Southern Europe
Jan 14, 2016
Southern Europe
Spain
Language-Castilian Spanish
ReligionRoman Catholic
CultureMany open places to meet and chat in villages (Plazas)
Capital- Madrid
Economy- Manufactures, Textiles and clothing, ships, cars
Agriculture- leading producer of olive oil and wine
Issues- High unemployment rate
Spanish Life
Portugal
Language-•Portuguese, developed from Latin, the language of the Romans
•Democratic Government
Capital- Lisbon
Tourism is a main economic drive
They are the main producers of Cork (used to make things like insulation, flooring and to seal bottles
Portugal Life
Italy
The country the looks like a boot
Capital -Rome
Language- Italian
Culture•Starting location of the Renaissance- culture is based on this movement•After lunch they have “rest” for a couple hours•Food is large part of culture
Religion- Roman Catholic
Economics-•North industrial and richer•South poorer and has Agriculture high unemployment rates
•Vatican City (Catholic Church head quarters-pope)
Greece
Made up of Peninsulas, islands and rugged mountains
Language- Greek
Religion- Greek Orthodox Christian
Economics- Not a rich country but immigrants from Albania Starting to industrialize but agriculture was their main
economic
Capital- Athens
The Western Balkans
Include Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Montenegro
Once ruled the by the Ottoman Empire (Turks)
Many enclaves or territorial or cultural units exist They have a mix of cultures and religions
Economics- Coal, oil, industry are main points but want tourism
The Eastern Balkans
Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova- these countries did not fight as much as the Western Balkans
After WWII Russia Controlled these countries After the fall of communism in these countries they
are now democratic nations
Economics- Agriculture is their main focus ¼ of the population works in agriculture- fruit, grain and wine