The Trevi Fountain in Rome collects over 3000 Euros per day (for coins thrown by tourists) True: the figures are provided by Caritas, which in 2006 became the only entitled to withdraw and spend the EUR found inside the fountain.
A third of Italian adults still living with their parents, "What have big babies still attached to the apron strings of the mother or unemployed left out in the cold by grim economy - according to an article in the Guardian in 2012 - a growing number of Italians continue to take refuge in the family home. "
Italy is the country with the highest costs Other records policy (unenviable): the allowances of parliamentarians (one of the four items that make up the salary) is 140 000 euro per year, twice what they perceive British MPs and 4 times the salary of the Spanish.
Italy has the highest number of UNESCO sites in the world is true, is 51, China has 48 and Spain 44. France and Germany with 41 and 40 sites.
Some foreign websites take for certain the rumor that Italy would own 60% of the world's artistic heritage. But this is a hoax. As explained Salvatore Settis, among the greatest historians of our country, "Almost no one says that these data do not exist, that there has never been" a survey conducted by UNESCO "that has quantified the cultural heritage of planet, giving each country its percentage quota '
Italy is the first country in number of awards PDO, PGI and TSG conferred by the European Union True, very true indeed ... The high quality food products recognized at December 31, 2013 were 261. And 23 Italian food products are unmatched in international markets. Pasta, tomatoes and other vegetables, vinegar, oil, beans and cherries are some of the products for which Italy boasts the largest global market share. And there are others for which we are 54 seconds or thirds
Italy's first wine producer in the world A highly regarded record in countries like the US, which are the primary consumers of wine in the world.
In fact in 2014, according to the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), our country would give the primacy, producing 44.7 hectoliters against 46.6 hectoliters of France. But experts say that in 2015 could take it back.
It is not just the amount to distinguish Italian wine, but that the quality: the ISTAT estimates indicate that 38.5% of Italian production of DOC and DOCG wines, while the IGP wines represent 35% of production.
The Italian Mafia contributes to the GDP in 2007 has been around the world the news that the Mafia with a turnover of 90 billion would contribute 7% of Italian GDP. To say it was a study of Confesercenti, taken from the major newspapers of the world. But is it really? According to European statistics and Transcrime institutions, calculate the illegal activities (drugs, prostitution, etc.) in the calculation of the economy, it really would make Italy "only" 1% of GDP. And Italy would not be the only one to benefit from it: in Spain, the criminal economy would contribute to 0.9 of GDP in Britain to 0.7 of GDP.
Italy has the oldest university and the first festival of film history Founded in 1088, the University of Bologna is the oldest university in the Western world, still in operation. And the Venice Film Festival, inaugurated in 1932, is the oldest film festival in the world
Italy is the world leader in half of the mechanical sector's right: it is the country with the highest positive balance for 62 of the 496 products in the mechanical sector in world trade. And in the ranking of competitiveness calculated on the basis of the Trade Performance Index, the Italian mechanical industry is second only to that in Germany.
The word "Whatsapp" is cited in 50% of divorce cases in Italy, the data that has been around the world last year has a reliable source: the Association of matrimonialisti lawyers.
Italy is among the first 8-exporting countries in the world weapons True, as it is true that we are the biggest exporter of small arms (pistols and rifles), not subject to the law controls, especially in developing countries.
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