Italy


 * This page was created by Alvaro Sanchez, student from IES Parque de Lisboa (Alcorcón, Spain)**

toc =My Country Facts:=

Official country name:
The Republic of Italy.

Year that country joied the UN:
Italy joined in 1995

People:
Italy-Italian
 * 1.What are the people from the country called?**

Italian
 * 2.What is the official language?What other languages do people speak?**

Catholtcism: 91.6%, none: 5.8%, Islam:1.9%, Buddhism:0.3%, HInduism;0.2, Sikhism:0.1% and Judaism:0.1%
 * 3.What is the most practised religion?**

It is estimated in 60.4 million.
 * 4.What is the population of the country?**

Goverment:
Giorgio Napolitano is thePresident of the Italian Republic, whilst Silvio Berlusconi is the nation's Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers).
 * 1.What is the name of the leader of the country?**

The type of government in Italy is a democratic republic
 * 2.What type of govern****met is the coutry ruled by(i.e monarchy, democracy, dictatorship)?**

The main politicals parties are: the People of Freedom(//Il Popolo della Libertà//), the Democratic Party (//Partito Democratico//), Lega Nord (North League), Future and Freedom (//Futuro e Libertà//), Italy of Values (//Italia dei Valori//), Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (//Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e di Centro//). Italy was never a colony, but it was a monarchy and it became a republic in 1946. In theory the elections will be held in 2013.
 * 3.What are the main political parties of the country ( socialist party, communist party, green party, republicans, democrats, etc?)**
 * 4.Was your country ever a colony?If so, when did it ain its independece?**
 * 5.When is Italy going to hold the next elections?**