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Business in Italy: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Italy...
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General administrative structure |
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Official flag of Italy
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Conventional short form:
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Italy (Italia)
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Conventional long form:
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Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)
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Total area (km²): 1)
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301.230 km² (incl. Sardinia and Sicily)
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Population: 1)
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58.145.320 (July 2008 est.)
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Capital:
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Rome (Roma)
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Government type: 1)
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republic
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Chief of state: 1)
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President Giorgio Napolitano (since 15 May 2006)
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Head of government: 1)
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (since 8 May 2008)
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Administrative districts:
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15 regions (regioni, singular: regione) and 5 autonomous regions* (regioni autonome, singular: regione autonoma): |
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- Abruzzo
- Basilicata
- Calabria
- Campania
- Emilia-Romagna
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia*
- Lazio
- Liguria
- Lombardia
- Marche
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- Molise
- Piemonte
- Puglia
- Sardegna*
- Sicilia*
- Toscana
- Trentino-Alto Adige*
- Umbria
- Valle d'Aosta*
- Veneto
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Official language:
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Italian
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Currency (code):
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Euro (EUR)
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Country code:
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0039
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Country symbol:
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I
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Internet country code:
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.it
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National holiday:
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2 June (1946)
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Age structure (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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13.6% (m: 4.086.951; f: 3.842.765) |
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15-64 years:
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66.3% (m: 19.534.247; f: 19.024.776) |
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65 years and over:
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20.0% (m: 4.864.189; f: 6.792.393) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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42.9 years |
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male:
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41.4 years |
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female:
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44.4 years |
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| Languages1) |
- Italian (official language)
- German (partial in Trentino-Alto Adige)
- French (partial in Valle d'Aosta)
- Slovene (partial in Trieste-Gorizia)
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| Mobile phones: 1) |
78.571.000 (2006) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
4.117.000 (2007) |
| Internet users: 1) |
32.000.000 (2007) |
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Geographic location:
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Southern Europe
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Land boundaries: 1)
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1.932,2 km
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Border countries:
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- France: 488 km
- Holy See (Vatican City): 3,2 km
- San Marino: 39 km
- Switzerland: 740 km
- Slovenia: 232 km
- Austria: 430 km
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Coastline: 1)
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7.600 km
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Natural resources: 1)
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coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land
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Climate: 1)
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predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south |
Sources of information:
1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 2 October, 2008
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