Italy Complete Information
Country Profile
Official Name:
Repubblica Italiana
short form: Italia
int’l long form: Italian Republic
int’l short form: Italy
former: Kingdom of Italy
ISO Country Code: it, ITA
Actual Time: Sun-Feb-6 07:53
Local Time = UTC +1h;
Daylight Saving Time (DST) March – October (UTC +2)
Country Calling Code: +39
Capital City: Rome (pop. 2.8 million)
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Other Cities:
 Italian Cities
Government:
Type: Republic since 2 June 1946.
Constitution: 1 January 1948.
Geography:
Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea.
Area: 301,318 km² (116,303 sq. mi.);
Terrain: Peninsula, mostly rugged and mountainous.
Climate: Italy has a generally mild Mediterranean climate with cold winters in the north.
People:
Nationality: Italian(s)
Population: 59.6 million (2020)
Ethnic groups: Primarily Italian, but there are small groups of German-, French-, Slovene-, and Albanian-Italians.
Religion: Roman Catholic (majority).
Language: Italian.
Literacy: 98%.
Natural resources: Mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land.
Agriculture products: Fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives, beef, dairy products, and fish.
Industries: Tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics.
Exports – commodities: engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco; minerals, nonferrous metals
Exports – partners: Germany 12%, France 11%, United States 10%, United Kingdom 5%, Spain 5%, Switzerland 5% (2019)
Imports – commodities: engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages, tobacco
Imports – partners: Germany 16%, France 9%, China 7%, Spain 5%, Netherlands 5%, Belgium 5% (2019)
Currency: Euro (EUR) has replaced the formerly used Italian Lira.
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