14. Italy

· Country Name : Italian Republic

· Year Founded: 1861

· Population: 59,905,22 Density198.8/km2 511.7/sq mi

· Primary Language: Italian

· Ethnic Make-up:
Italian-94.2%
Romanian-1.05%
North African-0.93%
Albanian-0.67%
Chinese-0.26%
Ukrainian-0.22%
Asian-0.66%
South American-0.46%
Sub-Saharan African-0.41%
Other-1.09%

· Political System: Parliamentary republic

· Year Entered the European Union: One of the founders and it was in November 1st, 1993

· Representative of the European Union (include party) : Ferdinando Nelli Feroci (Diplomatic)

· Type of Economy: Industrial economy

· Currency: Euro

· Current Exchange rate for American Currency: 1 Euro = 1.3641 American dollar

· GDP: $1,787 trillion

· Percentage of Trade within the European Union : 11.5 %

· Unemployment Rate : 6.8%

· Chief Exports: Natural gas and oil

· Key Imports : natural gas and oil

· Major Religions: Christianity, Irreligion and Islam

· Surrounding Countries: France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia

· Literacy Rate : Population 98.4%-> -male: 98.8% -female: 98%

· One Interesting Fact: Leonardo da Vinci (1452- 1519) the famous Renaissance painter was also a sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist.