Italy is a little
larger than the
state of
Arizona
Unemployment
9.6% - US
•Population:
8.4% - Italia
59.832.179
•Life expectancy =
80,5 years/Italy
78.7 years/US
World wide life
expectancy
average is 67.2
•Italy is #12
•US is #38
Italy was once a
monarchy
King Vittorio Emmanuele
Now Italy is a
REPUBLIC
Made up of 20
Regions and called by
its national name:
LA REPUBBLICA
ITALIANA
The
President
of Italy is
Giorgio
Napolitano
Silvio Berlusconi
Prime
Minister
Examples of Berlusconi being a
racist, gauche and ill-mannered:
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In 2003, he advised investors in New
York to relocate to Italy because the
secretaries were better looking than
their American counterparts.
“Another reason to invest in Italy is that
we have beautiful secretaries…superb
girls!”
Examples of Berlusconi being a
racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

In November 2008 he was
accused of being racist, or at
least gauche, when he hailed
then President-elect Obama as
“handsome, young and also
suntanned.”
Examples of Berlusconi being a
racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

Two days after Italy’s biggest
earthquake for 30 years made
17,000 people homelsess,
Berlusconi toured some of the tent
sites around l’Aquila and said those
made homeless should see it as a
camping trip. (Tent cities were put
up and people endured freezing
temperatures.)
Examples of Berlusconi being a
racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

To a German MEP: “I know that in
Italy there is a man producing a
film on Nazi concentration camps –
I shall put you forward for the role
of Kapo (a guard chosen from
among the prisoners) – you would
be perfect!”
Examples of Berlusconi being a
racist, gauche and ill-mannered:

“I’d go anywhere with you, even to
a deserted island. If I weren’t
already married, I would marry you
straight away.” His wife, Veronica
Lario, wrote a letter published in a
national newspaper calling for a
public apology which she duly
received.
Berlusconi was acused of embarassing his country by
yelling a greeting at US President Barack Obama and
earning a rebuke from the Queen during an official G20
photo shoot in London.
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He bellowed: “Mr. Obama!”, to
which he received a quiet response
of “Mr. Berlusconi” from the US
President. The Queen bristled at
his booming voice and said: “What
is it? Why does he have to shout so
loud?”
Mara Cafagna
Men’s magazine model
later, Equal
Opportunities Minister
Countries Bordering
Italy
On the west:
FRANCIA
Countries Bordering
Italy
On the
north:
SVIZZERA
Countries Bordering
Italy
On the
northeast:
AUSTRIA
Countries Bordering
Italy
On the east:
SLOVENIA
le montagne
(mountain ranges)
In the north, running
from west to east
gli ALPI
le montagne
Forming the backbone of Italy
are the Appenines and running
from north to south
Gli APPENNINI
Principal Rivers
There are three fiumi:
In the north… the
In Rome…the
PO
TEVERE
In Florence…the
Arno
Islands
Two major islands
are: la
SICILIA
Islands
The other major
island: la
SARDEGNA
Monetary
Unit
Is the “Euro”
1 Euro = $1.37 or
1 USD = € 0,78
Religions
Being home to the
Vatican, Italy is
90% Roman Catholic
Religions
But two other
religions are
becoming stronger:
Protestant &
Islamic
40% of all immigrants entering Italy
today are Muslim.
Religions
There is also a
small Jewish
population
Literacy
Rate:
99%
Unemployment:
6.2% Italy
8.6% US
Agriculture
fruits
vegetables
Agriculture
grapes/ l’uva
olives/le olive
Agriculture
Dairy products:
formaggio
mozzarella
(southern
Italy)
Agriculture
Dairy products: formaggio –
parmigiano reggiano
Region: Emilia Romagna –
North
Italy
Agriculture
Dairy products:
formaggio
provolone
Agriculture
Fish:
il pesce
the fashion industry
la moda
the automobile industry
le automobili
Fiat Bravo
Fiat Marrekech
F.I.A.T.
Fiat Punto
the automobile
industry
“Alfa Competizione”
Alfa Romeo
Ferrari
Ferrari
“Enzo”
Ferrari F430
Ferrari
Modena
Enzo
Maranello
FXX
Maserati
Maserati
Bird
Cage
Lamborghini
Lamborghini Diablo
Lamborghini
Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Diablo 2
Lamborghini
Murcielago
ceramica italiana
ceramica
ceramic
vase
italiana
Turismo
Alitalia
mobili italiani
i vini
fine
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