Official name: Italian Republic
Geographical data
Area: 301,308 km2
Population: 59.26 million inhabitants (end of 2020)
Capital: Rome
Main cities: Rome (2,779,893 inhabitants), Milan (1,395,484 inhab.), Turin (843,235 inhab.), Naples (937,848 inhab.), Palermo (637,540 inhab.)
Official language: Italian
Currency: Euro
National holiday: June 2 (Italian unification)
Demographic data
Population growth: -0.3% (ISTAT, as of January 1, 2020)
Life expectancy: men 79.9 / women 84.9 (UN, 2019)
Literacy rate: 99%
Religions: Christians (80%, mainly Catholics), Muslims (1.5%), others
Human Development Index 29th in the world (UN, 2019; in 2005: 18th)
Economic data
Nominal GDP (2018): 2,397.40 billion dollars (8th), GDP (PPP) (2018): 2,072.20 billion dollars (12th)
Nominal GDP per capita (2018): 35,392 dollars (14th), GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 42,080 dollars
Growth rate (ISTAT, 2019 estimate) : 0.3% (+0.8% in 2018)
Unemployment rate (ISTAT, December 2019) : 10%, including 28% among 15-24 year olds
Inflation rate (IMF, April 2019): 0.8%
Public deficit (in % of GDP) (ISTAT, 2019) : 1.6 %
Public debt (in % of GDP) (ISTAT, 2019) : 134.8%
Trade balance (ISTAT, 2019, excluding ship supplies): 48.5 billion euros
Main customers (ISTAT, 2019): 1st Germany (12.2%), 2nd France (10.5%), 3rd United States (9.6%), 4th Switzerland (5.5%), 5th United Kingdom (5.2%), 6th Spain (5%)
Main suppliers (ISTAT, 2019): 1st Germany (16.5%), 2nd France (8.7%), 3rd China (7.6%), 4th Netherlands (5.4%), 5th Spain (5.1%), 6th Belgium (4.6%)
Share of the main sectors of activity in GDP :
- Agriculture: 2%
- Construction: 5%
- Industry: 21%
- Services: 77%
French Consulates General: Naples, Turin, Milan
French community in Italy: 71,176 people, of whom 41,176 are registered (December 2003)
Italian community in France: 380,000 people (2001 figures)
Source: diplomatie.gouv.fr (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 2007
