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 Italy is the boot- shaped country in Europe.  Two islands west of the “boot” are also part of Italy.  Mountains separate Italy from the rest of Europe.  In the north, winter is cold and rainy. Summer is not too hot.  Further south, the weather is warmer, with very hot summers.

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PEOPLE GROUPS: Italian, with small groups of Germans, French, Slovenes, Albanians, and Greeks CAPITAL CITY: Rome (3.35 million) POPULATION: 61 million LANGUAGES: Italian (official), English, French, German, Slovene Italy QUICK FACTS

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FACTS: 18 U.S. Assemblies of God missionaries are working in Italy. There are 1,300 churches, with 127,000 people attending. One Bible school and 7 extension programs are training over 1,550 students. RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic (80%), atheists and agnostics (20%), small groups of Protestants Italy QUICK FACTS