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Italy

Home of the Ancients

Rome, the Colossuem, Pantheon, and more are all parts the ancient Italian history. Although you can spend a lifetime exploring the many aspects of the Italian past, Italy is very much alive. To visit Italy is to visit a country where the new and the vibrant are mix with the ancient and mysterious, creating a hormonal balance worth discovering for your self.




Flag description:

Italion Flag

Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green note: inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in 1797





Map of Italy

Map of Italy

Distance between Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States and Rome, Italy, as the crow flies:
5425 miles (8730 km)
(4714 nautical miles)





Intresting Facts

Population:
57,715,625 (July 2002 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)
Religions:
predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community<
Languages:
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
Capital:
Rome
Currency:
euro (EUR); Italian lira (ITL) note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries

Colosseum Temple Apollo St. Peter Basilica Pantheon


Here are some Related Sites.

Embassy of Italy, Washington D.C.

Wonderful Italy

Tourism in Italy: travel tips, information, Italian regions

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy

Made in Italy




All the information and pictures gathered for this page was found at the following sites:

CIA World Fact Book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Bali & Indonesia Travel
http://www.indo.com/distance

Maecenas Images of Ancient Greece and Rome
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/general_contents.html


Page created by: Richard Wills, if you have any questions please email me.