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    Italy is located on the Apennine Peninsula in Southern Europe, with Rome as its capital city. It is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia, and includes the major islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Italy has a largely mountainous terrain and over 7,000 km of coastline along the Mediterranean Sea. The country has a population of around 60 million people and a primarily service-based economy focused in the north, with agriculture in the south. Some of Italy's most famous cities and sights include Rome, Florence, Venice, the Colosseum, and Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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    Italy is located on the Apennine Peninsula in Southern Europe, with Rome as its capital city. It is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia, and includes the major islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Italy has a largely mountainous terrain and over 7,000 km of coastline along the Mediterranean Sea. The country has a population of around 60 million people and a primarily service-based economy focused in the north, with agriculture in the south. Some of Italy's most famous cities and sights include Rome, Florence, Venice, the Colosseum, and Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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    Italy

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    Italy is located on the Apennine Peninsula in Southern Europe, with Rome as its capital city. It is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia, and includes the major islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Italy has a largely mountainous terrain and over 7,000 km of coastline along the Mediterranean Sea. The country has a population of around 60 million people and a primarily service-based economy focused in the north, with agriculture in the south. Some of Italy's most famous cities and sights include Rome, Florence, Venice, the Colosseum, and Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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    ITALY

    -Location: Apenine Peninsula


    -Capital: Rome
    -Neighboring countries: France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia
    -Islands. Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, Lipari Islands
    -Mountains: Alps, Appenines
    -Lowlands: Po Valley
    -Rivers: Po, Tiber
    -Seas: Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea,
    Mediterranean Sea
    -Volcanoes: Vesuvius, Etna, Strombali ( borders of tectonic plates -
    Euroasian, African)
    - Climate: subtropical
    - Population: 60 M ( Italian ) - decreasing ( developing country )
    - Pop. Density: north - Po Valley ( Turin, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Genoa ) - the highest
    - Currency: €
    - Economy: 1. NORTH - automotive ( Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati )
    - textile (Milano = Prada, Valentino, Dolce Gabana)
    - electronics, metallurgy (2. In Europe), tourism
    2. SOUTH - agriculture ( wine, wheat, citruses, olives …)
    - Cities: Trent, Pisa, Turin, Genoa, Florence, raven, Verona, Bologna, Naples
    - Sights: Colosseum ( Rome ), Leaning Tower ( Pisa ), Grand canal with gondolas ( Venice )
    VATICAN

    - Capital: Vatican
    - City state - smallest state in the world
    - Location
    - : part of Rome with St.Peters square
    - Population: 1000 ( only clergy - catholics )
    - Government: theocratic monarchy ( Pope Francis)
    - Sights: St. Peters Basilica
    - Language: Latin

    SAN MARINO

    - capital: San Marino


    - Micro state - in Apennines (oldest republic) - ENCLAVE ( country within country)
    - Population: 30 000
    - Economy: tourism, stamps, euro coins ( 2 € )

    GREECE

    - Capital: Athens
    - Location: Balcan Peninsula
    - Islands: 1400 ( largest = Crete ), Ionian Islands ( Zakynthos, Corfu), Salamina, Rhodes
    - Seas: Ionian, Sea of Crete, Aegan, Mediterranean
    - Peninsula: Balkan, Peleponese, Chalkidiki, Athos
    - Archipelagos: Ionian Islands, Cyclades ( Santorini )
    - 80% mountainous - Pindos ( Olympus)
    - Subtropical climate
    - Population:11M ( Greeks ) - decreasing
    - Neighboring countries: Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey
    - Religion: Greek catholic
    - Language: Greek - alphabet
    - Economy, shipbuilding, food industry: olive oil, wine, raisins, figs, animal grazing: sheep and fishing
    - Cities: Athens,
    - Sighs: Athos
    MALTA

    - Capital: Valetta
    - Population: 525 000
    - Language: English
    - Maltese Islands ( archipelago )

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