What do you know about Italy? Learn all about its land, products and culture.

Official name: Italian Republic

Population: 61,016,804 as of July 2011 Size: 116,348 square miles (301, 340 square kilometers); slightly larger than Arizona

Capital: Rome

Official Language: Italian

Literacy: 98.4%

Currency: The Euro

Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Climate: Cooler in far north; hot, dry in south

Agriculture Products: fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives, beef and dairy products, fish

Industries: tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics