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Italian emblem

Italy's total land border is 1932.2 km. Side by side with France - 488 km border, Switzerland - 740 km, Austria - 430 km and Slovenia - 232 km). Inside the Italian territory are also two state-enclave: San Marino (39 km border) and Vatican City (3.2 miles).The length of the Italian coast is as high as 7600 km. Fail this several bodies of water by the Mediterranean Sea: Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea and Adriatic Sea.

Population 59619000

Milan CathedralSt. Peter's Basilica. Peter's in Rome

Colosseum Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Italian cuisine - one of the two most popular European kitchen next to the French cuisine.Italian cuisine is characterized by the use of large amounts of vegetables and spices such as oregano, basil, pepper, tarragon, thyme, rosemary and parmesan use. In the kitchen this quite commonly also used olive oil, tomatoes and onions and garlic, and olives. Italian cuisine is particularly specialized in dishes made from flour and fish and seafood.

Rome, capital city of Italy, a town in the middle of the country, surrounded by hills, the Tiber, administrative and political center (the seat of the president, ministries and offices), the capital city and main administrative and historic region of Lazio. Administrative Area 1523 km ², population 2 748 809 (Town of approximately 3 800 000).

Venice-a city and municipality in the north of Italy on the Adriatic, the capital of region Veneto. The population of Venice in the administrative boundaries is about 270 thousand. residents, most of which (176 thousand.) lives on the mainland, and the historical center of less than 60 thousand lives., while the other islands of the lagoon is inhabited by 31 thousand. Population (2011). For over a thousand years (726-1797) the city was the capital of the independent Republic of Venice, which was one of the maritime and commercial powers of the Mediterranean.

Milan-a city and municipality in northern Italy, capital of the province of Milan and Lombardy region. Located on the northwestern edge of the Po plain between the rivers Ticino, Adda, Po and the Alps. Milan is located at an altitude of 122 m above sea level The second largest city after Rome, Italy. According to the data at the end of 2005 the municipality of residence 1 308 735 persons, 7191 persons / km ². It covers an area 182 km ².

Vatican City State Vatican city-state-Europe, an enclave in Rome. The smallest country in the world in terms of area.

The city of Pescara - located at the mouth of the river Pescara toAdriatic Sea (an important fishing port). Inhabited by 122.8thousand. Population (2004). Ancient Aternum. There ismechanical engineering, metal, chemical, cement, ceramic, textile, food. Pescara is also a tourist center. There is a museum of the writer and politician Gabriele D'Annunzio (in his family house). AtPescara airport serving regional and international traffic.

CREST PESCARA

population      * 122 800 population      * density of 3721 persons / km ²

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