| Country (long form) |
Italian Republic |
| Capital |
Rome |
| Total Area |
116,305.55 sq mi
301,230.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Arizona) |
| Population |
57,634,327 (July 2000 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 |
75.85 male, 82.41 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Italian lira (Lit) = 100 centesimi |
| GDP (per capita) |
$21,400 (1999 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, dwindling natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land |
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