Why Is Italy So Enchanting?
You can fit Italy into the United States almost thirty times.
There are 150 million Italian speakers compared to over 3 billion English speakers.
Yet, despite its size and smaller population, Italy is one of the top industrialized nations in the world and ranked 5th in the world for receiving foreign visitors.
Italy, like the United States, belongs to the Group of 8 (G8) - Eight Countries that make up over 65% of the Gross World Product.
Italy is one of the healthiest nations ranking only behind Japan in terms of longevity.
It is ranked 8th in the world in term of overall quality of life.
The concepts of Slow Living, Slow Food and Slow Travel originated in Italy.
And of course, who hasn't heard of La Dolce Vita?
Italians are dedicated family and community members.
And, Italy is ranked 8th in the world for amount spent on books.
