Italy Project

Italy

Italy is officially known as the Italian Republic. It Italy belongs  to the continent of Europe, over 30 million people live in Italy 59.83 million (2013). The capital of Italy is Rome also known as the “Eternal City” and is almost 3,000 years old. It has been the capital ever since 1871 and is home to the Dome of St Peter’s the Sistine Chapel, The Coliseum and the well know Trevi Fountain. Italy has played a big role in the history of architecture, discovering important building and special buildings techniques such as the Colosseum, Pantheon and The Leaning Tower Of Pisa are examples of the famous architecture.

Almost four fifths of Italy is mountains or hills. Parmesan cheese originated in the area around Parma, Italy. Italians also made many other cheeses including gorgonzola, provolone, ricotta and the most famous one yet mozzarella. Dishes such as pizza, spaghetti bolognese , lasagne and risotto all come from italy.No one knows when the pizza was made, but the people of  Naples made it very famous. Italian cuisine is popular around the whole world.

In Italy the italians suffer more earthquakes than other europeans. In 1693, an estimated 100,00 people died in an earthquake in Sicily. No other country in Europe has as many volcanoes as Italy, this is because the Italian peninsula stand on a fault line.

Did you know that from 1861 to 1985 more than 26 million people left Italy to seek a better life only one in four came home. Over 50 million tourist visit Italy. Tourism is itial to Italy’s economy and provides nearly 63% of Italy’s national income. Italian is the main language in Italy. German, French and Slovene are also spoken in certain areas. Many famous scientists and mathematicians were born and raised in Italy,  Leonardo Da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Alessandro Volta and Fibonacci and others.

By: Losaline