Facts about Italy

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Official name: Italian republic
Geographical location:Europe 8º O - 19º O/36º N - 47º N
Historical Year of the foundation:-753
Politically independent from 1861
Inhabitants: 58.133.509 inhabitants (2006)
Capital city: Rome 12º 29' O 41º 53' N
Population: 2,800,000 inhabitants
Largest city: Rome (2.800.000 inhabitants)
Official languages: Italian, German (regional), French (regional), Slovenian (regional)
Code: IT, ITA, http://www.*.it/

Hymn:
Fratelli d'Italia,l'Italia s'è desta,dell'elmo di Scipios'è cinta la testa.Dov'è la vittoria?Le porga la chioma,che schiava di RomaIddio la creò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò!Noi fummo da secolicalpesti, derisi,perché non siam popoli,perché siam divisi.Raccolgaci un'unicabandiera, una speme:di fonderci insiemegià l'ora suonò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò!Uniamoci, uniamoci,l'unione e l'amorerivelano ai popolile vie del Signore.Giuriamo far liberoil suolo natio:uniti, per Dio,chi vincer ci può?Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò!Dall'Alpi a SiciliaDovunque è Legnano,Ogn'uom di FerruccioHa il core, ha la mano,I bimbi d'ItaliaSi chiaman Balilla,Il suon d'ogni squillaI Vespri suonò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò!Son giunchi che pieganoLe spade vendute:Già l'Aquila d'AustriaLe penne ha perdute.Il sangue d'Italia,Il sangue Polacco,Bevé, col cosacco,Ma il cor le bruciò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò.Stringiamoci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte.Siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamò!

English translation:
Italian Brothers,Italy has awakened,She has wreathed her headWith the helmet of Scipio.Where is Victory?She bows her head to you,You, whom God createdAs the slave of Rome.Let us band together,We are ready to die,We are ready to die,Italy has called us.

Facts about Italy regarding population structure and economy

Population structure:

Inhabitants: 58.133.509 (2006)

0-14 years: 13,8%
male: 4.147.149
female: 3.899.980

15-64 years: 66,5%
male: 19.530.512
female:19.105.841

over 65 years: 19,7%
male: 4.771.858
female: 6.678.169

Average age: 42.2 years
male:40.7 years
female: 43.7 years
Population growth: 0,04% (2006)
Birth rate: 8.72 born/1.000 inhabitants (2006)
Mortality rate: 10,4/1,000 inhabitants (2006)

Children for each woman: 1,28
Child number of deaths: 5.83/1.000 births
Boys: 6.42/1.000 births
Girls: 5.19/1.000 births (2006)
Average life expectancy: 79.81 years
Men: 76.88 years
Women: 82.94 years

Education degree (2003): 15 yearsold and older can read and writein per cent:
98,6% of Men
99% of Women

Religion: Christian 83.0 %, denomination 16.0 %, other one 1.0 %

Ethnical groups:Italian 94.0 %, other 6.0 %


Climate conditions:
Italy's climate is predominantly Mediterranean, meaning sunny and coastal. In the far north, the climate is Alpine, colder with lots of snow. In the south of Italy, it's hot and dry.


Economy:

GROS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: $ 1.698 trillion (2005)
GROS DOMESTIC PRODUCT - real growth rate: 1,3%
GROS DOMESTIC PRODUCT per head: $ 27.700
GROS DOMESTIC PRODUCT after industries: Agriculture: 2,3%;
Industry: 28,8%;Service: 68,9%

Occupation: 24,27 million
After occupation: Agriculture 5%;Industry 32%;Service 63%
Yearly income perInhabitant: 20,220 $ (US)
Unemployment ratio: 7,9,%
Population below poverty border: n/a

Inflation rate: 2,3%

Incomes: $ 768.9 billion
Expenditures: $ 820.1 billion
Agricultural products: Fruits, vegetable, potatoes, sugar beets, soy beans, grain, olives, beef, fish
cultivation of the country: 27,79%
Covered with water: 26.980 sq/km
National treasures:Coal, mercury, zinc, marble, asbestos, pumice stone, fluorospar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and reserves to crude oil products, fish

Electricity Production: 270,1 billion a KW/H
Consumption: 302,2 billion a KW/H
Exports: 500 million a KW/H
Imported: 51,5 billion a KW/H

Oil Production:136.200 bbl/day
Consumption: 1,874 million bbl/day
Export: 456.600 bbl/day
Import:2,158 million bbl/day
Reserves: 586,6 million bbl

Natural gas productuction : 15,49 billion cu m
Consumption: 71,18 billion cu m
Export: 61 million cu m
Import: 54,78 billion cu m
Reserves: 209,7 billion cu m

Industries:
Tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothes, footwear, ceramic(s)
Industrial production growth rate: -1,5%
Export: $ 371.9 billion f.o.b (freely on board)
Import: $ 369.2 billion f.o.b. (freely on board)
Import partners: Germany 18%, France 10.9%, the Netherlands 5.9%, Spain 4.6%, Belgium 4.4%, United Kingdom 4.3%, China 4,2%
Current account condition: $ -27.62 billion
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $ 60 billion
Debts: $ 1.682 trillion
Economic aid: - receivers


Goverment (2007):

President: Giorgio NAPOLITANO
Prime minister: Romano PRODI
Dep. Prime minister: Massimo D'ALEMA
Dep. Prime minister: Francesco RUTELLI

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