Geography Country Study

1. Italy ByTim
Italy

2. Location
Italy is located in the lower side of
Europe, also in the Northern
Hemisphere.
Some neighbours of Italy are:
Vatican, Austria, France and Serbia.
The seas and oceans around Italy
are: the Adriatic sea,
the Ionian sea, the Ligurian sea and
the Tyrrhenian sea.

3. Demographics
• Population: 62, 007, 540
• Population density: 201 people per square kilometre
(Australia’s: 2.91 per square kilometres)
• Main religions: Christianity, Muslim, Atheist and
Agnostic
• Ethnicity: Italian 92%, Romanian, Maghrebi and
Arabic, Albanian, Han Chinese and Ukrainian
• Main export: Precision machinery
• Main import: Oil and minerals
• Currency: Euros

4. Demographics (Continued…)
• Language: Italian
• Literacy rates: 99.4% Australia’s rates: 99%
• Physicians density: 3.95 per 1000 people (Australia’s Density: 3.37 per
1000 )
• Government type: Parliamentary republic
• Infant Mortality Rate Total: 3.3 deaths per 1000 live births (Australia’s
Rate: 4.3 deaths per 1000 live births)

5. Physical Geography
Natural Disasters: There have been avalanches, earthquakes, floods,
landslides and tsunamis
Climate: Italy mostly has cool, rainy, cold winters, and dry, hot, humid
summers. With an average temperature of 32 degrees Celsius in summer,
and an average temperature of 6 degrees Celsius in winter.

6. 3 Must See Places
Some must 3 places in Italy are:
Colosseum Rome:
- One of the most famous places
- Was built in 80 AD
- Lots of natural disasters wrecked it
Pompeii:
- Very old
- Great to explore
- Ancient History
Leaning tower of Pisa:
- Used to be straight
- Medieval structure
- Has a bell tower

7. Festivals
“Palio Di Siena”
Palio Di Siena is a horse riding race which is
held twice every year on July the second,
and August the sixteenth in Siena.
There are 10 riders and horses, that each
represent their “contrade”
The course circles the “Piazza del Compo”
The competitors need to ride around the
course three times, there are heavy layers
of dirt on the track.

8. Festivals (Continued…)
“Umbria Jazz Festival”
It is held annually, July, In Perugia. This festival is one of the most
important jazz festivals in the world. There is also an “Umbria Winter Jazz
Festival” held from December to January every year in Orvieto.

9. Table of ComparisonItaly Australia
Alliance with
each other
Both have loads
of sport teams
incl. Soccer,
rugby etc.…
Unemployment: 42.7%
Unemployment: 13.3%
Literacy: 99.2% Literacy: ?
Median Age: 45.1 years Median Age: 38.6 years
French
English
Parliamentary Republic
Constitutional Monarchy
Pasta, Spaghetti
and Pizza
Bangers and Mash,
Egg and bacon

10. The Italy Flag
“Il Tricolore”
The three colours on the Italian flag are: green, white and red. It is
supposed to be a “tricolour” design. The green represents hope, white
represents faith, and charity for red. It was ofically made in 1 January
1948.

11. Bibliography
• https://www.zainoo.com/en/italy/geography
• http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/largest-ethnic-groups-of-italy.html
• https://www.companyincorporationitaly.com/imports-and-exports-in-and-
from-italy
• http://geography.parkfieldprimary.com/the-european-
union/italy/landscape-of-italy
• http://www.hardcoreitalians.com/news/-worst-natural-disasters-in-italy
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palio_di_Siena