2. By: Braylee Gaertner ITALY MY COUNTRY IN UNDER 5 MINUTES

3. HISTORY In AD 79, Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii, Italy

4. HISTORY Italy was founded in 1603 by Guiseppie Mazzini

5. STATISTICS Italy is 116,300 square miles It has a population of 60,995,881 people Italy is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Croatia

6. MAJOR CITIES Rome “the eternal city” Trevi fountain colosseum

7. MAJOR CITIES Venice Venice is the wealthiest region in Europe

8. OTHER MAJOR CITIES FLORENCEMILAN NAPLES VERONA Birthplace of the renaissance Largest urban area in Italy One of the oldest continuously- inhabited cities in the world Main tourist destination in Italy

9. NATURAL RESOURCES Pumice Feldspar Marble

10. Leaning Tower Of Pisa 296 steps 5.5 degree angle Took 195 years to build

11. FUN FACT The Po river is the longest river in Italy.

12. ITALIAN INVENTIONS Eyeglasses Ice cream cone Cologne Pizza Typewriter

13. ITALIAN FOOD LASAGNA PASTA PIZZA

14. ITALIAN ART The Mona Lisa was painted in 1503 by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci