Governement- Republic
President- Giorgio Napolitano
Prime Minister- Romano Prodi
Formation
Unification- 17 March 1861
Republic- 2 June 1946
Area
Total- 301,318 km (71st) 116,346.5 sq mi.
Water (%) - 2.4
Population
2006 estimate- 58,751,711 October 2001- 57,110,144
Density- 195/km (54th) 499.4/sq mi.
GDP (PPP) 2005 Estimate
Total- $1.668 trillion (8th) Per Capita- $28,760 (21st)
HDI (2004)- 0.940 (high)
Time Zone- CET(UTC+1)
Summer- (DST)- CEST(UTC+2)
Internet TLD- .it3
Calling code- +39
