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 * ~ Geography ||~  ||
 * Location || Southern Europe ||
 * Geographic Coordinates || 42 50 N, 12 50 E ||
 * Continet || Europe ||
 * Area || Slightly Larger than Arizona ||
 * Area composition || 72 ||
 * 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 = 166.02392817 Miles ||
 * Climate || Airpine In far North,Hot and Dry in the 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 || landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice ||

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 || male: 79.16 years female: 84.53 years || male: 98.8% female: 98% || time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October ||
 * ~ People ||~  ||
 * Total Population || 61,016,804 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 13.8% (male 4,315,292/female 4,124,624)
 * Life Expectancy || total population: 81.77 years country comparison to the world: [|10]
 * Nationally || noun: Italian(s) adjective: Italian ||
 * Religions || Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community) ||
 * 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%
 * ~ Government ||~  ||
 * Country Name(Long Form) || conventional long form: <span class="category_data">Italian Republic ||
 * Government Type || republic ||
 * Capital || name: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">Rome geographic coordinates: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">41 54 N, 12 29 E
 * Chief of State/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 ||

services: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">65.1% (2005) ||
 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">4.2% industry: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">30.7%
 * Agriculture || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">4.2% ||
 * Industry || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">30.7% ||
 * 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 = 1.312 ||


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


 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
 * Airports || 132 ||
 * Paved Airports || 101 ||
 * Roadways || 487,700 ||
 * Roadways Compared To The World || 13 ||


 * ~ Miscellaneous Information ||~  ||
 * Military || Italian Armed Forces: Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC) ||
 * Transnatioanl issues || [|Disputes - international]: Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa ||


 * ~ Sources ||~  ||
 * CIA Fact Book || [] ||
 * The Telegraph || [] ||
 * World Executive || [] ||
 * Italian Men/Women Life Expectancy || [] ||
 * Italy Rome || [] ||