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ITALY
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OFFICIAL NAME:Italian Republic.
LOCATION:Southern Europe, peninsula jutting into Mediterranean Sea.
LAT/LONG:42.5N/12.5E
CONTINENT:Europe.
ZONES-ITU:28 CQ:15
TIME:+1 Hr. (+2 Hrs.during summer).
AREA:116,305 Sq.M. 301,230 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:57,350,850 DENSITY:493/Sq.M. (190/Sq.Km.) AAGR:0.19%
LIFE EXPECTANCY:73 LITERACY RATE:93%
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:republic.
CAPITAL:Rome.
LANGUAGES:Italian; parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are
predominantly German speaking; significant French-speaking minority in
Valle d'Aosta region; Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia
area.
RELIGION:almost 100% nominally Roman Catholic.
CURRENCY:lire.
GDP:$357.8 billion ($6,260 per capita) GROWTH RATE:-2.1% (1985).
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:machinery and transportation equipment, iron and
steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles.
AGRICULTURE:cereals, potatoes, fruit, vegetables, olives. 95%
self-sufficient.
EXPORTS:textiles, chemicals, footwear. ($78.4 billion).
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:25.6 million telephones; 137 AM, 1,841 FM, 1,500 TV
stations; 2 communication satellite stations.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY:2 June (Anniversary of the Republic).
COMMERCIAL POWER:220/380V in may areas, 127/220V in others; 50Hz.
MISC:Italy, the boot-shaped peninsula, has a strategic location
dominating the central Mediterranean as well as southern sea and air
approaches to Western Europe. Mt.Vesuvius is the only active volcano on
the European Mainland. Italy consumes more wine (per capita), than any
other country. 32% of the land is arable. Over 30% of the work force is
engaged in industry; 40-45% is organized labor. Member of European
Common Market. Member of NATO. Member of UN since 1955. Uses metric
system.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:no ROA:yes)
SICILY
LOCATION:At "toe" of Italy's "boot".
AREA:9,926 Sq.M. 25,708 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:5,000,000 DENSITY:504/Sq.M. (194/Sq.Km.).
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:administered by Italy.
CAPITAL:Palermo.
MISC:Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, has been called
"The jewel of the Mediterranean". The following are administratively
part of Sicily:Lipari, Aegadian, and Pelagie Islands and the isles of
Pantelleria and Ustica.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:no)