The document provides a comprehensive overview of Italy, including its geography, population, political structure, economy, language, and notable historical figures. It highlights the country's rich cultural history, from its ancient Roman roots to its contributions in art and science, as well as its culinary significance with dishes like pasta and pizza. Additionally, it emphasizes Italy's unique regional characteristics and the importance of its national identity.

1. ITALIA

2. ‘’A man who has not been in Italy, is
always conscious of an inferiority, from
his not having seen what it is expected
a man should see ‘’
Samuel Johnson

3. Structure:
General Information;
Protagonists of Italian
History;
Pasta, pizza and….

4. General Information:
Geographic position;
Regions and population;
Politics;
National Features.

5. Geographic Position :

6. Regions :
• 20 Regions;
•Each one has
its own
statute,
power and
functions.
•Five of them
have special
statutes.

7. Population:
60.626.442 inhabitants (Fourth
country for population, after
Germany, France and Great
Britain.);
Most densely populated areas: Po
Valley, Rome and Naples;
4.6 millions of foreign
residents (Mainly from Eastern
Europe and North Africa).

8. Politics: The national emblem:
•“Lo stellone”
(The big star),
officially
adopted on the
5th of May 1948
and designed by
Paolo Paschetto.

9. Politics:
“L’Italia è una Repubblica
democratica fondata sul
lavoro. La sovranità
appartiene al popolo che
la esercita nella forma e
nei limiti della
Costituzione.”
Article 1,Italian
Constitution.

10. Political System:
•The Prime Minister(the chief of the
government)owns the executive power.
•The Parliament create the laws.
•The Magistracy has the judicial
power.
•The Republic President is the head
of the State.
•Other important protagonists are the
parties, organizations that represent
the interests of different sectors of
the society.

11. •Giorgio
Napolitano,the
contemporary
President.
• Mario Monti, Prime
Minister.

12. ██ Il Popolo
della
Libertà
██ Partito
Democratico
██ Lega Nord
██ Movimento
per le
Autonomie
██ Sinistra
Ecologia
Libertà
██
Südtiroler
Volkspartei
██ Union
Valdôtaine

13. National Features:
Italian economy:
1. Italy has a diversified industrial
economy with high GDP and developed
infrastructure;
2. According to the IMF and the WB in
2010 was the 7th largest economy in
the world and a leading country in
EXP;
3. The main sectors are:
• Agricultural Sector(World’s largest wine
producer!);
• High Quality Fashion-Sports/Luxury
Vehicles;
• High Quality Home Appliances.

14. Language:
•Italian language is spoken mainly in
Europe: Italy,Switzerland,San Marino,
Vatican City;
•According to the Bologna statistics of
the EU, Italian is spoken as a mother
language by 65 million people;
•Italian has a poetic and literally
origin: it derives from vulgar
Latin(spoken version of classical Latin) and was
first formalized in the early 14th
Century by Dante Alighieri, in his
Commedia.

15. Language and regions:
•In every Italian
region exists a
different form of
the classical
Italian language,
the so called
“Dialetto”.
•We can distinguish
two types:Dialetti
of Italy and
Dialetti of Italian.

16. •Among the Dialetti of Italy
we can find:
Siciliano,Napoletano,Ligure
,Veneto,Lombardo,Piemontese
and they’re considered as
languages not officially
recognized.
•With Dialetti of Italian we
define all the variations
that in some regions are
applied to the role model
language.

17. Religion:
•Catholicism is the largest religious
group in Italy.

18. The Flag:
The Italian Flag
called
« Tricolore », was
born during the
Restoration but
formally it became
an institution on
January the 1st of
1948 when its
colors were clearly
indicated in the
article 12 of the
Italian
Constitution.

19. Protagonists of Italian History:
Giulio Cesare;
Leonardo da Vinci;
Giacomo Matteotti;
Paolo Borsellino-
Giovanni Falcone;
Rita Levi Montalcini.

20. Giulio Cesare:
• Born in Suburra
between the 13 July
101 a.C and the 12
July 100 a.C, Giulio
Cesare was a general,
dictator , orator and
roman writer and he’s
considered the first
Emperor of the Roman
Empire.

21. •He had a crucial role in
the transaction between the
Res Publica and the Empire
and he’s famous for having
led the roman soldiers till
the borders of the Atlantic
Ocean and the Reno River.
•He was such a powerful
political man in the old
Rome that he challenged the
authority of the Senato
entering Rome with his
soldiers and becoming one
of the most charismatic
figure of that time.

22. Leonardo Da Vinci:
•Leonardo di Ser Piero Da
Vinci was born in Vinci, the
15th of April 1452 and died
in Amboise the 2nd of May
1519.
•He’s considered one of the
symbol of the Italian
Rinascimento and he’s famous
for his eclectic works.

23. •He applied his incredible
knowledge in almost every
cultural field of that time.
He worked as sculptor,
architect, painter,
inventor, anatomist and
projector.
•He’s also popular for his
problems with the Catholic
Church who tried several
times to make his studies
such a difficult dial.

24. Giacomo Matteotti:
• Giacomo Matteotti was
born in Fratta Polesine,
the 22nd of May of 1885
and died killed by
fascists in Rome, the
10th of May 1924.
•He’s famous as one of
the first political man
who had the courage to
oppose himself to the
Fascism.

25. •In the 30th of May 1924
during a speech in the
Parliament he publicly
affirmed his opposition
to the acts of violence
and abuses perpetrated by
the fascists.
« You could kill
me,but you’ll
•In the10th of June he never kill the
was found killed. idea that live in
me. ».
G.Matteotti.

26. Paolo Borsellino e Giovanni
Falcone:
•Paolo Borsellino (19
Gennaio 1940-19 Luglio
1992) and Giovanni
Falcone (20 Maggio
1939-23 Maggio 1992)
are two judges involved
in the fight against
mafia, who were killed
during the early 90’s.

27. •They’re both
considered national
heroes because they
tried – joining a
special judicial
commission called
“Pool Antimafia”- to
find and destroy the
bases of Cosa
Nostra, a criminal
association.

28. Rita Levi Montalcini:
•Rita Levi Montalcini was born
in Torino the 22nd of April
1909 (103 years old!!!) is
one of the most important
personalities in the field of
Medicine and Research.
•She gained the Nobel Prize in
1986 thanks to her researches
on brain and neurology.

29. •When she turned at the age
of 100 years old in
2009,she became one of the
oldest Nobel Prizes still
alive.
•She became permanent
member of the Italian
Senate and ,despite the
age, she still has a great
influence in the scientific
field.

30. Pasta,Pizza and….
•Italy is the nation with the highest amount
of historical monuments in the world
(Statistics say that we have a monument of
historical relevance every 10km!).
•Few people knows that the famous Pizza was
invented in order to please the Queen
Margherita, who was the head of the Naples’
Reign during the 14th Century and that the
mixture of tomatos mozzarella cheese was
totally accidental.

31. •We have two of the oldest european
universities which are ALMA MATER
STUDIORUM of Bologna and the FEDERICO II
of Naples.
•The « annoying » habit to clap when a
plane is landing it’s a form of
thankfulness for the pilots ;).
•Statistics of the European Union say
that we are one of the nation with the
highest quality of life and the happiest
population, not only thanks to our good
weather and food…but simply because we
know how enjoy life and pleasures.

32. Thank you soo much for
your attention!!!!!