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ITALYin general
Leonardo Sprizzi Nathaly Patahalo Francesco Santi Gaia Tonanzi Chiara Comandini
Italian Geography
The italian flag
Italy Principal data
Surface 301.317 Km2
Population 60.045.068 people
Density 199 people per KM2
Latitude 47°- 35’’ North
Longitude 6°- 18’’ East
The political map
Italy is made up of 20 regions.Rome is in Lazio, in the centre of Italy.
The Mediterranean sea.
The Mediterranean sea surrounds Italy on three sides:-The Tyrrhenian sea to the West.-The Adriatic sea to the East.-The Ionian sea to the South-East.
Italian mountain ranges
Italy has two major mountain ranges :
The Appenines that run along the peninsula from Liguria to Sicily.
The Alps in the North.
Italian lakes and riversThe Alps are made up of rugged peaks and large lakes (lake Garda, lake Como, lake Maggiore and lake Iseo) In Italy there are many rivers; and the longest is Po which is in the Po Valley.
This is Sicily
The biggest Islands
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And this is Sardinia, the second largest island after Sicily.
The climate
The climate is generally mild and attracts many
tourists.
Tourism
Millions of people are attracted by numerous art cities for their Renaissance and Roman monuments. Rome, Naples, Florence and Venice are the most famous art cities