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ITALY FACT

Area: 301.401 Km²
Population: 57.844.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 192 pop/Km²

System of government: Parliamentary republic
Capital: Rome (2.656.000 pop.)
Major cities: Milan 1.302.000 pop. (4.250.000 urban aggl.), Naples 1.000.500 pop. (3.010.000 urban aggl.), Turin 900.000 pop. (1.295.000 urban aggl.), Palermo 679.000 pop., Genoa 632.000 pop., Bologna 380.000 pop., Florence 374.500 pop.
Ethnic majority: Italian 95%, others 5%
Border countries: France WEST, Switzerland and Austria NORTH, Slovenia EAST, Holy See (Vatican City) and San Marino inside of Country

Principal mountains: Mont Blanc 4810 m
Principal rivers: Po 652 Km, Adige 410 Km, Tevere 405 Km
Principal lakes: Lake Garda 370 Km², Lake Maggiore 170 Km² (italian part, total 212 Km²), Lake Como 146 Km², Lake Trasimeno 128 Km²
Principal islands: Sicily 25.426 Km², Sardinia 23.813 Km², Elba Isle 223 Km²
Climate: Mediterranean - continental - alpin

Language: Italian (official), Sardinian, German, Romansch, French, Slovene
Religion: Catholic 90%
Currency: Euro (€)

Fixed public holidays: 1/1, 6/1, 25/4, 1/5, 2/6, 15/8, 1/11, 8/12, 25/12, 26/12
Dialling code: 0039
GMT: +1

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