Italy(Repubblica Italiana)

• Year Founded: republic of italy was founded in 1946 and the kingdom of italy was created in 1861
• Population: 58,751,711 people according to the latest census.
• Primary Language: Officially Italian; others include: German, French,
  Slovene.
• Political system: parliamentary, democratic Republic and of a multi-party system.
• Year Entered the European Union:1957

• Representative of the European Union (include party):North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Type of Economy: industrial country
• Currency: The currency in Italy is the Euro
• GDP:
  

  	Total	$1,787 trillion
  -	Per capita	$30,365

• Unemployment Rate: 6.20 %
• Chief Exports: Engineering products, textiles, clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals, food, beverages, tobacco, minerals, non-ferrous metals.
• Key Imports:Engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals, non-ferrous metals, textiles, clothing, food, beverages, tobacco.
• Major Religions: 90% belong to Roman 10% are Protestant or Jewish
• Surrounding Countries: Monaco, France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.
• Literacy Rate: 98.4