Italy

The Great Country of Italy Location Geographical Position and Geopolitical Function Italy is situated on the southern border of Europe and her peninsula, with surrounding islands, reaches almost to the coast of Africa. Just because of this geographical position, Italy has direct contact with the main ethnic and cultural areas of the Old World (neo-Latin, Germanic and Slav-Balkan) as well as, through the North Africa countries, with the world of Arab-Islamic civilization. Consequently, while remaining …showed first 75 words of 1429 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1429 total…a very common factor in why Italians eat what they eat. Veal is a favorite meat because of its tenderness and its ability to match about any type of sauce. Pizza is another common food in Italy, although the type of pizza is completely different than that of American pizza. The toppings vary on region and taste. Reference Page 1. Windows on Italy www.mi.cnr.it/WOI/ 2. Culturgram '97 Italy 3. Encyclopedia Encarta 97' Search Italy