Overview
        Italy is a very diverse country. It includes large cities and vast farmland.
 

History
        Italy has had an extensive amount of history over the years. In 476 Odoacer defeated the last emperor of Ancient Rome, Romulus Augustulus. In 800 pope Leo III crowned Charlimange emperor of the Romans. In 962 Otto The Great was crowned emperor which began the start of The Roman Emperor. In 1300 the renaissance began in Italy. Through 1521 to 1559 the forces of spain and the Holy Roman Emperor defeated France for control of Italy. In 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte seized Italy for France. From 1814 to 1815 congress of Veienna returned Italy after Napoleon was defeated. In 1861 the kingdom of Italy was formed. In 1870 Rome became part of Italy. Italy  fought on the allied side of WWI from 1915 to 1918. In 1936 Italy conquered Ethiopia. Italy entered WWII on Germanys side in 1940. They surrendered to the allies in 1943. Italy is now an important and now irreplaceable  country involved in the international community.

Geography

• Capital: Rome
• Other Cities: Milan, Naples, Turin , Palermo
• Land forms:  Mont Blanc, Mount Vesuvius
• Neighbors: France, Switzerland, Liech, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Albania, Tunisia, Algeria
• Climate:  Predominately Mediterranean, Alpine in far north; Hot and Dry in South

• Currency:  Euros per US dollar $1.07. Italian lire per US dollar

• GDP (per capita):  22100
• Labor force breakdown:  agriculture is 60%, industry 15%, and services 25%
• Inflation rate:  2.3%
• GDP (real growth rate): 2.7%

      People

• Population: 57,679,825
• Age Structure:  Age 0-14 = 14.17%  (male: 4,209,102; female: 3,964,765)
• Age Structure: Age 15-64 = 67.48% ( male: 19,375,742; female : 19,546,332)
• Age Structure: Age  65 and over 18.35% ( male: 4,368,264 ; female 6,215,620)

Star Player:

• Birthdate : July 12 1973
• Height : 185 cm
• Weight : 82 Kg
• Position :FW
• Current Clubs : Internazionale (ITA)