Italy Fact Sheet
Last update : September 2009
Demography
Population: 60 million (2009 est.)
Population Density (inhabitant/km2): 199.5 (national average), 428 (Campania - highest), 39 (Valle d'Aosta - lowest)
Largest Cities (pop. in million): Rome (2.7 m), Milan (1.3 m), Naples (0.96 m), Turin (0.91 m), Palermo (0.66 m)
Home Ownership: 75%
Urban Population: 68%
Life Expectancy: 79.81 years (average), 76.88 years (men), 82.94 years (women) (2005 est.)
Birth Rate: 9.66 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death Rate: 9.66 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Ethnic Composition: Caucasian (97%), North African (1.3%), Black African, East Asian
Registered foreigners: 3 million (2006), among which 450,000 Romanians, 300,000 Moroccans, and 300,000 Albanians, 150,000 Ukrainians.
Official Language: Italian (+ 18 regional languages and many more dialects)
Major Religions: Roman Catholicism, Agnosticism, Atheism
Geography
Area: 301,338 km˛
Coastline : 7,600 km
Highest Peak: Mont Blanc : (4,748 m)
Lowest Elevation: sea level (0 m)
Regions of Italy
Economy
Monetary unit: Euro (€, EUR)
Fiscal Year: 1 January - 31 December
GDP (nominal - IMF): US$2.31 trillion (2008)
GNI per capita (Atlas methodology): US$35,240 (2008)
GDP per capita at PPP: US$38,996 (2008 - IMF)
GDP - real growth rate: 0 % (2008)
Inflation (consumer prices): 3.6 % (2008)
Unemployment: 7.4% (2009)
Public Debt (% of GDP) : 103.7 (2008 - CIA)
Main Industries: tourism, commerce, communications, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, automobiles, home appliances, clothing, footwear, ceramics
Main Exports: engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, electric goods, transport equipment, chemicals; food, beverages and tobacco; minerals, nonferrous metals
Main Imports: engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; automobiles, electronics, food, beverages, tobacco
Main Trading Partners: Germany, France, Spain, China, USA, UK, Netherlands, Belgium
Government
Type of Government: Republic
Parliamentary System : bicameral Parliament (Chamber of Deputies and Senate)
Administrative Division : 20 regions, regions, 109 provinces, 8,100 municipalities
Capital: Rome (since 1870)
Head of State: President Giorgio Napolitano (since 2006)
Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi (since 2008)
Foreign Minister: Franco Frattini (since 2008)
Finance & Economy Minister: Giulio Tremonti (since 2008)
Justice Minister: Angelino Alfano (since 2008)
Interior Minister: Roberto Maroni (since 2008)
Miscellaneous
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Electricity: 230V AC, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Internet domain: .it
International dialling code: +39
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