Italy
Fact File
What do you know about Italy? Learn all about its land, products and culture.
Official name: Italian Republic
Size: 116,306 square miles, about the size of Arizona.
Capital: Rome
Population: 58,057,477 (CIA 2004)
Population Under Age 14: 14%
Official Language: Italian
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Religion: 94% Roman Catholic, 6% Jewish, Muslim and Protestant
Literacy: 98.6%
Climate: Generally hot summers and cold winters
Products: Grapes, olives, other fruits, wheat, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, packaged foods, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics
Industry: Tourism, textiles, chemicals, food, motor vehicles, clothing, shoes
