Italy is located in the southern part of Europe.
Italy consists of The
Po river valley , The
Italian Peninsula and Sardinia and Sicily,the two largest islands in the
Mediterranean sea comes under Italy.
Po river is the longest river in Italy running for 652km. and forms the largest alluvial plain along its coast,The plain is known as the
Padan Plain .
Mont blanc with a height of 4810mts., is the highest point in Italy. Italy is also famous for the two volcanoes, Mount Vesuvius near Naples, the dormant volcano and
Mount Etna , the active volcano situated in
Sicily .
Italy experiences both Mediterranean and Continental type of a climate. The coastal area experiences the
Mediterranean climate while the interior parts of Italy experience
continental climate . Places located on high altitudes are colder and wet than the places located along the coast. Specifically in
winter a remarkable difference in temperature is marked while moving from north to south. The east coast is drier in compare to the west coast and is more colder in winter.
Rome is the capital city of
Italy .
Rome is also known for the
Roman Catholic Church . The capital city of
Rome has been the cultural capital of the whole world. The
people residing in
Italy are known as
Italians .
Italy is considered as one of the highly-developed country in the world. During the Renaissance period
Italy has been the center for science and art.
The people in
Italy mainly follows
Roman Catholicism as their religion.
Italian is spoken all over and is considered as the official language of the country.
Economically,
Italy is the seventh largest country in the world. The country has a
capitalistic economy and the country is fairly divided into two parts,where the north stands as the industrial center of the country and the southern part as the agricultural part. The needs of the industry are met through imports.
Tourism adds to the economy of the country at a great extent.
The
communication network in
Italy comprises of roads ,rails,air and water.
