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Italy

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Capital:	Rome
Area size:	294110 sq. km Slightly smaller than Poland
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2
Currency:	Euro
Area code:	(+) 39
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Italian (official). Several regional languages, like Neapolitan and Sicilian, are widely spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	59.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	59.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	58.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	58.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	58.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	58.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	57.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	57.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
65.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
Italians 94 percent. Other groups include Sardinians, Germans and African immigrants.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
More than 90 percent Catholic; there is also a growing Muslim population.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	67.9 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	67.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	67.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	67.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	67.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	67.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	67.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	67.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1945
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	14.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	14.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	14.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	14.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	14.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	14.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	80.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	80.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	77.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	83.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	83.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	83.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	81.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	81.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	81.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	3 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	5 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	20	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	17	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	18	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	21	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	21	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	20	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water
No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	98.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	98.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	98.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	431 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	431 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	448 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	459 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	481 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	472 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	474 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	1231 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	1231 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	1082 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	981 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	960 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	883 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	737 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	496 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	482 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	468 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	395 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	351 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	269 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	230 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2007	41 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	45	Transparency International
2005	40 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	42 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	35 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	31	Transparency International
2001	29	Transparency International
2000	39 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2005	30250 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	26670 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	22170 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	19760 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	20180 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	20900 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2005	1762.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	1724.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	1507.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	1218.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1117.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	1097.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual GDP growth

2005	0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	0.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	3.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual inflation

2005	2.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	2.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
26.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	420 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	420 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	607 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	567 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2005	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003	0.5 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	7 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	9 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2006	105	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	217	UNHCR
2004	192	UNHCR
2003	207	UNHCR
2002	224	UNHCR
2001	34	UNHCR
2000	48	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2006	26875	UNHCR
2005	20675	UNHCR
2004	15674	UNHCR
2003	12841	UNHCR
2002	10060	UNHCR
2001	8571	UNHCR
2000	6849	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	5.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	6.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	6.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	6.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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