ITALY

LOCATION

• Southern Europe
• Located just underneath Switzerland
• Around 117,000 square miles

DEMOGRAPHICS

• 60,808,000 inhabitants according to estimates current as of January 1 2015
• 201 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi)

GOVERNMENT/RELIGION

• The major religion is catholic
• The church has had close ties with the government for years
• constitutional republic with a multi-party system
• Italy has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946

SOCIAL NORMS

• Languages are Italian, English, Spanish, French and German
• The family is the most important affiliation in Italy
• When being introduced during a business or social meeting, shake hands with everyone present men, women and children. Shake hands again when leaving.
• Ladies should extend their hand first to men

ISSUES IN ITALY

• One major problem in Italy is the neglect of immigrants from Africa to Europe
• The Africans have migrated from their poverty stricken homes in search of a better life but instead they are facing major discrimination from the local Italians

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