Official Name: Republica Italiana (Italian Republic)
Capital: Rome
Population: 57.9 million (2001)
Area: 301,278 sq km or 116,324 sq mi
Currency: Euro
Religion: Christianity
Literacy: 97%
Languages: Italian (official)
Major Cities: Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Florence, Venice
Climate: Diverse climate
National Holiday: Republic Day, 2 june.
Industries: tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics.
Natural resources: coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorospar, feldspar, pyrite, natural gas.
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