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# Italy is slightly larger than Arizona.# Almost 20% of Italy's population is over 65 years old.# Italy borders Austria, France, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland.# Its longest border is with Switzerland.# The average Italian family has 1.27 children.# Everybody 18 and over can vote, however you have to be at least 25 to vote in Senate elections.# The Italian flag is inspired by the French flag introduced during Napoleon's 1797 invasion of the peninsula.# The average Italian makes $26,700 a year, however those in the more prosperous north make almost $40,000# The thermometer is an Italian invention.# Italy's unemployment rate is around 8.6%, but it is as high as 20% in the more impoverished south.# Italian farms produce grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives, beef, and dairy.# The average life expectancy at birth for an Italian is 79.54 years.# The famous children's story, Pinocchio , was written by an Italian.# The city of Naples gave birth to the pizza .# The piano hails from Italy.# The longest river in Italy is the Po.# The average Italian consumes half a pound of bread a day.# Italy's contributions to science include the barometer, electric battery, nitroglycerin, and wireless telegraphy.# Famous Italian explorers include Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, John Cabot, and Amerigo Vespucci.# Today's modern Italian language originated in the region of Tuscany.# Enrico Fermi, inventor of the nuclear reactor, was an Italian.# The automobile, Fiat , is one of Italy's greatest products.# With almost 40 million visitors, Italy is the fourth most visited country in the world.# Italy is home to two microstates, San Marino and Vatican City .# Besides Julius Caesar, Shakespeare also set in Italy ( entirely or partially):Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Cymbeline,Much Ado About Nothing, Othello,The Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona,The Winter's Tale# Cologne came out of Italy.# The ice cream cone is an Italian invention.# The majority of Italian-American immigrants came from Naples and southern Italy.# The ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by the volcano Mt. Vesuvius.# Mt. Vesuvius last erupted in 1944, destroying a number of neighboring villages.# Eyeglasses are an Italian invention.# The average Italian is 41 years old.# Italy has 16 regions and 4 autonomous regions.# Before adopting the euro, Italy's currency was known as the lira.# The average Italian consumes 26 gallons of wine a year.# Italy's major industries include tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, and ceramics.# Italy has more hotel rooms than any other nation in Europe.# The espresso machine hails from Italy.# Italy is the world's fifth largest industrial economy.# Barely a third of Italy's land is arable and suitable for farming.# Italy's biggest trading partners are Germany, France, the United States, and Great Britain.# Over 40% of Italy's labor force is unionized.# The telephone was created by an Italian (Meucci) *Note.# Most of Italy's industry is centered around the northern cities of Milan, Turin and Genoa .# Since the end of WWII, Italy has seen almost 60 governments come and go.# The area around Venice is the wealthiest region in Europe.# Over 75% of Italy is mountainous or hilly.# The typewriter is an Italian invention.# Italians used to be known for having large families, however Italy is now known for having Europe's lowest birthrate.# Italy owes much of its prosperity to thousands of small private family enterprises.# Italian families save more money than the Japanese and Germans, and three times more than Americans do.# The average Italian consumes 25 kilograms of pasta a year.# With over# 5 million people, Rome is Italy's largest Italy.# Italy has a population of over 58 million.# Italians refer to their country as Italia.# Italy imports over 75% of its energy.# The service sector accounts for almost 70% of the Italian economy.# Agriculture used to make up over a third of Italy's economy. It now makes up less than three percent.# The official language is Italian, but German and French are also spoken in some regions.# Italy's north has warm summers and cool winters. Italy's south has hot summers and mild winters.# The Seven Hills of Rome are Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal.# The symbol SPQR can be found on many ancient buildings in Rome. It stands for "the senate and people of Rome."# Rome was founded in 753 BC.# Italy did not become a united country until 1861# The national protest song of Italy is Bella Ciao. It was made famous by Italian partisans in WWII, and can be heard at almost any protest.# Before Rome became a republic and an empire, it had seven kings.# The first king of Rome was its legendary founder, Romulus.# "Ars longa, vita brevis" is a common saying in Italy. It means "art is long, life is short" and reflects the Italian love of leisure.# An engineering marvel of the ancient world, Cloacus Maxima, is the sewer of Rome.# The first Roman Emperor was Augustus Octavian, who came to power in 27 BC.# The Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, after its last emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was forced to abdicate by barbarian invaders.# A Roman Centurion commanded 100 hundred men.# A Roman Legion was made up of 6,000 men.# Italy has a resident foreign population of 1.27 million.# Italy's current constitution took effect January 1, 1948# The president of Italy is a ceremonial figure.# The prime minister serves as the head of government and is the one who runs the country.# Since October 1946, the national anthem of Italy has been Inno de Memeli .# The Italian flag is green, white, and red.# The colors of the Italian flag represent three virtues: hope (green), faith (white), and charity (red).# The Italian Republic does not have an official motto, but it does have a common phrase: "L'Italia è una Repubblica democratica, fondata sul lavoro" (Italy is a democratic Republic, founded on labor).# St. Francis of Assissi and Saint Caterina of Siena are the patron saints of Italy.# 98% of Italians are Roman Catholic.# The Roman Catholic Church is based in Italy.# Italy has over 3,000 museums.# The national sport of Italy is soccer (known as football outside of America).# Italy's national dish is pasta.# The Italian language evolved from the Latin of the Roman Empire.# The Italian peninsula is surrounded by five seas (the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenean, Ligurian, and Mediterranean).# Italy has two large islands, Sicily and Sardinia , as well as a number of smaller islands.# The Italian island of Sicily is famous for being home of the illicit Mafia criminal organization.# Napoleon spent his first exile on the Italian island of Elba.# The Alps mountain range form part of Italy's northern border, and for a long time, protected the peninsula from invasion.# Italy has three active volcanoes: Vesuvius, Etna, and Stromboli.# Naples is the largest city in southern Italy.# Next to Rome, Milan is the second-largest city in Italy.# Milan is home to Italian fashion and finance.# Rome's nickname is "The Eternal City."# Florence is home to Italian art.# A vespa is an Italian-made motor scooter that many people ride around busy city streets on.