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Photos of Italy

A mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite in the eponymous house in Herculaneum.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 73

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Italian audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 5

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 201

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 222

Death rate

comparison ranking: 22

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 33

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 165

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 207

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 219

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 64

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 106

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 85

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 166

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 37

Labor force

comparison ranking: 26

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 142

Public debt

comparison ranking: 7

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 48

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 27

Exports

comparison ranking: 9

Imports

comparison ranking: 10

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 22

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 12

Railways

comparison ranking: total 15

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 19

Waterways

comparison ranking: 38

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 18

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 95

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues