Country (long form) |
Italian Republic |
Capital |
Rome |
Total Area |
116,305.55 sq mi 301,230.00 sq km (slightly larger than Arizona) |
Population |
57,679,825 (July 2001 est.)
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Estimated Population in 2050 |
45,016,465 |
Languages |
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) |
Literacy |
98% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1998) |
Religions |
predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community |
Life Expectancy |
75.97 male, 82.52 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
republic |
Currency |
1 euro (EUR) = 100 cents |
GDP (per capita) |
$22,100 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics |
Agriculture |
fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish |
Arable Land |
31% |
Natural Resources |
mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land |
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