The Climate of Italy According to Its Geographical Position

The trip most wanted to be traveled would be Italy. Italy is a European country consisting of a peninsula and surrounded by many other islands. Italy is located in south central or west Europe with an area of 116,350 square miles. The country borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. The microstates of Vatican City and San Morino are included in Italy’s territory. Italy is surrounded by some bodies of water, which include the Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Meditteranian Sea. It has territorial exclave of Campione in Switzerland and Lampedusa in the Tunisian Sea. The population within Italy is 60.55 million people, which places Italy as the fifth country in populous in Europe. The capital of Italy is Rome with a population of 2.873 million. The elevation can vary based on the location in Italy because the highest elevation is 15,780 feet in Mont Blanc and the lowest is parts of land at sea level. Italy’s demographic is mostly Romanian Citizens, Native Italian, and others that are mostly roman Catholics or christian.

Italy’s proper name is Italian Republic and has the nickname “Bel Paese” meaning beautiful country. It’s currency is currently the Euro and before 2001 it was Italian Lira. Italy has a secure construction of an economy because it is ranked as the eighth country with a Gross Domestic Product of 2.26 Trillion. The country is also ranked third in the European Continent and has the third largest bank gold reserve in the world. Even though Northern Italy and Southern Italy are different, Italy’s economy is industrial and is the sixth largest manufacturing country. Northern Italy is composed of more private companies, while Southern Italy is more agriculture and welfare dependent. Many people forget that Italy also holds an underground economy, which produces around 15 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. The country plays an important role in regional and global economic, military, cultural and diplomatic affairs. The country is ranked 5th for being toured or visited because of it’s attraction in multiple areas. Italy’s capital is Rome and the most attractive cities are Venice, Rome, Rimini, Pisa, and many more. All together Italy is a fascinating and powerful country.

Some of Italy’s history is quite interesting because of the simple facts Italy holds. Italy’s flag represents hope (green), faith (white), and charity (red). The national flower of Italy is the lily. Rome is over 2000 years old and Italy has been a country since 1861. Since Rome is the capital of Italy, Rome is a settlement around the Tiber river founded in 753 BC and ruled for 244 years by a monarchical system. In 509 BC, 7 kings had ruled before the people expelled the last king and favored an oligarchic republic. King Umberto II ruled from 9 May 1946 to 12 June 1946. The Empire split in two in 395 AD, but one half continued to survive. Eventually there was a monarchical period that put Italy into the league of nations. Italy had a royal family until 1946 when denizens voted to abolish the conception of a ruling monarchy in favor of a republic in the wake of the Second World War. Today Italy is a republic, unified state, parliamentary, and constitutional republic.

Almost 40 percent of the Italian domain is mountainous. The Apennine Mountains structure the promontory's spine, the Alps structure the majority of its northern limit, where Italy's most noteworthy point is situated on Monte Bianco (15,780 ft). Some profound mountains found in Italy are Monte Blanco, Monte Rosa, Cervino, Gran Paradiso, Bernina, and many others. The Po, Italy's longest stream estimated around 405 miles, streams from the Alps on the western outskirts with France and crosses the Padan plain on its way to the Adriatic Sea. The Po Valley is the most spread plain in Italy covering 18,000 square miles, which reaches 70 percent of the total plain region in Italy. Numerous components of the Italian regions contains many volcanoes. Some islands that hold volcanoes are the archipelagos in the south, as Capraia, Ponza, Ischia, Eolie, Ustica and Pantelleria are volcanic islands. There are additionally dynamic volcanoes: Mount Etna in Sicily is the biggest dynamic well of lava in Europe, Vulcano, Stromboli, and Vesuvius is the main dynamic fountain of liquid magma on territory Europe. These volcanoes cause everyone to be on alert if any have high activity. The five biggest lakes are, arranged by decreasing size: Garda (142 sq mi), Maggiore (82 sq mi), Como (56 sq mi), Trasimeno (48 sq mi) and Bolsena (44 sq mi). Italy’s mountains and volcanoes are what gives Italy it’s uniqueness in which causes most people to travel by railway networks.

Italy’s climate is very diverse because of its geography. This means that the North and South climate can be opposing in the weather. The northern part of Italy tends to be more wintery by being cool when next to mountains, while the coasts are kept warm because of the sea level temperatures and being able to enjoy the sun. The heat of summer averages a temperature around 80 degrees, but the summer is short. Winter can last from March through April in which its temperature can drop below freezing. The southern part of Italy, such as the peninsula, tends to have a longer lasting summer, but sometimes thunderstorms can occur with short, heavy rains because of the hot air from the sea. The average temperature in the southern part of summer is around 80 degrees, while the winter part averages 40 degrees. Central areas like Rome can vary based on the weather, but leans towards similarity with the Southern part of Italy. Most people wear lightweight clothes in the summer and mediumweight clothing in the winter. It is very rare for someone to where heavyweight clothing, but they definitely should if living close to the mountainous regions. Italy’s mountains and seas seem to give Italy an advantage towards warmer weather.

Italy ranks 84th in the world for ecological sustainability and continue to improve their environment because of their industrial growth. Italy is well known in its increasing, rich forestland. It was at 27 percent, but now it is at 31.61 percent of forestland. A total of 5 percent of Italy is national parks. Italy produces renewable energy by using solar power and wind power. There was around 58,000 species discovered in Italy.This accounts for half of the plant species and one-third of Europe's animal species. Approximately 31 percent of vertebrate species are endangered, a specific cause of concern is amphibians and cartilaginous fish. Approximately 15 percent of the higher plants and 22 percent of the lower plants are at risk. Italy has a problem with an increase in air pollution by producing too much carbon dioxide, too much waste, polluting water, and climate change. This affects biodiversity because it could kill off species and people could be living in clutter; however, Italy is incorporating more government actions to uphold a cleaner environment.