Population 59,131,733 Official Language Italian National Anthem Il Canto degli Italiani Capital Rome Currency Euro (EUR) Government Parliamentary Republic President - Giorgio Napolitano Prime Minister - Romano Prodi Major Airports Bologna Florence Milan (3 airports) Naples Palermo Rome Venice Miscellaneous Facts Joined European Union on March 25, 1957 Total Size - 301,318 square kilometers / 116,346.5 square miles Country Code - +39 Internet Extension - .it Work Force 24.63 million (estimated in 2006) Work Force by Occupation Agriculture - 5% Industry - 32% Services - 63% Unemployment 7% (estimated in 2006) Economy capitalistic diversified industrial economy approximately the same total and per capita output as France and the United Kingdom most raw materials needed by industry imported more than 75% of energy requirements imported Industries tourism machinery iron and steel chemicals food processing textiles motor vehicles clothing footwear ceramics Exports engineering products textiles and clothing production machinery motor vehicles transport equipment chemicals food beverages tobacco minerals nonferrous metals Imports engineering products chemicals transport equipment energy products minerals nonferrous metals textiles and clothing food beverages tobacco Political parties Center-Left Union Coalition Ulivo Alliance - including Democrats of the Left or DS Daisy-Democracy is Freedom or DL Rose in the Fist - including Italian Social Democrats or SDI Italian Radical Party Together with the Union - including Italian Communist Party or PdCI Green Federation United Consumers Communist Renewal or RC Italy of Values or IdV Union of Democrats for Europe or UDEUR Republican European Movement or MRE Center-Right Freedom House Coalition Forza Italia or FI National Alliance or AN Union of Christian Democrats and Centrist Democrats or UDC Northern League or LEGA Christian Democracy - Per la Autonomie Other Non-Allied Parties New Italian Socialist Party or New PSI Italian Republican Party or PRI Social Alternative Social Movement-Tricolor Flame or MSI-Fiamma Social Idea Movement with Rauti or MIS South Tyrol People's Party or SVP Union of Valley Aosta Region or UV
