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The$country$stretches$over$
1000$km$from$north$to$south,$
total$area$of$over$300,000$sq$
km
MAP OF ITALY
We$have$$$
'boot;shaped'$
peninsula!
GEOGRAPHY
!  Location:!!Southern!Europe,!bordering!Austria!for!430!km,!France!!for!
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488! km,! Holy! See! (Vatican! City)! for! 3.2! km,! San! Marino! for! 39! km,!
Slovenia!for!232!km,!Switzerland!for!740!km!
Capital:!!!Rome!
Climate:! !predominantly!Mediterranean;!Alpine!in!far!north;!hot,!dry!
in!south!
Population:!!58,057,477!(July!2012!est.)!
Ethnic$Make;up:!Italian!(includes!small!clusters!of!GermanS,!FrenchS,!
and! SloveneSItalians! in! the! north! and! AlbanianSItalians! and! GreekS
Italians!in!the!south)!
!  Religions:$
$ predominately$ Roman$ Catholic$ with$ mature$
Protestant$ and$ Jewish$ communities$ and$ a$ growing$ Muslim$
immigrant$community
!  The$ Italian$ Republic,$ is$ located$ on$ the$ Italian$ Peninsula$ in$
Southern$ Europe$ $ and$ on$ the$ two$ largest$ islands$ in$ the$
Mediterranean$Sea$Sicily$and$Sardinia.$
!  The$independent$states$of$San$Marino$and$the$Vatican$City$are$
enclaves$within$the$Italian$Peninsula$
ITALY REGIONS
Sardinia
Region'of'Sardinia'
!  Actually$one$of$the$most$beautiful$and$popular$regions$of$Italy$
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beloved$for$its$nature$and$seasides$
It$ has$ special$ regional$ constitution$ which$ gives$ an$ autonomy$
and$special$right$to$their$inhabitants$
It$ is$ also$ known$ because$ it$ is$ the$ summer$ residence$ of$$
Vladimir$ Putin$ and$ Silvio$ Berlusconi$ and$ other$ important$
personalities$of$the$world.$
Its$ has$ a$ proper$ language$ called$ ”Sardo”$ and$ five$ different$
dialects$$
Its$regional$capital$is$Cagliari.$Olbia$is$the$forth$biggest$city.$$
Speciali0es'of'Sardinia'
!  Traditions$and$culture$of$Sardinia$are$coming$from$ancient$time$and$
rites$now$absorbed$from$Catholicism$
!  History$ of$ Sardinia$ is$ still$ not$ completely$ discovered$ and$ more$
theories$talk$about$Sardinia$as$the$lost$Atlantide.$
!  Sardinian$ Personalities:$ Two$ President$ of$ Italy’s$ Republic,$ (Cossiga$
and$Segni),$Berlinguer,$leader$in$the$80’$of$the$Communist$Party$and$
Gianfranco$ Zola,$ football$ player$ of$ Chelsea$ and$ Italian$ National$
Team.$
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Our$
traditional$
liquor$is$
mirto..$
you$
should$
definitely$
taste$it!!$
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HISTORY
(begining of rome)
THE LEGEND OF ROMULUS
AND REMUS
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
! $14. – 16. Century,Florence
!  Science(Galileo Galilei)
! Art (Botticeli,Giotto,Michelangelo)
!  Architecture(Brunellesci, Alberti,
Palladio)
!  Politics (Machiavelli)$
ITALIAN REPUBLIC
!  Until$ 1946,$ Italy$ was$ officially$ a$ monarchy$ ruled$
by$ the$ House$ of$ Savoy,$ kings$ of$ Italy$ since$ the$
Risorgimento$(and$previously$of$Sardinia)$
!  Benito$Mussolini,$enjoying$the$support$of$the$
monarchy,$imposed$fascism$after$$the$October$
28,$1922$$March$on$Rome$
!  In$ 1946,$ Italy$ became$ a$ republic$ after$ the$
results$of$a$popular$referendum$
!  The$ birth$ of$ the$ Italian$ Republic$ (officially$ on$
June$2,$1946)$$
LANGUAGE
!  Italian$ is$ the$ official$ language$ of$ Italy,$ and$ 93%$
of$population$are$native$Italian$speaker
!  Around$ 50%$ of$ population$ speak$ a$ regional$
dialect$as$mother$tongue
!  Many$ dialects$ are$ mutually$ unintelligible$ and$
thus$ considered$ by$ linguists$ as$ separate$
languages,$but$are$not$officially$recognized$
RELIGION
90!
80!
70!
60!
50!
40!
30!
20!
10!
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POLITICS AND ECONOMIC
SITUATION
!  The$seat$of$government$is$in$Rome
!  The$head$of$state$is$the$President$of$the$Republic,$
who$ controls$ the$ armed$ forces$ and$ the$ judiciary$
Actual:$Giorgio$Napolitano
!  The$ Prime$ Minister,$ who$ has$ legislative$ power$
with$the$government$
$$$$Actual:$Mario$Monti$
!  Parliament$
!  The$President$of$the$Senate$
!  The$President$of$the$Chamber$of$Deputies$$$
!  The$ Italian$ economy$ ranks$ as$ the$ world's$ sixth$
largest$economy$measured$by$GDP$!
!  Economic$strength$owes$much$to$the$success$of$
small$and$medium;sized$companies$!
!  K e y$ i n d u s t r i e s$ i n c l u d e$ a u t o m o b i l e s ,$
shipbuilding,$chemicals,$furniture,$clothing$and$
textiles,$ leather$ goods$ and$ footwear,$ food$
processing,$ ceramic$ products,$ components$ and$
machinery$!
RELATIONSHIPS and
COMMUNICATION
!  Italians$ prefer$ to$ do$ business$ with$ people$ they$
know$and$trust…(sometime$it$is$called$Mafia..;)
!  They$prefer$face;to;face$contact
!  Many$italians$judge$people$on$appearances$and$the$
first$impression$you$make,$will$be$a$lasting$one
!  Italians$are$extremely$expressive$communicators$
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