[DOC] [TLE] Italian Peninsula - Wikipedia [PAR] The Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula is the central and the smallest of the 
three large ... The peninsula's shape gives it the nickname lo Stivale (the Boot). ... 
The backbone of the Italian peninsula consists of the Apennine Mountains, from 
which ... The Italian Peninsula's location between the centre of Europe and the... [DOC] [TLE] Geography of Europe - Wikipedia [PAR] Europe is traditionally reckoned as one of seven continents. Physiographically, it 
is the ... There is ongoing debate on where the geographical centre of Europe 
falls. ... These two halves are separated by the mountain chains of the Pyrenees 
and the ... boundaries was 731 million in 2005 according to the United Nations. [DOC] [TLE] Apennine Range | mountains, Italy | Britannica.com [PAR] Apennine Range, also called the Apennines, Italian Appennino, series of ... by 
narrow coastlands that form the physical backbone of peninsular Italy. ... that 
spread out between the Paleo-European and the Paleo-African plates during ... 
The ranges in Puglia (the boot heel of the peninsula) and southeastern .... Like 
hiking? [DOC] [TLE] Italy | history - geography | Britannica.com [PAR] Aug 12, 2016 ... Italy, country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into 
the ... on Earth and is often described as a country shaped like a boot. ... South of 
Rome the Apennines narrow and are flanked by two wide .... Mountain ranges 
higher than 2,300 ft (702 m) occupy more than one-third of Italy. [DOC] [TLE] Italy - Mountain ranges | history - geography | Britannica.com [PAR] Aug 12, 2016 ... Italy, country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into ... 
The Apennines are the long system of mountains and hills that run down the ... 
and dolomite (magnesium limestone) in the centre; and limestone, ... plain in Italy
, that of the Po valley, occupies more than 17,000 of the 27,000... [DOC] [TLE] Scholastic News: Winter Olympics [PAR] Italy occupies all of the peninsula, except for two tiny independent ... San Marino, 
located in the Apennines mountain range, is one of the world's oldest and .... 
which extends like a backbone down the length of the peninsula to the tip of the "
boot. ... union of western European nations now known as the European Union (
EU). [DOC] [TLE] Italy | Photos | History | OzOutback [PAR] The Republic of Italy occupies a boot-shaped peninsula that extends into the ... 
Its landscape is dominated by two mountain ranges, the Alps and the Apennines. 
... Rome, the capital and largest city of Italy, was the centre of the Roman Empire 
2000 ... They spoke a unique non-Indo-European language and established a... [DOC] [TLE] CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Italy - New Advent [PAR] The centre of European interests was carried towards the west: the Italian ... a 
riding boot, of which the top is represented by the Alps, the seam by the 
Apennines, and the ... Southern Italy is the part of the peninsula which lies south 
of this line. ..... like that of the Volsini Mountains (2270 feet) that form a chain of 
volcanic stone... [DOC] [TLE] Italy - Tripod [PAR] Italy occupies a boot-shaped peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea 
... Italy's landscape is dominated by two mountain ranges--the Alps and the 
Apennines. ... Rome, the capital and largest city of Italy, was the center of the 
Roman ... Today, northern Italy is among Europe's wealthiest and most modern 
regions,... [DOC] [TLE] Italy Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Italy [PAR] Situated off the toe of the Italian boot, Sicily has a surface area of 25,708 sq km (
9,926 sq mi). ... The Apennines, the rugged backbone of peninsular Italy, rise to 
form the .... The population of Italy in 2005 was estimated by the United Nations (
UN) at ...... Like many other Western European countries, Italy is experiencing the
... [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Italy - history, people, clothing, women, beliefs,

Question: The Apennines mountain chain occupies the center of this European nation's boot-like peninsula
Answer: Italy