Although numerous other nationalities exist in Italy, about 96% of the population is Italian and the remaining population is made up of North African, Arabs, Italo-Albanians, Albanians, Germans, and other Europeans (Zimmerman, 2017).  As with every other country around the world, Italy has been affected by the Mediterranean Islands of Sardinia and Sicily as well as France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north, have affected Italian culture.  

       According to BBC.uk (n.d.), the official language of Italy is Italian and a regional dialect is the mother tongue of around half of the people. Although linguists consider many dialects to be independent languages since they are mutually incomprehensible, they are not legally recognized (“BBC”, n.d.).

Religion

            The predominant Christian denomination, Catholicism, is followed by 71.4% of Italians, which makes Christianity the biggest religion in the country (“B.E” , 2019). Islam is the second largest religion with at least 1.4 million Muslims living in Italy, however unke Christianity and Judaism, Islam isn’t formally recognized in Italy (“Momigliano”,  2019).

Art and architecture

        Italian architecture spans at least two million, from the Hellenistic Roman period to the current day. Italian architecture encompasses a wide range of architectural styles, and each style developed over the ages, reflecting the country’s political, cultural, and economic developments.

(Ersilda Vata)