CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="no-js" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html","20170709111211","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1499598731"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/publications.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/publications-detail.css"/> <meta charset="utf-8"/><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"/> <title>The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency</title> <meta name="description" content=""/> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"/> <meta name="LastModified" content="JUL 06, 2017"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/jobcart.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/smallscreen.css"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/modules.css"/>  <link href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/fullscreen.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="only screen and (min-width: 993px)"/> <script src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/modernizr.custom.73407.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/response.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/rwd.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/connect.js"></script> <script>var isIElt9 = false;</script> <link href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/bootstrap_customized.css" rel="stylesheet"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/styles/wfb_styles.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20170709111211cs_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/css/expandcollapse.css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/jquery.main.js"></script> <script async="" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/bootstrap_customized.min.js"></script><script async="" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/js2/pubkey.js"></script><script> prePic = new Image(); prePic.src ="images/separator-2.gif"; prePic2 = new Image(); prePic2.src="images/arrow-5.gif"; prePic3 = new Image(); prePic3.src="images/bg-heading-panel.jpg"; prePic4 = new Image(); prePic4.src="images/heading-banners/CHI12052_Headers_contact.jpg"; </script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/jquery.ba-throttle-debounce.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/js/expandcollapse.js"></script> </head><body class="template-document_view_publications_detail portaltype-agencypage site-CIAgov section-library icons-on"><div><noscript>Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display</noscript><div id="wrapper">  <div aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" class="modal fade" id="popupLandingModal" role="dialog" style="z-index:2147483647;overflow:auto" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="section-contact-cia main-block-popup"> <button aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close" class="cfclose" data-dismiss="modal" type="button">×</button><br><section id="mainLanding"><div class="section-contact-cia heading-panel" style="width:93%">  </div> <div class="main-holder threecol" style="width:100%"> <div> <ul class="breadcrumbs"><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library">Library</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications">Publications</a></li><li><li>The World Factbook</li> </ul><article class="description-box"><a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"> </a> <div> <div class=""> <div id="content"><h1>Contact CIA</h1> <div> <div class="" id="parent-fieldname-text-55a5766e45f049b42fce0fdbf970b9ae"> <p>The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).</p> <p>We read every letter, fax, or e-mail we receive, and we will convey your comments to CIA officials outside OPA as appropriate. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us.</p> <hr class="centerline" styple="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><h3>Contact Information</h3> <p><a href="#" class="contactTriggerFromLanding btn btn-info btn-block" role="button">Submit questions or comments online</a> </p><p><b>By postal mail:</b><br> Central Intelligence Agency<br> Office of Public Affairs<br> Washington, D.C. 20505</p> <p><b>By phone:<br></b>(703) 482-0623<br>Open during normal business hours.</p> <p><b>By fax:<br></b>(571) 204-3800<i><br>(please include a phone number where we may call you)</i></p> <p><br>Contact the <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/inspector-general/index.html" class="internal-link">Office of Inspector General</a></p> <p>Contact the <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia/employment-verification-office.html" class="internal-link">Employment Verification Office</a></p> <p> </p> <hr class="centerline" styple="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><p><b>Before contacting us:</b></p> <ul><li>Please check our <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/sitemap.html" title="Site Map"><b>site map</b></a>, <b>search</b> feature, or <b>our site navigation on the left </b>to locate the information you seek. We do not routinely respond to questions for which answers are found within this Web site.<br><br></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/index.html" title="Careers"><b>Employment</b></a><b>: </b>We do not routinely answer questions about employment beyond the information on this Web site, and we do not routinely answer inquiries about the status of job applications. Recruiting will contact applicants within 45 days if their qualifications meet our needs. <br><br>Because of safety concerns for the prospective applicant, as well as security and communication issues, the CIA Recruitment Center does not accept resumes, nor can we return phone calls, e-mails or other forms of communication, from US citizens living outside of the US. When you return permanently to the US (not on vacation or leave), please visit the <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/index.html" title="Careers at CIA">CIA Careers page</a> and apply online for the position of interest.<br><br>To verify an employee's employment, please contact the <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia/employment-verification-office.html" class="internal-link">Employment Verification Office</a>.