Why is Italy such an important country?

Zirp

Well, first there was the Roman Empire, then the Roman Catholic church ruled half of europe for a millennium...

Anonymous

Italian is one of the top 15 most spoken languages. It has a similar culture to other western societies, so that's why they have subtitles and things on Netflix. It has a top ten economy in the world. Italian culture has become popularized due to a large inflow of Italian immigrants to America in the first few decades of the 1900's. And in turn, American culture has spread throughout the world. (That's why you might find American-style pizza to be more common in the world than actual Italian pizza.) Italy is a fashion hub with major cities like Milan and Rome, and a lot of famous designers and companies coming from Italy. Italy has always been a hotspot for tourists worldwide due its ancient culture and Roman architect.

Mark

Italy in the 21st century isn't too important, but it IS the birthplace of the Roman Empire, which was pretty important. The alphabet as you know it is derived from Latin and is used around the world.

Anonymous

lol you badly need a history book.

Therese

You may wish to consider that many Italians migrated to countries other than just the USA (strange as that concept may be to you).

Metal

It has not done much since World War 2, so I can understand your argument. For those that harken back to its ancient roots, that is sophism because those roots were long time ago severed from the modern incarnation. The country also has a rich Historical collection of art and literature. Many Italians moved to the USA and Italy does have world famous cuisine. Over 15.7 million people in the United States identify themselves as Italian Americans. They constitute nearly six percent (6%) of the U.S. population. Italian Americans are the nation's fourth largest European ancestry group after the Germans, Irish and English.

Pearl

cause theres probably a lot of innportant stuff going on there