21--Italy

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Climate-predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south. Major Physical Features- Apennines Mountains, Gargano Peninsula, Adriatic & Tyrrhenian Seas.\ Major cultural Characteristics- Pastas, many home grown/home made foods, Roman Catholic. Major Cities- Rome,Venice,Milan Type of Government- Republic Head of State- President Giorgio NAPOLITANO Head of Government- Prime Minister Silvio BERLUSCONI Global Organizations- WTO,NATO Flag- Striped Green,Red and White

=Economic Information= Exchange Rate- euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7153 Natural Resources-coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land Agricultural Products- wheat, rice, grapes, olives, citrus fruits, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans beef, dairy products. Industries- tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics Imports- engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages, and tobacco Import Partners- Germany 15.9%, France 8.5%, China 6.2%, Netherlands 5.3%, Libya 4.6%, Russia 4.2% Export- $369 billion Export Partners- Germany 12.7%, France 11.2%, Spain 6.5%, US 6.2%, UK 5.2% GDP- $2.114 trillion GDP per Capita- $29,500. HDI- .951 HDI Ranking- 18th Unemployment Rate- 7.5% =Population Information= Current Population- 58,090,681 Age Distribution- 0-14 years: 13.4% (male 4,026,439/female 3,785,978) 15-64 years: 66.2% (male 19,531,498/female 18,945,442) 65 years and over: 20.3% (male 4,929,640/female 6,871,684)

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