RepublicofItalyinEuropeonthesouthernApenninepeninsula,theterritoryofSicilyandtheMediterraneanhave
Island,neartheislandofSardiniaanditsmanyislands.Thetotalareaof301,000squarekm,bytheendof1982atotalof
5,633millionpopulation,aretheEuropeancountrieswithlargerpopulations.ThecapitalofRome,2.83millionpeople,thecountry's
Majorcities.
Apenninepeninsula,togetherwiththeMediterraneanintoSicilywiththecentralconstitutearriveinAfricabyChinaandtheEU
Naturallandbridge.AndintotheMediterraneannearthislocation,atdifferenttimesbyItaly
Economicdevelopmenthavedifferenteffects.