Italy
By: Nik Pearson
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Population, life expectancy, and rank
• Population: roughly 61 million people
• Rank: 23rd
• Life expectancy: male; 79.8 female; 82.4
• Rank: 3rd
religion
• Main religion: Christiananity
• Beliefs: Christians believe that Jesus has a "unique significance" in the
world. Jesus is the son of god, and the savior of humanity. These
professions of faith state that Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and
was resurrected from the dead in order to grant eternal life to those
who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins.
language
• Main language: italian
• 5 phrases:
• 1; ciao – hi
• 2; Buongiorno – good morning
• 3; come stai – how are you
• 4; bene – good
• 5; Cosa c'è di nuovo – what’s new
holiday
• Capodanno- New years, January 1st
• Celebrated to start the new year off right.
• Started off with fireworks and a good meal such as Risotto in bianco.
They also eat raisins for good luck.
Traditional recipe
• Insalata caprese
• 2 large tomatoes, thickly sliced
• Two 1-pound mozzarella balls, thickly sliced
• 4 fresh basil leaves
• Salt
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• On a plate, arrange the slices of tomato and mozzarella, alternating
one after the other and fanning out. Tear the fresh basil over the
salad. Sprinkle with salt and drizzle with the best extra-virgin olive oil
available.
Tourist attraction
• Pantheon
• Why visit it? It was originally built 125-118 AD so the age alone is
worth going to see it.
• It has a dome in it which you don’t see very often.