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=**Italy**= =//Senada Mankolli - Nick Thrasher//=



land: 294,140 sq km; water: 7,200 sq km ||
 * ~ Geography ||~  ||
 * Location || Southern Europe ||
 * Geographic Coordinates || 42 50 N, 12 50 E ||
 * Continent || Europe ||
 * Border Countries || Switzerland, France, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino ||
 * Area || total: 301,340 sq km/ 116348.02445679 sq m;
 * Climate || hot, dry in south; Alpine in far north; predominantly Mediterranean ||
 * Terrain || mostly mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands ||
 * Natural Resources || natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, mercury, zinc, etc. ||
 * Natural Hazards || landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding, etc. ||

15-64 years: 65.9% (male 19,888,901/female 20,330,495) 65 years and over: 20.3% (male 5,248,418/female 7,109,074) || German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region) French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region) ||
 * ~ People ||~  ||
 * Total Population || 61,261,254 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 13.8% (male 4,315,292/female 4,124,624)
 * Life Expectancy || male: 79.24 years; female: 84.63 years ||
 * Nationality || Italian ||
 * Religions || Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing) ||
 * Languages || Italian (official)


 * ~ Government ||~  ||
 * Country Name || Italy ||
 * Government Type || Republic ||
 * Capital || Rome ||
 * Head of Government || President Giorgio Napolitona ||

by Occupation || agriculture: 3.9% industry: 28.3% services: 67.8% || soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish || textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics || transport equipment,chemicals; food, beverages and tobacco; minerals, and nonferrous metals || minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages, and tobacco ||
 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor Force
 * Agriculture || fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets,
 * Industry || tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing,
 * Exported Commodities || engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles,
 * Imported Commodities || engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products,
 * Currency || euros per US dollar - 0.7107 ||


 * ~ Communication ||~  ||
 * Number of Land Line Phones || 21.6 million ||
 * Number of Cell Phones || 82 million ||

2,438 to 3,047 m: 30 1,524 to 2,437 m: 18 914 to 1,523 m: 31 under 914 m: 13 ||
 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
 * Airports || 132; country comparison to the world: <span class="category_data"><span class="wiki_link_ext">43 ||
 * Paved Airports || total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">101 over 3,047 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">9
 * Roadways || total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">487,700 km ||


 * ~ Miscellaneous Information ||~  ||
 * Time Difference || 6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time ||
 * < National Holidays ||< Republic Day, 2 June ||
 * < Major Cities ||< Rome 3.4 million; Milan 3 million; Naples 2.3 million; Turin 1.6 million ||


 * ~ Sources ||~  ||
 * CIA Fact Book || Central Intelligence Agency; 10 April, 2012 <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html> ||