Italy
Official name:	Italy
Capital City:	Rome
Current Local Time:
Country website:	http://www.dhl.com/it
International Dialing Code:	39
Population:	57,460,274 (July 199
Currency:	1 Euro, = 100 euro cents
Spoken Languages:	Italian, German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
Holidays:	Jan 1, 2, 5, 6, Apr 13, 25, May 1, Jun 2, Aug 15, Nov 1, Dec 8, 25, 26
Major Exports:	Commodities: metals, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transportation equipment, chemicals Partners: EU 53.4%, US 7.8%, OPEC 3.8% (1994)
Major Imports:	Commodities: industrial machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, petroleum, metals, food, agricultural products Partners: EU 56.3%, OPEC 5.3%, US 4.6% (1994)
Total Export:	$190.8 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
Total Import:	$168.7 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
Gross Domestic Product:	$1.0886 trillion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income:	$18,700 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate:	97%
Population Growth Rate:	0.13% (1996 est.)