By:
Vince Cecchine
Mr. Bunner
Pd.7
Italy’s Location
Italy is located in
southern Europe and
goes all the way to the
Mediterranean Sea.
 Coordinates on the map42, 50 North 12, 50 East.
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Country’s Capital
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The Capital for Italy is
Rome, Italy.
There are also 19
Regional Capitals within
Italy as well.
Languages Spoken
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They speak Italian which
is the official language
German(parts of
Trentino-Alto Adige
region)
French
Slovene( mostly in the
Trieste-Gorizia area).
National Symbol
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Even though this is a
National Arms symbol
and Italy doesn’t have
any they use it any way.
Italian Flag
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The official flag colors for
the Italian flag is (in
order) Green, White, and
Red.
Population
61,016,804 as of July 2011.
 61,261,254 as of July 2012
estimated.
 The population growth rate
is estimated at .38% in
2012.
 The populations death rate
is estimated at around 10
deaths/ 1,000 population
for July of 2012.
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Major Religions
In Italy 90% of the
people are RomanCatholics.
 As for the other 10%
their religion is
Protestant.
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Subcultures of Italy
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Some of the
subcultures in Italy
are mixed, in some
parts there are
communist, which
are in central
regions and
ChristianDemocratic in north
eastern areas.
Italian Values
In Italy family means a lot and they give
a lot of influence off to help younger
ones.
 The family also can provide you with
emotional and financial support.
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Italian Beliefs
Appearance matters a lot to Italy.
 When you are walking around Italy if you
do not have nice clothes on that means
they would consider you as a lower
class because they judge a lot in Italy.
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Italians Norms
The primary religion is Roman-Catholic.
 There are more Catholic churches per
capita in Italy then any other country.
 Men should wear dark colored business
clothes.
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The Italian Economy
Italy is the third largest economy in the
euro-zone.
 The unemployment rate in 2011 was
8.2%.
 They are still trying to recover from the
recession they are in.
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History in Italy
Italy was united in 1861.
 Origins of Italian history can date back
to the 9th century B.C.
 In prehistoric times the Italian peninsula
was not shaped like it appears now.
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Conflict
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Soveriegn debt crisis is the only thing
that I can find.
What I like about Italy
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I like that there is
beautiful sceneries,
great food, and the
nice cars that are
made there.
What I don’t like about Italy
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I do not like how they judge a lot and
base you off of what you wear. I just
think you could wear anything and be a
millionaire and no one knows it.
Would I live in Italy
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Yes I would love to because the experience
would be phenomenal getting to live in Europe
and getting to see everything, but the bad part
is I would miss my family and the good old
U.S.A.
Do I prefer my culture or Italy
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I prefer mine just because I have been
accustomed to the way I live now and I
would feel out of place if I were to
change up that quick because of the
different language and the way they do
things because I do not know how they
do things compared to how I do things.
France’s Location
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Bordering the Bay of
Biscay and the
English Channel, as
well as the
Mediterranean Sea.
Coordinates on the
map- 46 00 N, 2 00
E.
France’s Capital
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The Capital of
France is Paris.
Languages Spoken
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French 100%
Most of the other
regional languages
are not being used
really anymore like
Provencal, Brenton,
Alstatian, Corsican,
Catalan, Basque,
and Flemish.
National Symbol
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Emblem of the
French Republic.
It was Adopted in
1912, but has only
been official since
1953.
This is on the front
cover of any French
Passports.
France’s Flag
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The official flag
colors for France is
in order (Blue,
White, and Red).
France’s Population
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65,312,249 is how
many people they
had in July of 2011.
65,630,692 is
estimated by July of
2012.
Both of these are
from the
Metropolitan France
and the five
overseas regions.
France’s Religions
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Roman Catholic
83%-88%
Protestant 2%
Jewish 1%
Muslim 5%-10%
Unaffiliated 4%
Some of their
overseas regions
have some Hindu,
Buddhist, and
Pagan.
France’s Subculture
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They had a
subculture during
WWII it was called
“Zazou.”
This was young
Frenchmen
expressing their
individuality and
wearing big clothing
and dancing to
swing jazz and
bebop.
France’s Values, Norms,
Beliefs
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Criticism- they receive a lot so they are used
to coping with it unlike Americans.
Liberty- Having freedom is very humble in
France.
Privacy-The French do not like to goof off
when they are doing their work and do not act
like some normal American boss’s there time
is precious.
France’s History
The word “France” comes from the
Franks and has three Historical
meanings.
 They are areas around Paris, Ile de
France region, and the kingdom of
France.
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France Conflict
They are in a territory dispute with
Madagascar over various locations.
 There is also an illicit drug problem with
drug trafficing.
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What I found interesting in
France
I found out that they take criticism in
classrooms and the teacher tells
everybody's grades out loud and tells
them how bad they stink at a certain
subject.
 They do not like to be bothered when it
comes to work time they like a lot of
privacy.
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Would I like to live in France
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Personally I would not like to live there if
I did I wouldn’t eat unless I traveled to
Italy because I do not like a lot of French
type foods. I mean if I could eat in
America and live there for the wonderful
places then yes in a heart beat.
Do I prefer my own culture
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I prefer my culture just because I have
been here for 18 years and I would feel
out of place in any other country
because they act different and do
different things in situations I would do
something differently.
Work sited
www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/
 http://esr.oxfordjournals.org/content/2/3/
161.abstract
 http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resource
s/global-etiquette/italy-countryprofile.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_It
aly
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazou
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Work sited continued…
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http://www.understandfrance.org/France
/Intercultural7.html