{"id":32651,"date":"2021-10-18T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/?page_id=32651"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:15:20","slug":"general-data-on-italy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellitalie.org\/en\/info\/data\/general-data-on-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"General Data on Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Italian<\/p>\n\n

Official name: Italian Republic<\/p>\n

Geographical data<\/h2>\n

Area<\/strong>: 301,308 km2
\nPopulation<\/strong>: 59.26 million inhabitants (end of 2020)
\nCapital<\/strong>: Rome
\nMain cities<\/strong>: Rome (2,779,893 inhabitants), Milan (1,395,484 inhab.), Turin (843,235 inhab.), Naples (937,848 inhab.), Palermo (637,540 inhab.)
\nOfficial language<\/strong>: Italian
\nCurrency<\/strong>: Euro
\nNational holiday<\/strong>: June 2 (Italian unification)<\/p>\n

Demographic data<\/h2>\n

Population growth<\/strong>: -0.3% (ISTAT, as of January 1, 2020)
\nLife expectancy<\/strong>: men 79.9 \/ women 84.9 (UN, 2019)
\nLiteracy rate<\/strong>: 99%
\nReligions<\/strong>: Christians (80%, mainly Catholics), Muslims (1.5%), others
\nHuman Development Index<\/strong> 29th in the world (UN, 2019; in 2005: 18th)<\/p>\n

Economic data<\/h2>\n

Nominal GDP<\/strong> (2018): 2,397.40 billion dollars (8th), GDP (PPP) (2018): 2,072.20 billion dollars (12th)
\nNominal GDP per capita<\/strong> (2018): 35,392 dollars (14th), GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 42,080 dollars
\nGrowth rate<\/strong> (ISTAT, 2019 estimate) : 0.3% (+0.8% in 2018)
Unemployment rate<\/strong> (ISTAT, December 2019) : 10%, including 28% among 15-24 year olds
\nInflation rate<\/strong> (IMF, April 2019): 0.8%<\/p>\n

Public deficit<\/strong> (in % of GDP) (ISTAT, 2019) : 1.6 %
Public debt<\/strong> (in % of GDP) (ISTAT, 2019) : 134.8%
Trade balance<\/strong> (ISTAT, 2019, excluding ship supplies): 48.5 billion euros
Main customers<\/strong> (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<\/strong> (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%)<\/p>\n

Share of the main sectors of activity in GDP :<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Agriculture: 2%<\/li>\n
  • Construction: 5%<\/li>\n
  • Industry: 21%<\/li>\n
  • Services: 77%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    French Consulates General<\/strong>: Naples, Turin, Milan<\/p>\n

    French community in Italy<\/strong>: 71,176 people, of whom 41,176 are registered (December 2003)
    \nItalian community in France<\/strong>: 380,000 people (2001 figures)<\/p>\n

    Source: diplomatie.gouv.fr (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 2007<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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