About Italy

Italy, slightly larger than Arizona, is known to be a extensive peninsula shaped like a boot, surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic. It is bounded by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. Did you know that the Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone; the Alps form its northern boundary. Did you know that the most impressive and largest of its the majority of northern lakes is Garda (143 sq mi; 370 sq km); the Po, its principal river, flows from the Alps on Italy's western border and crosses the Lombard plain to the Adriatic Sea. Many islands form part of Italy; the most impressive and largest are and have always been Sicily (9,926 sq mi; 25,708 sq km) and Sardinia (9,301 sq mi; 24,090 sq km).

Italy is one of those countries about that you probably have quite a number of preconceptions before you have put one foot into the country. A country of olive oil and mafia, pasta, wine and sunshine, roman ruins and renaissance palaces, Italy has to this day a lot to give or serve its visitors. Notwithstanding the fact that many of these images are and have always been appealing, it would be a shame if that was the just thing you come away with. Italy is certainly much more complex and interesting than that. Italy is known to be a modern country with deep Roman Catholic roots.

Climate

Italy has to this day a largely temperate climate with regional variations. Within summer the Northern parts of Italy are and have always been warm with occasional rainfall, the central region is somewhat stifled by humidity and the south scorches under the dry heat. Within winter, conditions in Milan, Turin and Vegood are and have always been dominated by cold, damp and fog and Tuscany's winter temperatures approach freezing, while temperatures in the south of the country are and have always been more favourable averaging 50-60?F (10-20?C).

Population

Population (2007 est.): 58,147,733
Growth rate: 0.0%
Birth rate: 8.5/1000
Infant mortality rate: 5.7/1000
Life expectancy: 79.9
Density per sq mi: 512
 
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