italy 2002 world cup

Italy a country rich with history and culture is competing in the World Cup in

Japan this year. Ther star player, Paolo Maldini, is n amazing athelete with years

of experience. We hope that Italy does well this year and maybe even win!

Government:

National Holiday: Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

Current Leader: Silvio Berlusconi (Prime Minister)

Head of State: President (elected by a Parliament to a 7-year term)

Ancient Rome began its overseas conuests in the 200’s B.C. and by the A.D. 100’s

the Roman Empire comtrolled all the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. However, Rome

fell in A.D. 400’s. The Italian peninsula was divided among many different rulers. When it was

captured by Napoleon Bonaparte, he united it and мейд it part of the French Empire. Most of

Italy was united as an independent country for the first time in 1861 under a constitutional

monarchy ruled by Victor Emmanuel II.

• Capital: Rome
• Major Cities: Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo
• Landforms: The Alps form Italy’s northern and northwestern borders. The Apennines occupy the center of Italy’s peninsula. The Po River Valley is Italy’s only major flat area.
• Neighbors: France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenis
• Climate: Central and Southern Italy- hot, dry summers (day high: 86°F), mild winters (day high: 54°F). Northern Italy- slightly cooler summers, much colder winter (day high: 41°F), receives adequate moisture.
• Elevation: Highest: near the summit of Mont Blanc (15,771ft or 4, 807m) Lowest: sea level
• Area: 116, 320 sq. mi.

Economy

• Currency: the lira was mainly used until they switched to the euro officially in 2002
• GDP (per capita): purchasing power parity- $22,100
• Labor force: 23.4 million
• Inflation rate: 2.5%
• Major exports: clothing and shoes, motor vehicles, machinery, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
• Major imports: machinery, petroleum, motor vehicles, textile yarns, metals
• Industries: tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics
• Major trading partners: Germany, France, United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands

People

Population: 57679825 (2001)

Population ranking: 11*

Population growth rate: 0.07%

Birth rate: 9.05 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 10.07 deaths/1,000 population

Ethnic groups: Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-,

and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians andGreek-Italians in the south)

Religions: predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities

and a growing Muslim immigrant community

German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in

and Campania (S) are the most industrialized regions in Italy.

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Star Player

• Name: Paolo Maldini
• Date of birth: 16 June 1968
• Height: 1.85m
• Weight: 85kg
• FIFA World Cup™ finals: 1990, 1994, 1998
• Games played in FIFA World Cup™ finals: 19

At 16, Maldini мейд his Serie A debute. Since then he has won at least 13 national

and international medals.Maldini lives with his wife, Adriana Fossa, outside Milan.

Their son, Christian, was born during the 1996 European Championshiomship

World Cup Information

9 Jun 3 Niigata CRO:MEX

11 Jun 3 Sapporo ITA: ECU

25 Jun 8 Ibaraki ITA: CRO