Chinese name: Italian Republic
English name: Italian Republic
Abbreviation: Italy
Mainland: Europe
Capital: Rome
Major cities: Milan, Turin
National Day: June 2nd.
National anthem: Song of Mameli.
Country code: Italy
Official language: Italian
Currency: Euro
Time zone:+1
State leaders: President giorgio napolitano, Prime Minister silvio berlusconi.
Population: 60 1 1402 1
Population density: 199.5 people/km2 (2009)
Main ethnic group: Italian.
Main religion: Catholicism
Land area: 30 1.338 km2.
Water area ratio: 2.4%
Gross GDP: 2.03 trillion US dollars (20 10 year)
Per capita GDP: US$ 33,828 (20 10)
International telephone area code: +39
International domain abbreviation:. it
Road traffic: keep to the right.
Name of Italy: Republic of Italy
Country name abbreviation: Italy
tourism
Tourism is developed, and tourism income is an important source to make up for the national balance of payments deficit. In 2000, the number of tourists received increased. In 2000, the tourism turnover reached 150 trillion lira (about 71400 million US dollars), accounting for about 6% of GDP, and the net income was about 53 trillion lira (about 25.2 billion US dollars). Its turnover and net income are the highest in recent years. Due to the impact of the world economic crisis, the income of Italian tourism in 2009 was only 65.438+065 billion euros, while in 2008 it was 20 billion euros. Italy is rich in tourism resources, humid climate, beautiful scenery, numerous cultural relics, good beaches and mountains, and highways extending in all directions. Most hotels are small and medium-sized hotels, including hotels, campsites, tourist villages and agricultural tourist houses, with a total of 65,438+065,438+05,000. In the whole year, it received 44.53 million domestic tourists and 34.59 million foreign tourists. The number of China people and foreigners staying in China is 1948 13000 and 137545000 respectively. The main tourist cities are Rome, Milan, Florence and Venice.
culture
When Italy is mentioned as an ancient civilization, people will immediately think of the ancient Roman Empire, the ancient city of Pompeii destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, Venice, the beautiful water city, and the Colosseum, which is known as the eighth wonder of the world ... The site of Pompeii is one of the world heritage sites approved by UNESCO. In 79 AD, the ancient city of Pompeii was submerged after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearby. Later, after excavation by Italian archaeologists, people can see the social life of ancient Rome from the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii. 14-15th century, Italian literature and art flourished unprecedentedly and became the birthplace of the "Renaissance" movement in Europe. Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Galileo have made unparalleled contributions to the progress of human culture. Today, you can see carefully preserved ancient Roman grand buildings and Renaissance paintings, sculptures, monuments and cultural relics all over Italy.
The Renaissance
Italy is the birthplace of modern civilization. Pompeii ancient city ruins
It is neither a great geographical discovery in Portugal and Spain, nor the Enlightenment in France, nor Queen Elizabeth I who loves Shakespeare's plays, but the torch of the Italian Renaissance in14 ~16th century! The Renaissance was born in Italy and belongs to Sicily. The Renaissance in Europe kicked off the development of political theory. A large number of thinkers such as Machiavelli, Grotius, Spinoza, Hobbes, Milton and Locke advocated "natural rights", "social contract", "people's revolutionary rights" and "separation of powers". Some people say that the Renaissance denied feudal privileges. In the process of Renaissance, the content of artistic creation gradually shifted from gods and religious stories to ordinary people, making the bottom people. Therefore, there is no denying the role of the Renaissance in the process of human civilization. Italy
In the Middle Ages, the concepts of feudal privilege and family status were taken for granted.
custom
Italy is mainly Italian, and more than 90% of the residents believe in Catholicism. If someone sneezes, the person next to him will say, "salute!" I wish you good health. Besides, sneezing or coughing in front of others is considered impolite and offensive, so I should immediately say "I'm sorry" to the people next to me. It is said that it is precisely because there have been precedents in Europe in which people died because of serious epidemics. In the eyes of Italians, a cold is as terrible as a scourge, because people next to it will say, "salute!" I wish you good health. Italians are hospitable and polite. On formal occasions, dress is very particular. The greeting ceremony is to shake hands or wave; People who are old, have status and are unfamiliar should be addressed by their surnames, plus "sir", "madam", "miss" and honorary titles; In the case of eating, taking the bus, taking the elevator, etc. The lady will be allowed to go first. Pay attention to discretion when talking with Italians, generally talking about work, news and football; Don't talk about politics and American football. Italians are forbidden to cross handshakes and the number "17". In the eyes of Italians, freedom is the most important thing. Italians' punctuality and sense of collectivity are relatively poor, so it is very normal to be about 20 minutes late for the banquet. Italians have the habit of drinking coffee, stewing fruit and yogurt in the morning. Wine, especially wine, is an indispensable drink for Italians. Both men and women drink almost every meal, and even add some wine when drinking coffee. Italians are afraid of chrysanthemums. The wedding and funeral customs in Italy are similar to those in other European countries, and most of the ceremonies are related to religious ceremonies. Italian marriage needs to go through two ceremonies: engagement (exchange of engagement rings) and marriage (divided into civil wedding and church wedding). March and April are the peak times for Italian youth to choose to get married. Italians were not allowed to divorce before May 1974. After May 1974 referendum, the divorce rate of Italians remained high. The burial methods in Italy are mostly earth burial, mostly in large cemeteries. Italians are completely family-centered, and their grandmothers are highly respected-even there is an award of "coolest grandmother" every year (the latest winner beat other competitors in the competition by dancing the fast-spinning Tarantella barefoot). Gourmet pasta, also known as spaghetti, is the most acceptable western food in China. As the legal raw material of pasta, Duran wheat is the hardest wheat variety, which has the characteristics of high density, high protein and high gluten.
Pasta is yellow all over, resistant to cooking and delicious. Therefore, authentic raw materials are an important condition for pasta to have a good taste. In addition, it is more important to mix spaghetti sauce. Generally speaking, spaghetti sauce is divided into red sauce, green sauce, white sauce and cuttlefish sauce. Red sauce is mainly made of tomatoes, the most classic is spaghetti with meat sauce, and some are mainly cheese and old cream, which is a famous pasta. At present, it is the most common; Green sauce is a kind of sauce made of basil, pine nuts and olive oil, which has a special and rich taste. White sauce is a kind of sauce mainly made of salt-free cream, which is mainly used for baking noodles, lasagna and seafood pasta. Black sauce is a sauce made of cuttlefish juice, which is mainly used for seafood pasta such as cuttlefish. The flour used for making noodles is different from that used for making noodles in China. It uses a kind of "hard Turin wheat", so it won't burn even if it is cooked for a long time. This is the biggest difference. Then it has a different shape. In addition to ordinary straight powder, there are hundreds of kinds of trees such as spiral, elbow, butterfly and shell.