ITALY

By Hanna Martino
Period 1
 Flag
The first use of the
Italian Flag was in
1796. It
Green: Hope represented
White: Faith
Red: Charity
republic in the
north.
 Map
National World

Italy is located near France, Croatia ,

Switzerland, Austria , and Hungary. Italy's
capital is Rome.
 Population
Italys recent population is 59.83 Million as
of 2013. Italy is ranked 23rd for its
population.
Life Expectancy
Italys life expectancy is 82.94 years as of
2012.

Other countries are in the same range

area as Italy such as
 Religion
Religion in Italy is The major religion in Italy is
characterized by the Roman Catholic and the
Christianity and the Vatican City.
Catholic Church.
Italy's Catholic patron
saints are Francis Assisi
and Catherine of
Siena. Italys
government
disestablished Roman
Catholicism in 1985.
 Language
The Language most spoken in Italy is Italian.

Some simple phrases in Italian are

Ciao- Hello
Come Stai?- How are you?
Per Favore- Please
Grazie- Thank you
Prego- Youre Welcome
 Holidays
Italy doesnt only have one major holiday , there are
several. A couple are
New Years Day
All Saints Day ( November 1)
Christmas Day
Epiphany (January 6)
Santo Stefano (December 26)
Liberation Day (April 25)

Some of these holidays are to symbolize the birth

of Jesus (Christmas & Epiphany Day), to honor the
ones that died in the second world war (Liberation
day), and o celebrate the memory of every catholic
saint and martyr (Saints Day).
One Traditional Recipe
Cannolis
 Tourist Attractions
The leaning
The Colosseum Lake Garda
tower of Pisa

A huge ancient
Lake Garda is the
stadium built by
largest lake in Italy,
the roman
glaciers formed this
empire. This still
The leaning at the end of the last
can be explored
tower of Pisa ice age. It is located
today. This is also
is actually a in the northern part
know as the
freestanding of Italy and is
Flavian
bell tower between Venice
Amphitheatre
that has 7 and Milan.
floors