<br><br></li> <li><b>Solicitations to transfer large sums of money to your bank account:</b> If you receive a solicitation to transfer a large amount of money from an African nation to your bank account in exchange for a payment of millions of dollars, go to the US Secret Service Web site for information about the Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud or "4-1-9" Fraud scheme.<br><br></li> <li>If you have information which you believe might be of interest to the CIA in pursuit of the CIA's foreign intelligence mission, you may use our <a href="#" class="contactTriggerFromLanding"><b>e-mail form</b></a>. We will carefully protect all information you provide, including your identity. The CIA, as a foreign intelligence agency, does not engage in US domestic law enforcement.<br><br></li> <li>If you have information relating to Iraq which you believe might be of interest to the US Government, please contact us through the <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/iraqi-rewards-program.html" title="Iraqi Rewards Program"><b>Iraqi Rewards Program</b></a> — <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/iraqi-rewards-program.html" title="Iraqi Rewards Program"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia/secondary_page_link.gif/image.gif" alt="برنامج مكافآت العراق" class="image-inline" title="secondary_page_link.gif"></a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article></div> </div> </section></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" class="modal fade" id="popupContactModal" role="dialog" style="z-index:2147483647;overflow:auto" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="section-contact-cia main-block-popup"> <button aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close" class="cfclose" data-dismiss="modal" type="button">×</button><br><div id="mainContact"> <div class="section-contact-cia heading-panel" style="width:93%"> <h1>Library</h1> </div> <div class="main-holder threecol" style="width:100%"> <div id="contentContact"> <ul class="breadcrumbs"><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library">Library</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications">Publications</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources">Resources</a></li><li>The World Factbook</li> </ul><div class="description-box"> <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"> </a> <div class="text-holderPopup" style="width:100%"> <div id="viewlet-above-content"> </div> <div class=""> <div id="contentContact"> <h1> <div id="popupBanner" style="margin-left:5%;margin-right:5%;color:#5f1d1d;font-size:0.6em">Contact Us Form</div> </h1> <div> <div class="" id="parent-fieldname-text-b7a1aa432b8946fc8bc268300efe896d"> <div id="popupBodyFull"></div>  <div id="popupBody"> <meta content="telephone=no" name="format-detection"><form accept-charset="utf-8" id="cf" name="cf" role="form" class="form-horizontal"> <div class="form-group" style="margin-left:6%;width:95%;margin-bottom:7px;"> <label for="message" id="mlabel" type="label">Message:<span style="color:red">*</span></label> <textarea autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" class="form-control" cols="70" id="message" name="message" rows="10" style="resize:none;width:90%" required="true" placeholder="Message Text"></textarea><div id="messageErr"></div> </div> <div class="form-group" style="margin-left:6%;width:95%;margin-bottom:7px;"> <label for="email" id="elabel">Email:<span style="color:red">*</span></label> <input autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" class="form-control" id="email" maxlength="40" name="email" size="40" type="email" placeholder="user@email.com" pattern="[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*$" required="" style="width:90%"></div> <div class="form-group" style="margin-left:6%;width:95%;margin-bottom:7px;"> <label for="name">Name: </label> <input autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" class="form-control" id="name" maxlength="40" name="sender" size="40" type="text" placeholder="Firstname Lastname" style="width:90%"></div> <div class="form-inline" style="margin-left:6%;margin-bottom:7px;"> <label>Phone Number:</label><br><input autocomplete="off" class="form-control" id="phone_cc" maxlength="5" name="ph_cc" placeholder="Country Code" size="12" type="cc" style="max-width:55%"><input autocomplete="off" class="form-control" id="phone" maxlength="20" name="phone_num" placeholder="Number" size="40" type="phone" style="max-width:90%"></div> <div class="form-inline" style="margin-left:6%;margin-bottom:7px;"> <label>Mobile/Cell:</label><br><input autocomplete="off" class="form-control" id="cellcc" maxlength="5" name="mobilecc" placeholder="Country Code" size="12" type="cc" style="max-width:55%"><input autocomplete="off" class="form-control" id="cellnumber" maxlength="20" name="mobilenum" placeholder="Number" size="40" type="phone" style="max-width:90%"></div> <br><p align="center"> </p><div style="margin-left:5%" id="refId"></div> <br><span id="submitFormButton"> <input onclick="javascript:confirm_submission();" class="btn-lg btn-block btn-primary center-block" type="button" value="Send"></span> <br><input name="Reset" class="btn-lg btn-block center-block" type="reset" value="Reset"><p align="left"><span style="color:red;margin-left:5%">*</span> = required</p> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" class="modal fade" id="popupReportModal" role="dialog" style="z-index:2147483647;overflow:auto" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="section-contact-cia main-block-popup"> <button aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close" class="cfclose" data-dismiss="modal" type="button">×</button><br><section id="mainReport"><div class="section-contact-cia heading-panel" style="width:93%"> <h1>Library</h1> </div> <div class="main-holder threecol" style="width:100%"> <div> <ul class="breadcrumbs"><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library">Library</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications">Publications</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources">Resources</a></li><li>The World Factbook</li> </ul><article class="description-box"><a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"> </a> <div> <div class=""> <div> <h1>Report Threats</h1> <div> <div class="" id="parent-fieldname-text-84043b8c4f22633413a10d8a8009e18c"> <p>The United States and its partners continue to face a growing number of global threats and challenges. The CIA’s mission includes collecting and analyzing information about high priority national security issues such as international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, cyber attacks, international organized crime and narcotics trafficking, regional conflicts, counterintelligence threats, and the effects of environmental and natural disasters.