ITALY

LOCATION

• Southern Europe
• A peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea
• Northeast of Tunisia

AREA

• TOTAL AREA- 301,340 sq. km.
• LAND AREA- 294,140 sq. km.
• WATER AREA- 7,200 sq. km.

CURRENT ISSUES

• Air pollution
• Coastal and inland rivers polluted
• Acid rain damaging lakes
• Inadequate industrial waste treatment

AGE STRUCTURE

• 0-14: 13.73%
• 15-24: 9.79%
• 25-54: 42.74%
• 55-64: 12.54%
• 65+: 21.2%

LITERACY
Definition-age 15+ that can read and write
99.2%

POPULATION GROWTH RATE- 0.27%

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

• Total- 82.12 years
• Male- 79.48 years
• Female- 84.92 years

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE- Italian

POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE- 29.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE- 15-24: 40%

AGRICULTURE
fruits,vegetables,grapes,potatoes, sugar beets, soy beans, grain, olives, beef, dairy products, and fish.