Germany and Italy

Germany

The location of Germany helps the trade by a lot in the north. On the north-east, they have the Baltic Sea, and on the North West, they have the North Sea, which leads to the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. They have great sea lanes to Poland, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and a lot more. The Climate of Germany isn’t too bad. It has below freezing temperatures in winter, and moderate summers. Overall, the climate is mainly a moderate temperature, which is good. Germany is a great distributor of Coal. It has great coal sources in the iron and steel industrial center of the Ruhr, and also has some load, zinc, and copper mined. There is also some oil drilling. Population is very dense in main cities such as Berlin and Hamburg. Overall, Germany has great trade.

Italy

Italy has a good location for trade. They have great access to many other countries in the Mediterranean Sea, and have access to sea lanes in the Atlantic Ocean by going through the Strait of Gibraltar. Italy has a very moderate climate. The Alps in the north keep the cold out of Italy, so Italy maintains a great temperature all year long. There is a good amount of rain, but summers are hot and dry. Winters are mild, which makes it easier to trade. Mercury, sulfur, and marble are great natural resources that keep Italy’s economy at a great point. Italy is the world’s leading producer of marble, mostly from the Apuane Alps. All other resources don’t have a large enough availability to export. Marble helps Italy a lot, and the peninsula location helps population distribution on the coastline. Most of Italy is accessible by sea, which makes trade a LOT easier.