Italy is a parliamentary republic located in Southern Europe. Its capital and largest city is Rome. The official language is Italian, and the currency is the Euro. Italy has a long history, including Greek colonization in ancient times, the Roman Republic and Empire, the Renaissance period, and unification in 1861. Today, Italy is divided into 20 regions, with some having special autonomous status. A typical school day in Italy involves attending classes from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm, followed by study time, sports or other activities, and dinner around 9:00 pm.

1. Ital
y
By
Camilla
Fedi

2. General information
Official name : italian republic
Type of State : parlamentary republic
Capital city : Rome
President : Sergio Mattarella
Population : 60 788 845
Language : italian and in some part of Italy , german and
french
Currency : Euro ( € )

3. History of Italy
First greek colonization
In Sicily and in the
south
( Magna Grecia )
8°- 7° century BC
Roman republic and
empire
753 BC – 476 AD
Middle ages : Italy
was divided in
many communes ,
dukedoms and
Indipendent towns
476 AD – 1492 AD
Renaissence :
vigorous revavival of
visual arts , poetry
and culture
1400-1700 AD
Italy is unified by
Giuseppe Garibaldi
and in 1861 Italy is
declared a kingdom
ruled by the Savoy
dinasty
After the first , the
second
World War and
the fascist regime
Italy becomes a
Republic in 1946

4. Map of Italy
 Italy is divided in 20 regions
5 regions have a special autonomous status ,
for cultural reasons
Every region has a capital city
In the north Italy borders France , Switzerland,
Austria and Slovenia
Italy has two nations inside : Vatican city and San
Marino

5. Piedmont

6. Lombardy

7. Emilia Romagna

8. Tuscany

9. Lazio

10. Campania

11. Sicily

12. School in Italy
• Kindergarten, 3 years ( 3-5 )
• Primary school , 5 years ( 6-10 )
• Junior high school , 3 years ( 11-13 )
• High school , 5 years ( 14-18 ) ; high schools
are divided in “licei” ( where you study Latin )
and schools ( where you don’t study Latin )
• University ( 19-23 )

13. “A common Italian day”
You wake up at 7 in the morning
School starts at 8:30 am
You have morning tea at 11 , after 3 hours of lesson
School finish at 2:00 pm
You have lunch at 2:15 and you sleep for 1 hour
You have to study at least 2 hours a day , usually from 4 to 6 pm
You go to sport class , usually soccer for boys and dance or volleyball
for girls
You have dinner at 9:00
 You go to bed at 11:00

14. Thank you !