Italy: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Italy

Population

There are 60,665,551 people here, or 0.81% of the world's population.

Education

The inhabitants stay 16 years in school (tertiary education included). You can find famous universities here like Sapienza University of Rome, University of Padova, University of Milan, University of Bologna, University of Turin.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Pasta,Polenta,Pizza, Risotto. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci, Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, Historic Centre of Florence, Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany, Venice and its Lagoon.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is € (EUR). In this country a Big Mac is worth 5.10€ (that corresponds to $5.23 USD). The GDP in 2021 was $2,107,702,842,669 USD, making it the 8# country in the world.

Geography

This nation's capital is Rome and the country shares a border with Austria, France, Slovenia, Switzerland. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Bavarian, Italian, Sardinian. The country has a 301,336 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Roma, Milano, Genova, Firenze, Torino.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy. The domain name ".it" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is IT, telephone numbers begin with +39

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