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 * ~ Geography ||~  ||
 * Location || Southern Europe ||
 * Geographic coordinates || 42 50 N, 12 50 E ||
 * Continent || Europe ||
 * Area || 301,340 sq km = 116348 sq mi ||
 * Area comparision || slightly larger than Arizona ||
 * Border Countries || Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 199 km, Switzerland 740 km ||
 * Climate || predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south ||
 * Terrain || mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands ||
 * Natural Resources || coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land ||
 * Natural hazards || regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice ||

65 years and over: 20.3% (male 5,248,418/female 7,109,074) || male: 79.16 years female: 84.53 years || male: 98.8% female: 98% ||
 * ~ People ||~  ||
 * Total Population || 61,016,804 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 13.8% (male 4,315,292/female 4,124,624) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 19,888,901/female 20,330,495)
 * Life Expectancy || total population: 81.77 years
 * Nationality || Italian(s) ||
 * Religions || Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south) ||
 * 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 || definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4%

conventional short form: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Italy local long form: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Repubblica Italiana local short form: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Italia former: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Kingdom of Italy || head of government: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Interim Prime Minister Mario MONTI (since 16 November 2011); note - in Italy the prime minister is referred to as the president of the Council of Ministers || industry: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">30.7% services: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">65.1% ||
 * ~ Government ||~  ||
 * Country name (long form) || conventional long form: <span class="category_data">Italian Republic
 * Government Type || republic ||
 * Capital || Rome ||
 * Chief of State/Head of Government || chief of state: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">President Giorgio NAPOLITANO (since 15 May 2006)
 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor Force of Occupation || agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">4.2%
 * Agriculture || fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish ||
 * Industry || tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics ||  ||
 * Exported Commodities || engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; food, beverages and tobacco; minerals, and nonferrous metals ||  ||
 * Imported Commodities || engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages, and tobacco ||
 * Currency || euros ||
 * ~ Communication ||~  ||
 * Number of land line phones || 21.6 million (2010) ||
 * Number of cell phones || 82 million (2010) ||


 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
 * Airports || 132 ||
 * Paved Airports || 101 ||
 * Roadways || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">487,700 km ||
 * Roadways Compared To The World || 13 ||
 * ~ Sources ||
 * CIA Fact Book || [] ||
 * || [|www.culturalitaly.com] ||
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