Italy

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Recently, the 2nd India–Italy Joint Working Group (JWG) on Tourism was held and agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in tourism. 

About Italy

• Location: It is located in South-central Europe on the Apennine Peninsula.
• Bordering Countries: It shares its border with Switzerland and Austria in the north, Slovenia in the northeast and France in the northwest.  
• Vatican City and San Marino are the two enclaved sovereign states within Italy.
• Maritime boundaries: It is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Sea of Sicily in the south, the Ionian Sea in the southeast, the Ligurian Sea, and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the southwest.
• Capital City: Rome

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Geographical Features of Italy

• Climate: The coastal region of Italy has a typical Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot and mostly dry summers.
• Topography: It is mostly rugged and mountainous and has some plains, coastal lowlands.
• Mountain: The Apennine Mountains run along the length of the peninsula as a separate system and the Alps run along Italy’s northern border.
• Major Rivers: Po (It is Italy’s longest river) and Adige.
• Highest Point: Mont Blanc 
• Volcano: Italy is volcanic in origin, and a few of its many volcanoes are active, including Sicily’s Mt. Etna, Stromboli in the Aeolian Islands.
• Natural Resources: Coal, antimony, mercury, zinc, potash, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves.

Source: PIB