Italy

• Full name: Italian Republic
• Population: 61 million (2012)
• Capital: Rome
• Area: 301,338 sq km (116,346 sq miles)
• Major language: Italian
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 79 years (men), 85 years (women)
  
• Monetary unit: 1 euro = 100 cents
• Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, clothes, wine
• GNI per capita: US $35,320 (2011)
• Internet domain: .it

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