ITALY

Location

Southern Europe. The Italian peninsula projects into the Mediterranean Sea with the Adriatic Sea to the east, lonian Sea to the south-east Tyrrhenian Sea to the south-west. In the northern part, France is to the west.Switzerland and Austria to the north, Yugoslavia to the east. The territory includes a number of islands the main ones being Sicily and Sardinia.

Capital

Rome

Language

Italian

Monetary Unit

Lira

Largest Cities

Rome,
Milan,
Naples,
Turin,
Genoa,
Palermo,
Bologna,
Florence,
Catania,
Bari

Principal rivers

Po,
Tiber (Tevere),
Arno,
Volturno,
Garigliano

Places to Visit

Rome,
Milan,
Naples,
Turin,
Palermo,
Bologna,
Florence,
Bari,
Pisa,
Assisi,
Garda,
Parma,
Riva Del Garda,
Punta Ala,
Verona,
Venice

Air Ports

Leonardo Da Vinci Air Port(Rome)
Galileo Galili International Airport,
Bologna Airport,
Marco Polo Aiarport,
Verona Airport,
Linate Airport(Milan)