Country Information Italy

Map Italy:


Capital:	Rome
Geography Italy:
Continent:	Europe
Location:	Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Area:	301,277 km²
Geographic coordinates:	42 50 N, 12 50 E
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
	highest point: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)
People Italy:
Population:	58,057,477 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):	Italian
Economy Italy:
Currency:	euro (EUR) note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Currency code:	EUR
Miscellaneous Italy:
Country code plate:	I
Internet country code:	.it
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