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Italy
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| Capital: |
Rome (5,208,000) |
| Population: |
58,133,509 |
| Land Area: |
301,230 sq km (116.305 sq mi) |
| Land Division: |
15 Regions and 5 Autonomous
Regions (Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Sardegna, Sicilia, Trentino-Alto
Adige, Val d'Aosta)
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| Currency: |
Italian Lira up to 2001, Euro (€) since 2002 |
| Languages: |
Italian (Official), German
(Official in the Province of
Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige),
French (in Val d'Aosta), Slovene
(in the area of Trieste-Gorizia)
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| National Day: |
June 2 (Republic's Day) |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic (approx. 90%), mature
communities of Protestants and Jewish
and a growing Muslim community due
to immigration
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| Ethnicity: |
Predominatly Italians, increasing
immigrant minorities from Latin
America, Turkey, North Africa, Asia,
other
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