Italy

Presentation

Capital: Rome

Population

Total Population (million): 59.37

Annual growth rate: -0.06%

Density: 199 inhab./km²

Urban population: 67.76%

Population of main cities: Roma (2547677); Milano (1308735); Napoli (984242); Torino (900608); Palermo (670820); Genova (620316)

Ethnic Origins: A majority of Italians, with Sicilian, Sardinian, German, French, Catalan, Albanian, and Croatian minorities, etc.

Official Language: The official language is Italian.

Other languages spoken: You should note that the use of dialects persists in this country. Albanian is spoken by about 80 000 people in the South and 50 000 people in the rest of the country. 20 000 residents in the North East of Sardinia speak Catalan. In addition, the Sardinian language is also spoken in Sardinia by about 1.2 million people.

Business language: More and more people have some knowledge of English.

Religion: Catholics 83.4%, No religion 16.1%, Others 0.5%.

Literacy rate: 98.42%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Rome, Milan

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 301,340 km²

Type of State: Republic based on a parliamentary democracy.

Type of economy: High-income economy, OECD member, G8 member
The economy relies on imports of raw materials and energy.

HID*: 0.941

HDI (world rank): 20/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Rome

F° | C°

21°

Low: 14° | High: 22°

Humidity: 73% | Wind: 21 km/h
Sunrise: 6:47 am | Sunset: 5:00 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Italy, dial 00
To call in Italy, dial 39

Internet suffix: .it

Computers: 37.0 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 43.1 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 49.6 per 100 inhabitants