Italy, known for its amazing food and scenery, is located in the South of Europe. It is a peninsula that extends into the center of the Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia, a country located on the northern side of Africa. Italy can quickly be identified by its boot like shape. Its climate is mostly Alpine in the North and dry in the south.
It includes a population of 61, 016, 804. Its major cities with their population are:
Rome (capital) 3.357 million people;
Milan, 2.962 million;
Naples, 2.27 million;
Turin, 1.662 million;
Palermo, 872,000.
Italy has a Republic government. Italia's legal system is based on the civil law system. Its suffrage or voting rights are of 18 years old, both men and women, but, when it comes to senatorial elections, citizens must be 25 years old. An important holiday that has been celebrated in Italy is Republic Day (June 2), founded on 1946.
Its birth rate is 9.18 for every 1,000 Italians. Its death rate is similar, being 9.84 out of every 1,000 Italians. The life expectancy for Italians is 80 years, last checked on 2010. 26% of the population is below the national poverty line.
90% of the population is Roman Catholic and the other 10% percent includes Protestants and Jewish people. Also a growing Muslim community is included. Four different languages are spoken amongst the people: Italian, the countries official language, German, French, and Slovene. The entire population share the same ethnicity, Italian, including French-, German-, Slovene-, Albanian-, and Greek-Italians throughout the country.
8.4% of the population is unemployed. The country features a variety of industries including: tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, and ceramics. The communication systems are telephone systems, broadcasts, and internet. For italians to serve in the military, they must be 18-27 years of age. Women can also join the military and may serve in any branch (air force, navy, etc.) 10 months of service are obligatory.
Due to Italy's large coastline and developed economy, tens of thousands of illegal immigrants form Southern-Europe and northern Africa arrive. Italy is also an important gateway for consumers of Latin American cocaine and South Asian heroin.
For more more precise information on Italy visit CIA World FactBook or visit Italy Basic Facts
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