</p> <p>These challenges are international in scope and are priorities for the Central Intelligence Agency. If you have information about these or other national security challenges, please provide it through our secure online form. The information you provide will be protected and confidential. The CIA is particularly interested in information about imminent or planned terrorist attacks. In cases where an imminent threat exists, immediately contact your local law enforcement agencies and provide them with the threat information.</p> <p align="center"><a href="#" class="contactTriggerFromReport">To contact the Central Intelligence Agency click here.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article></div> </div> </section></div> </div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <header id="header"><div class="header-holder"> <a class="skip" accesskey="S" href="#main-content">skip to content</a> <span class="bg-globe"></span> <div class="header-panel"> <hgroup><h1 class="logo"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/++theme++contextual.agencytheme/images/logo.png" alt="Central Intelligence Agency"><span>Central Intelligence Agency</span></a></h1> <h2 class="work-text">The Work Of A Nation. The Center of Intelligence.</h2> </hgroup><div class="search-form"> <div class="row"> <div class="add-nav"> <ul><li><a title="Report Threats" class="active reportTrigger" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia/report-threats.html">Report Threats</a></li> <li><a title="Iraqi Rewards Program" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/iraqi-rewards-program.html">رعربيعربي</a></li> <li><a title="A single point of contact for all CIA inquiries." class="landingTrigger" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia">Contact</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="row"> <form id="ciaSearchForm" method="get" action="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/search"> <fieldset><legend class="visuallyhidden">Search CIA.gov</legend> <label class="visuallyhidden" for="q">Search</label> <input name="q" type="text" class="text" id="q" maxlength="2047" placeholder="Search CIA.gov..."><input type="hidden" name="site" value="CIA"><input type="hidden" name="output" value="xml_no_dtd"><input type="hidden" name="client" value="CIA"><input type="hidden" name="myAction" value="/search"><input type="hidden" name="proxystylesheet" value="CIA"><input type="hidden" name="submitMethod" value="get"><input type="submit" value="Search" class="submit"></fieldset></form> </div> <div class="row"> <ul class="lang-list"><li lang="ar" xml:lang="ar"><a title="Arabic" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/ar">عربي</a></li> <li lang="zh-cn" xml:lang="zh-cn"><a title="Chinese" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/zh">中文</a></li> <li lang="en" xml:lang="en"><a title="English" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/">English</a></li> <li lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><a title="French" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/fr">Français</a></li> <li lang="ru" xml:lang="ru"><a title="Russian" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/ru">Русский</a></li> <li lang="es" xml:lang="es"><a title="Spanish" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/es">Español</a></li> <li><a title="More Languages" alt="More Languages" class="more" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/foreign-languages">More<span class="visuallyhidden"> Languages</span></a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <nav id="nav"><h3 class="visuallyhidden">Navigation</h3> <ul><li class=""><a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/" title=""> <span>Home</span> </a></li> <li class=""><a class="hasChildrens" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia" title="About CIA Description"> <span>About CIA</span> </a><div class="drop"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia" title=""> <span>Today's CIA</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/leadership" title=""> <span>Leadership</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-vision-mission-values" title=""> <span>CIA Vision, Mission, Ethos & Challenges</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/headquarters-tour" title=""> <span>Headquarters Tour</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum" title=""> <span>CIA Museum</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/history-of-the-cia" title=""> <span>History of the CIA</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/publications-review-board" title="Publications Review Board"> <span>Publications Review Board</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/accessibility" title="Accessibility "> <span>Accessibility</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/faqs" title=""> <span>FAQs</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/no-fear-act" title="Note - link to the No Fear Act parent page, which is housed under EEO"> <span>NoFEAR Act</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies" title=""> <span>Site Policies</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img class="image-inline" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/about-menu/image.jpg" title="About Menu" alt="About Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/">About CIA</a></h4> <p>Discover the CIA <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/">history, mission, vision and values</a>.