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Europe > Italy > Geography

ITALIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Arizona
Area > Land 294,020 sq km Time series [70th of 238]
Area > Total 301,230 sq km Time series [75th of 250]
Capital city with population Rome - 2,693,383
Climate
predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Forested Land 34% [70th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 42 50 N, 12 50 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 199 km, Switzerland 740 km
Land use > Arable land 26.41% Time series [34th of 258]
Largest city population 4,251,000 [26th of 174]
Largest city with population Rome - 2,693,383
Location
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Map references
Europe
Natural hazards
regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice
Natural resources
coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land
Population density 192.96 people per sqkm [55th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 199.27 people/m² Time series [45th of 204]
Precipitation 944 mm [35th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 301,340 km² Time series [71st of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain
Monte Bianco

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Italy, Italian Republic, Repubblica Italiana, Italia

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