LOCATION: Italy is a peninsula, surrounded on thee sides with water, in southern Europe. The bordering countries are Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia. The bordering bodies of water are the Mediterranean and Ionian Sea to the south, Adriatic Sea to the east, Tyrrhenian, Ligurian, and Mediterranean Sea to the west. Italy has three major surrounding islands, Sicily, Elba, and Sardinia, as well as several small islands. Italy is separated into two independent countries, San Marino and the Vatican City. Italy's geographical coordinates are 43°and 11° 14 E. It covers an area of 301,230 square kilometers. 294,020 square kilometers are land, and 7,210 square kilometers are water. It is about the size of Arizona. Italy is often called the "b

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Education in Italy has played a key role in European history. The Europeans followed the teachings of the Romans. In the Middle Ages, most of Europe followed Italy's example of Universities with higher education. Today, Italy has a full educational system from grade school-college.

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