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Gulf of
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Ligurian
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Tyrrhenian
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Golfo di
Taranto
Ionian
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Strait
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Golfo di
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Elba
Asinara
Ustica
Favignana
Capri
Stromboli
Lipari
Vulcano
Pantelleria
Pelagie
(to Italy)
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Lago di Garda
Lago
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Lago di
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VATICAN CITY
Mont Blanc
4807m
Vesuvio 1277m
Monte Etna
3340m
Dufour Spitze
4634m
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La
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Punta La Marmora
1834m
A p e n n i n e s
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p
s
Corsica
(Corse)
(to France)
Sardinia
(Sardegna)
Sicily
(Sicilia)
San Antioco
San Pietro
Vicenza
Verona
Venice
(Venezia)
Florence
(Firenze)
Bologna
Pisa
Livorno
Foggia
Taranto
Messina
Siracusa
sassari
Cagliari
Trieste
Lecce
Reggio di Calabria
Catania
Piacenza
Parma
Brescia
Ferrara
Ravenna
Rimini
Terni
Siena
Salerno
Brindisi
Cosenza
Marsala
Turin
(Torino )
Milan
(Milano)
Genoa
(Genova)
Naples
(Napoli)
Palermo
Trento
Perugia
Ancona
Bari
Catanzaro
ROME
(Roma)
VALLETTA
Monte Marmolada
3354m
Corno Grande
3354m
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Dolomites
These high mountains are part of
the same range as the Alps. They
were formed 65 million years ago.
milAN
With a population of 3 million, milan
is the second-largest city in italy. it has
grown rapidly since World War ii due
to the migration of workers from the
impoverished south to the industrial north.
populAtioN
most of italy’s
population lives
in the industrial
north, mainly in
and around the po
Valley. southern italy
is much more rural;
towns are smaller
and life can be
much harder. sicily
Sicily has a famous
active volcano,
Mount Etna, and often
experiences earthquakes.
ApeNNiNes
This mountain range
forms the “backbone” of
Italy, dividing the rocky
west coast from the
flatter, sandy east coast.
tyrrheNiAN seA
This sea, which divides
the Italian mainland from
Sardinia, is gradually filling
with sediment from the
rivers that flow into it.
Gulf of tArANto
During earthquakes, great
blocks of land have
broken away and sunk
into the sea, forming the
Gulf’s square shape.
mAltA
Area: 122 sq miles
(316 sq km)
Population: 414,000
Capital: Valletta
Languages: maltese, english
sAN mAriNo
Area: 24 sq miles
(61 sq km)
Population: 33,000
Capital: san marino
Languages: italian
VAticAN city
Area: 0.17 sq miles
(0.44 sq km)
Population: 800
Capital: Vatican city
Languages: italian, latin
stAtistiCs
Area: 116,348 sq miles
(301,340 sq km)
Population: 61,855,000
Capital: rome
Languages: italian,
German, french, rhaeto-
romanic, sardinian
Religions: roman
catholic, protestant,
Jewish, muslim
Currency: euro
Main occupations: Design,
communications, tourism,
agriculture
Main exports: Designer
clothing, household
appliances, cars, plastics
Main imports: oil, raw
materials, machinery
N
S
W E
Volcano Mountain Capital
city
Large
city/
town
Small
city/
town
Ancient
monument
0
0 40 80
40 80
sCALE BAR
km
miles
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