Italy
Country facts:
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Languages:
Italian. English is understood in the larger cities.
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Time zone:
GMT +1 (GMT +2 between the last Sunday in March and the Saturday before the last Sunday in September)
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Electricity:
Electrical current is 230 volts, 50Hz. A variety of plugs are in use including the European-style two-pin plug.
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Population:
59619290
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Currency:
The Euro is the official currency, divided into 100 cents.
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Religion:
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Government:
Republic
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Phone code:
+39
Italy is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. This country in southern Europe is famed with its cultural and historical heritage, which resulted in beng the country with the largest number of Unesco World Heritage Sites. But Italy is much more then this. It is full of wonderful beaches, interesting landscapes and many, many modern attractions.
Italy is the home of the modern fashion with designers like Armani, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana or Versace, with car constructors like Ferrari and Mazzerati, with unique population, which knows how to enjoy life and be very welcoming.
Each city in Italy has its unique characteristics, making it more fashion and business like Milan, or cosmopolitan like Rome, or Renaissance like Florence and unique like Venice or maybe friendly like Naples. Italy has something from everything - from the snowy tops of the Italian alps, trough the northern plains with the rich cities and down to the sunny beaches and coziness of the Italian south.
Featured destination: Florence
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