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Europe IT The Republic of Italy
Italy
  • Italia
  • Region : Southern Europe
  • Capital : Rome
  • Area : 301,340.00 km²
  • Official Language : Italian
  • Population : 60,422,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 1988.640
  • GPI Rank : 39
  • GII Rank : 30
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Italy is a peninsula in the northern Mediterranean. The land has a total area of 301,340 km² and a total coastline of 7,600 km. This area is approximately 75% of the area of California. There are about 210 other islands in the country. There are direct national borders with the 6 neighbouring countries Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland and Holy See (Vatican City). The distance between New York City and the Capital Rome is about 6,900 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.883 Italy counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

200.5

Life Expectancy of Males

80.8

Life Expectancy of Females

85.2

Birth Rate

7.3 ‰

Death Rate

10.5 ‰

Passport
Passport of Italy
VF : 126 , VOA : 43 MS : 169
Currency : Euro (EUR)

1 US Dollar = 0.92 Euro
1 Euro = 1.08 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP1,764.49 bn €

Exportations

585.88 bn €

Importations

539.00 bn €

Budget deficit

37,505 M €

Tourism receipts

43.69 bn €

Gross debt

2,321.96 bn €

Unemployment rate

9.9 %

Inflation rate

0.61 %

corruption index

53 (moderate)

Energy consumption

293.5 bn kWh

GDP : 1988.640 | GDP(PPP) : 2442.770
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Rome / CapitalLatium

2,873,000

MilanoLombardei

1,369,000

NapoliKampanien

967,000

TurinPiedmont

870,000

PalermoSizilien

648,000

GenoaLigurien

580,000

BolognaEmilia-Romagna

366,000

FlorenceToskana

349,000

CataniaSizilien

291,000

BariApulien

277,000

MessinaSizilien

220,000

VeronaVenetien

219,000

PadovaVenetien

204,000

TriesteFriaul-Julisch Venetien

187,000

BresciaLombardei

185,000

PratoToskana

182,000

TarantoApulien

181,000

Reggio CalabriaKalabrien

169,000

ModenaEmilia-Romagna

159,000

CagliariSardinien

149,000

Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia AnticaLatium

129,000

SalernoKampanien

126,000

PerugiaUmbrien

120,000

PescaraAbruzzen

117,000

BolzanoTrentino-Alto

99,000

UdineFriaul-Julisch Venetien

98,000

TerniUmbrien

97,000

NovaraPiedmont

93,000

SassariSardinien

92,000

AnconaMarken

90,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

24% Urban areas

73,541 km²

43% Agricultural areas

129,451 km²

31% Forest

92,978 km²

2% Water areas

7,200 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Italian

94.1 %

Sardinian

2.7 %

Friuli

1.2 %

French

0.5 %

German

0.5 %

Albanian

0.2 %

Slovenian

0.2 %

Romany

0.2 %

other

0.4 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

487,700 km

Railways:

20,182 km

Waterways:

2,400 km

Commercial harbors:

1,353

› Airports:

129

Climate
The climate in ItalyA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Italy. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 9 and 28 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 33 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 3°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Italy and 17 geographic spots of the countryVolcanosEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in Italy