Italy is a beautiful republic with a deep cultural background

Italy is a beautiful republic with a deep cultural background. Italy has a diverse historical background that left us with beautiful architecture, paintings and music. The long history of Italys great cities, among the most beautiful in the world, have fostered a determined spirit of independent vitality among their citizens, helping them escape the industrial revolution and changes taking place around them (Scarth). LOCATION: Italy is a peninsula, surrounded on thee sides with water, in southern Europe. The bordering countries are Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia. The bordering bodies of water are the Mediterranean and Ionian Sea to the south, Adriatic Sea to the east, Tyrrhenian, Ligurian, and Mediterranean Sea to the west. Italy has three major surrounding islands, Sicily, Elba, and Sardinia, as well as several small islands. Italy is separated into two independent countries, San Marino and the Vatican City. Italys geographical coordinates are 43Â °and 11Â ° 14 E. It covers an area of 301,230 square kilometers. 294,020 square kilometers are land, and 7,210 square kilometers are water. It is about the size of Arizona. Italy is often called the boot because of its unique shape. PLACE: Italys terrain is mostly rugged mountains, some plains, and coastal lowlands. 31% of the land is arable, 10% is used for annual crops, 15% is made up of pastures, 23% is made up of forests, and the remaining 21% have a variety of different uses. On the area bordering the Adriatic Sea, the land is sandy, low and surrounded by shallow bodies of water. The western border is composed of bays, gulfs, and other inlets. The Gulf Of Genoa is also located in Western Europe; this serves as a harbor for Genoa. Gulf of Salerno and the Gulf of Taranto are located towards the southeastern side of Italy, extending to the heel of the boot.