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a class="hasChildrens" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers" title=""> <span>Careers & Internships</span> </a><div class="drop"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities" title="This is an overview of all career opportunities at the CIA. "> <span>Career Opportunities </span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities" title="This is the student profile page for candidates looking for jobs/ job listings at the CIA. Student Opportunities - Student Profiles"> <span>Student Opportunities</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/application-process" title="How to apply to the CIA."> <span>Application Process</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/life-at-cia" title="This is the about CIA section of the Careers Site"> <span>Life at CIA</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/benefits.html" title="Every career at the CIA is a rewarding one. In addition to serving your country with the certainty that your work makes a difference, the CIA offers a comprehensive benefits package to reflect the dedication and contributions of our employees."> <span>Benefits</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/diversity" title="This is the diversity information for the Careers Site"> <span>Diversity</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/military-transition" title="Your prior military service could qualify you to continue to serve your nation at the Central Intelligence Agency. Opportunities for qualified applicants are available in the U.S. and abroad."> <span>Military Transition</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/games-information" title=""> <span>Tools and Challenges</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/faq" title="Frequently Asked Questions/ FAQ for a Career at the CIA in the Careers Section"> <span>FAQs</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/video-center" title="Repository of CIA videos"> <span>Video Center</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img class="image-inline" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/careers-menu/image.jpg" title="Careers Menu" alt="Careers Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/">Careers & Internships</a></h4> <p>Your talent. Your diverse skills. Our mission. Learn more about <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/">Career Opportunities at CIA</a>.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a class="hasChildrens" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia" title=""> <span>Offices of CIA</span> </a><div class="drop"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/intelligence-analysis" title=""> <span>Intelligence & Analysis</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service" title=""> <span>Clandestine Service</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/science-technology" title=""> <span>Science & Technology</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/mission-support" title=""> <span>Support to Mission</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/digital-innovation" title=""> <span>Digital Innovation</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/mission-centers" title=""> <span>Mission Centers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/human-resources" title=""> <span>Human Resources</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/public-affairs" title="Public Affairs"> <span>Public Affairs</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/general-counsel" title=""> <span>General Counsel</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/equal-employment-opportunity" title=""> <span>Equal Employment Opportunity</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/congressional-affairs" title="Office of Congressional Affairs"> <span>Congressional Affairs</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/inspector-general" title="Inspector General"> <span>Inspector General</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/military-affairs" title="Military Affairs"> <span>Military Affairs</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img class="image-inline" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/offices-menu/image.jpg" title="Offices Menu" alt="Offices Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/">Offices of CIA</a></h4> <p><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/">Learn how the CIA is organized</a> into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a class="hasChildrens" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information" title="News & Information Description"> <span>News & Information</span> </a><div class="drop"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/blog" title=""> <span>Blog</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements" title=""> <span>Press Releases & Statements</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony" title=""> <span>Speeches & Testimony</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/cia-the-war-on-terrorism" title=""> <span>CIA & the War on Terrorism</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive" title="index for featured story"> <span>Featured Story Archive</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/your-news" title=""> <span>Your News</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img class="image-inline" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/news-menu/image.jpg" title="News Menu" alt="News Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/">News & Information</a></h4> <p>The most up-to-date CIA <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/">news, press releases, information and more</a>.