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Internet Info about Italy |
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Tutti A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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WHOIS Search |
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Internet Service Providers |
93 (Italy and Holy See) (2000) |
Internet users |
19.25 million (2001) |
Country Info about Italy |
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Conventional Long Form |
Italian Republic |
Conventional Short Form |
Italy |
Local Long Form |
Repubblica Italiana |
Local Short Form |
Italia |
Former |
Kingdom of Italy |
Location |
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia |
Map References |
Europe |
Geographic |
42 50 N, 12 50 E |
Timezone |
GMT +1 / (*) +2 * DST Time |
Capital |
Rome |
Population |
57,998,353 |
Area (Km2) |
301,23 |
Currency |
euro (EUR); Italian lira (ITL) |
Language(s) |
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) |
Religion(s) |
predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community |
Status |
UN Country |
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