Italy
Italy is a country in south-central Europe. Its capital is Rome. It makes the boot shaped Italian Peninsula. The country's total area is about 187,176 square miles. About 182,696 square miles of that is land and 4,480 square miles of that is water. Italy shares borders with France, Austria, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
The highest point in Italy is located on Mont Blanc, which is 15,782 feet high. The longest river is the Po that runs from the Alps. The five largest lakes are Garda, Maggiore, Como, Trasimeno and Bolsena.
There are 14 volcanoes in Italy. Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius are the only three active volcanoes. Vesuvius is the only active one on land. The country is divided into 20 regions and 110 provinces.
Italy has been a unitary parliamentary republic since June 2, 1946. The president of the Italian Republic is Giorgio Napolitano and he has been since 2006. In Italy, the president is elected for a single seven year mandate. The Parliamentary is bicameral. The two houses, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic have the same powers.
Italy has a population of about 60.6 million. It has the fourth largest population in the European Union.
Italy's official language is Italian. Roman Catholic is the by far the largest religion in the country.
The Colosseum in Rome is one big tourist attraction in Italy. Other tourist attractions are the Tower of Pisa, the Venice View and The Vatican City.
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