Global Network Italy

GN Code: GNITA

Website: http://www.astditaly.org/

President: Diane Fryman, diane.fryman@astditaly.org or info@astditaly.org

Steering Committee Members

Program Director: Fernando Ferri, fernando.ferri@astditaly.org

Membership Director: Evan Colville, evan.colville@astditaly.org

Communications Director: Paola Lunghi, paola.lunghi@astditaly.org

About Italy

National name: Repubblica Italiana

Language: Italian

Capital: Rome

Government type: Republic

National holiday: Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

Currency: Euro

Area: 116,305 sq. mile (301,230 sq, km)

Population: (2005 est.) 58,103,033

Population density: per sq. mile: 500

Age structure:
0-14 years:13.9%
15-64 years: 66.7%
65 years and over: 19.4%

Median age:
total: 41.77 years
male: 40.24 years
female: 43.35 years

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $1.609 trillion; per capita $27,700

Labor force: 24.27 million; services 63%, industry 32%, agriculture 5%

Natural resources: mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal, arable land

Industries: tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics

 Exports: $336.4 billion f.o.b.(2004 est.)

Exports commodities: engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; food, beverages and tobacco;  mineral and nonferrous metals

Imports: $329.3 billion f.o.b.(2004 est.)

Imports commodities: engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, mineral and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages and tobacco