome:
Rome is the capital city of Italy. Italy shares land borders with France,
Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the
Population enclaved microstates of Vatican City
and San Marino. It has a territorial
The current population of Italy is 60,203,355 exclave in Switzerland, Campione,
based on Worldometer elaboration of the and some islands in the African Plate.
latest United Nations data.
 Italy
Language:
Italian
The official language of Italy is Italian, a
Romance language that is descended from
Latin.
Economy:
The economy of Italy is a highly developed social
market economy. It is the third-largest national Tourism is one of Italy's economic sectors.
economy in the European Union, the 10th-
largest in the world by nominal GDP, and the
12th-largest by GDP (PPP).
Religion:
Religion in Italy is characterised by the
predominance of Christianity and an
increasing diversity of religious practices,
beliefs and denominations.
Relevant information about the
country:
The country is, in 2019, the fifth most
visited in the world with 65 million
arrivals of foreigners according to
ISTAT.
 Map of italy:
Italy is a sovereign nation in southern Europe, with mainland extending southward into the
Mediterranean Sea as a large boot-shaped peninsula
 THE MEANING OF THE FLAG
Meaning of the flag:
The Italian law regulates its use and display, protecting its defense and providing for the crime
of insulting it; it also prescribes its teaching in Italian schools together with other national
symbols of Italy.
Meaning of the coat of arms:
A coat of arms is a symbol used to identify families or individuals. It is a detailed design that
often includes a shield, crest, helmet, motto, and more.

GREEN WHITE RED

Green represents Italy’s White stands for the Red represents the blood that
plains and hills. snow that falls on the was shed in the wars of Italian
alps in the north independence.
 La
Befana
LA BEFANA
Place where it is celebrated:
The biggest La Befana festival takes place in Urbania,
her traditional home. Every year on January 5, residents
of Urbania host an enormous celebration that attracts
between 30,000 and 50,000 people.
Dates of celebration:
An annual Befana festival gets held between January 2
and January 6. During the celebrations, locals build the
‘house of the Befana’ and reserve a mailbox addressed to
the lady.
 Ways of celebrating
01
In some regions, people burn a
bonfire with a figure of La Befana on
top
02
Dressing up in black with big bushy
beards and parading on the streets
with lanterns, knocking from one
door to another and asking for food in
Southern Italy.
03
Activities such as dancing,
juggling, and singing in the
streets.
04
Appareances by hundreds of
Befanas, who begin their
Epiphany gif-giving journeys by
hading out sweets to childrens at
festival.
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