Southern Europe

Spain

Language-Castilian Spanish

ReligionRoman Catholic

CultureMany open places to meet and chat in villages (Plazas)

Capital- Madrid

Economy- Manufactures, Textiles and clothing, ships, cars

Agriculture- leading producer of olive oil and wine

Issues- High unemployment rate

Spanish Life

Portugal

Language-•Portuguese, developed from Latin, the language of the Romans

•Democratic Government

Capital- Lisbon

Tourism is a main economic drive

They are the main producers of Cork (used to make things like insulation, flooring and to seal bottles

Portugal Life

Italy

The country the looks like a boot

Capital -Rome

Language- Italian

Culture•Starting location of the Renaissance- culture is based on this movement•After lunch they have “rest” for a couple hours•Food is large part of culture

Religion- Roman Catholic

Economics-•North industrial and richer•South poorer and has Agriculture high unemployment rates

•Vatican City (Catholic Church head quarters-pope)

Greece

Made up of Peninsulas, islands and rugged mountains

Language- Greek

Religion- Greek Orthodox Christian

Economics- Not a rich country but immigrants from Albania Starting to industrialize but agriculture was their main

economic

Capital- Athens

The Western Balkans

Include Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Montenegro

Once ruled the by the Ottoman Empire (Turks)

Many enclaves or territorial or cultural units exist They have a mix of cultures and religions

Economics- Coal, oil, industry are main points but want tourism

The Eastern Balkans

Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova- these countries did not fight as much as the Western Balkans

After WWII Russia Controlled these countries After the fall of communism in these countries they

are now democratic nations

Economics- Agriculture is their main focus ¼ of the population works in agriculture- fruit, grain and wine