About Italy...
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers 301,338 km2 and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60,200,000 inhabitants, it is the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third most populous in the world.
Modern Italy is a democratic republic and a developed country with the eighth-highest quality of life index rating in the world. Italy enjoys a high standard of living, and is the world's 18th most developed country. It is a founding member of what is now the European Union, having signed the Treaty of Rome in 1957, and it is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is a member of the G8 and G20, having the world's seventh-largest nominal GDP, and is also a member state of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Council of Europe, and the Western European Union. It has the world's eight-largest defence budget and shares NATO's nuclear weapons.
Italy, especially Rome, has a major global impact in politics and culture, with worldwide organizations such as FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Global Forum, World Food Programme (WFT), and the NATO Defence College being headquartered in the country and the city. The country's European political, social and military influence make it a major regional power, alongside the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia. The country has a high public education level, high labour force, high charitability, is a globalised nation, and also has 2009's sixth best international reputation. Italy also has the world's 19th highest life expectancy, after New Zealand and Bermuda.
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| Exports To Italy Facts |
| Location: |
Southern Europe |
| Coordinates: |
42 50 N, 12 50 E |
| Int. Dialing Code: |
+39 |
| Currency: |
Euro |
| Language: |
Italian |
| Area: |
301,340 sq km |
| Capital City: |
Rome |
| Population: |
58,126,212 (July 2009 est.) |
| Population Ranking: |
23rd In The World |
| Employment: |
6.8% (2008 est.) |
| Inflation: |
3.4% (2008 est.) |
| GDP: |
$1.827 trillion (2008 est.) |
| GDP Ranking: |
11th In The World |
| GDP Growth: |
-1% (2008 est.) |
| Internet Users: |
24.992 million (2008) |
| Television Stations: |
358 |
| Phone Lines: |
20.031 million (2008) |
| Mobile Phones: |
88.58 million (2008) |
| Major Industry: |
tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics |
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