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'''Official name''' Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic)<br> | |||
'''Form of government''' republic with two legislative houses (Senate [3231]; Chamber of Deputies [630])<br> | |||
'''Head of state''' President: Giorgio Napolitano<br> | |||
'''Head of government''' Prime Minister: Matteo Renzi<br> | |||
'''Capital''' Rome<br> | |||
'''Official language''' Italian2<br> | |||
'''Official religion''' none<br> | |||
'''Monetary unit''' euro (€)<br> | |||
'''Population''' (2013 est.) 59,866,000COLLAPSE<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq mi)''' 116,346<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq km)''' 301,336<br> | |||
'''Urban-rural population'''<br> | |||
:Urban: (2011) 68.4% | |||
:Rural: (2011) 31.6% | |||
'''Life expectancy at birth'''<br> | |||
:Male: (2011) 79.4 years | |||
:Female: (2011) 84.5 years | |||
'''Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate'''<br> | |||
:Male: (2007) 99.1% | |||
:Female: (2007) 98.6% | |||
'''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2012) 33,840<br> | |||
==Background of Italy== | ==Background of Italy== | ||
To the north, Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia, and its borders are largely naturally defined by the Alpine watershed. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula and the two largest Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia as well as around 68 smaller islands. There are two small independent states within Italy: the Vatican City in Rome, and the Republic of San Marino. | To the north, Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia, and its borders are largely naturally defined by the Alpine watershed. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula and the two largest Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia as well as around 68 smaller islands. There are two small independent states within Italy: the Vatican City in Rome, and the Republic of San Marino. | ||
The most important sectors of Italy’s economy in 2012 were wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services (20.6 %) and industry (18.4 %) and public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities (16.9 %). | The most important sectors of Italy’s economy in 2012 were wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services (20.6 %) and industry (18.4 %) and public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities (16.9 %). | ||
Italy’s main export partners are Germany, France and the US while its main import partners are Germany, France and China. | Italy’s main export partners are Germany, France and the US while its main import partners are Germany, France and China. | ||
'''[[Land of Italy]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[People of Italy]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Economy of Italy]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Government and Society of Italy]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Culture Life of Italy]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[History of Italy]]'''<br> | |||
==Disclaimer== | ==Disclaimer== | ||
{{disclaimer countries}} | {{disclaimer countries}} | ||
[[category:countries]] | [[category:countries]] | ||