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 **Official Language:** Italian
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 * **Population:** 60,231,214 (2009 estimate)
 * **Currency:** Euro
 * **Land Area:** 301,338 square kilometers (116,346 square miles)
 * **Water Area:** 7,210 square kilometers (2,784 square miles)
 * **National Anthem:** "Fratelli d'Italia" ("Brothers of **Italy**")
 * **Capital:** Rome
 * **Climate** about 52° to 66° Fahrenheit
 * **Government** democratic republic
 * **Holidays** Anniversary of the Republic (June 2) and Liberation Day, celebrating the defeat of the German army in Italy (April 25). In addition to the standard religious holidays of the church calendar, numerous feast days are celebrated throughout the country in honor of saints associated with particular villages, towns or cities.
 * **Major Resouces** Italy is not very big with major resources.
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 * Ebsco.com
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 * infohio.org
 * Italy: Enchantment of the World By: Jean F. Blashfield
 * **Median Family Income** $33540 as of 2007 statistics
 * **Attractions** Rome the capital city of Italy, is all about rich culture, grandeur and history ,Florence is famous Renaissance period of Italy, Venice is ful of canals
 * **Major Religion** Roman Catholicism
 * **Current Leader** Giorgio Napolitano
 * **Major Wars** world war 2
 * **Famous people** Sophia Loren was known her skills in acting ,Michelangelo was a Italian artist ,Leonardo da Vinci had artistic abilities as a painter and his works ,Raphael was a artistic painter ,Giorgio Armani was a fashion designer ,Salvatore Ferragamo was a leading Italian shoe designer