Some questions about Italy for a project?

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bepfun92

1- boot

2- they are a lot, more than in any other country. Colosseo, Torre di Pisa, L'Arena di Verona, Cappella Sistina . . .

3- Italy is populated by 56,5 million of Italians. There are 3,7 million foreigners (+700.000 in one year).
Italians: 95,03% - Albanians 0,6% - from Morocco 0,58% - from Romania 0,58% - Chinese 0,25 % etc. You can get all the percentages on Wikipedia.

4- I don't understand what you exactly mean with 'landform'

5- people speak italian, foreigners learn it. many dialects are spoken anyway, every town has a proper dialect and speak italian with a particular accent...

6- you know italian food is unbelievable. pizza, pasta, rice, ice-cream, bread, cheese, meat, sweets... any town has proper foods.....

texaskelt

1) Landform - Italy itself is a "landform" in that it is shaped like a boot. In addition to the 7 hills of Rome, there the Piedmont and Alps in northern Italy. Additionally the two largest islands in the Mediterranean are Italian - Sicily and Sardinia.

2) Mandmade Tourist Attraction - Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Coliseum - come to my mind - but the list here is unimaginable - the Sistine Chapel, the Catecomes in Rome, the Last Supper in Florence, St. Mark's cathedral in Venice, just to name a few.

3) I am sorry, but I don't know about this one. It depends on how detailed a breakdown you want.

4) See #1

5) Italian is the official language, and nearly 100% of the population (with the exception of very remote and isolated rural areas). Other Languages and dialects include Gallo-Italic, Sicilian, Venetian, Emilia-Romania (northern Italy/Piedmont), Lombard, Sardinia, Piedmontese, Ligurian (Genoese), Friulian, Ladin, Franco-Provencal (obviously near France), and Neopolatin (Naples). Some of these are more distinctive and different from modern Italian, than others. I think you would have a difficult time geting percentages for these.

6) Italian food varies more regionally throughout the country than some people may realize. In northern Italy, the sauces tend to be creamier (e.g. Alfredo), while tomato-based sauces tend to be more prominent in the south. Much of what Americans perceive as "Italian" food is actually Sicilian.

Food in Italy is much more of an "event" than it is in America. Spending 2-3 hours eating is expected. If you are having important company - it can last up to 5 hours. Meals are served in courses - often with only a single item at a time. Often salad (which we as Americans eat first) is served toward the end of the meal.

Gelato is wonderful! Although it is often equated with "ice cream" it is made differently, and is much softer by design. I loved lemon sorbetto which is like a creamy lemon slushy! Yum!!

Not sure this is what you're asking.
1.Seven Hills....Rome
2. Fountain of Trevi.
3.????????
4. Abruzi Mountains, Tuscany, Italian Alps, Vesuvius,(Pompei) & others.
5. Moors, Jewish, Germans, Chinese, Arabs, English, ????????
6.All the Pastas & Gnocchi, Pasta Fagioli, (Pasta & beans, aka, pasta fazul), seafood, veggies, veal, beef, chicken, pizza, etc.
(Northern Italy, near German border, Pasta mit kraut)
Find an Italian menu at restaurants online.

Hope this helps.

gganio.geo

I'll try. I am Italian, located in Italy.

1) boot
2) colosseum.
3) just one big group. Italians, which are mixed race since practically ever. Probably some percents of Roumanians and Maroccans. Several of these roumanians might be actually gipsies, which is an other ethnic group all together.
4) boot.
5) I would say 90% Italian. 5% Roumanian. 5% Arabic? see point 3.
6) Spagetti Noodles.

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3) Gruppi etnici: Italians 96,5%, Albanians 0,5%, Moroccans 0,4%, Roumanians 0,3%, others 2,3%

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