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=" active "><a class="hasChildrens" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library" title=""> <span>Library</span> </a><span class="arrow"></span><div class="drop right"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="selected "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications" title=""> <span>Publications</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence" title="CSI section"> <span>Center for the Study of Intelligence</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/foia" title=""> <span>Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers" title=""> <span>Kent Center Occasional Papers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature" title=""> <span>Intelligence Literature</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/reports" title="Reports"> <span>Reports</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/related-links.html" title="Related Links"> <span>Related Links</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/video-center" title="Repository of CIA videos"> <span>Video Center</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img class="image-inline" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/library-menu/image.jpg" title="Library Menu" alt="Library Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/">Library</a></h4> <p>Our <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/">open-source library</a> houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a class="hasChildrens" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page" title="Kids' Page Description"> <span>Kids' Zone</span> </a><div class="drop right"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/k-5th-grade" title="K-5th Grade"> <span>K-5th Grade</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/6-12th-grade" title=""> <span>6-12th Grade</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/parents-teachers" title=""> <span>Parents & Teachers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games" title=""> <span>Games</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/related-links" title=""> <span>Related Links</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/privacy-statement" title=""> <span>Privacy Statement</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><p><img class="image-inline" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/kids-menu/image.jpg" title="Kids Menu" alt="Kids Menu"></p> <h4><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/">Kids' Zone</a></h4> <p><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/">Learn more about the Agency</a> and find some top secret things you won't see anywhere else.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li></ul></nav></div> </header><div class="main-block"> <div id="wfb-main"> <section id="main"><div class="heading-panel"> <h1>Library</h1> </div> <div class="main-holder threecol"> <div id="sidebar"> <nav class="sidebar-nav"><h2 class="visuallyhidden">Secondary Navigation</h2> <ul><li class="navTreeItem navTreeTopNode"> <a class="contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library" title=""> Library </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker navTreeItemInPath navTreeFolderish section-publications"> <a class="state-published navTreeItemInPath navTreeFolderish contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications" title=""> Publications </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker navTreeFolderish section-center-for-the-study-of-intelligence"> <a class="state-published navTreeFolderish contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence" title="CSI section"> Center for the Study of Intelligence </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker navTreeFolderish section-foia"> <a class="state-published navTreeFolderish contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/foia" title=""> Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker navTreeFolderish section-kent-center-occasional-papers"> <a class="state-published navTreeFolderish contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers" title=""> Kent Center Occasional Papers </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker navTreeFolderish section-intelligence-literature"> <a class="state-published navTreeFolderish contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature" title=""> Intelligence Literature </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker navTreeFolderish section-reports"> <a class="state-published navTreeFolderish contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/reports" title="Reports"> Reports </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker section-related-links"> <a class="state-published contenttype-agencypage" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/related-links.html" title="Related Links"> Related Links </a> </li> <li class="navTreeItem visualNoMarker navTreeFolderish section-video-center"> <a class="state-published navTreeFolderish contenttype-agencyfolder" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/video-center" title="Repository of CIA videos"> Video Center </a> </li> </ul></nav><div class="portletWrapper kssattr-portlethash-706c6f6e652e6c656674636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f760a6e617669676174696f6e" id="portletwrapper-706c6f6e652e6c656674636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f760a6e617669676174696f6e" data-portlethash="706c6f6e652e6c656674636f6c756d6e0a636f6e746578740a2f434941676f760a6e617669676174696f6e"> </div></div> <div id="content"> <ul class="breadcrumbs"><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library">Library</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications">Publications</a></li><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources">Resources</a></li><li>The World Factbook</li> </ul><article class="description-box"><a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"> </a> <div class="text-holder-full"> <div id="content"> <div id="content-core">  <div id="wfb-text-holder">    <div id="fbHeader"> <div id="fbLogo"> <img title="World Factbook Title" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/images/banner_ext2.png"></div> <div id="cntrySelect"> <script> $(document).ready(function() { // $(".selecter_links").selecter({ // defaultLabel: "Please Select a Country to View", // links: true // }); $( ".selecter_links" ).change(function(e) { if (this.form.selecter_links.selectedIndex > 0) { window.location = this.form.selecter_links.options[this.form.selecter_links.selectedIndex].value; } }); }); </script><form action="#" method="GET"> <select name="selecter_links" class="selecter_links" onchange="document.location.href= this.value;"><option value="">Please select a country to view</option><option value="../geos/xx.html"> World </option><option value="../geos/af.html"> Afghanistan </option><option value="../geos/ax.html"> Akrotiri </option><option value="../geos/al.html"> Albania </option><option value="../geos/ag.html"> Algeria </option><option value="../geos/aq.html"> American Samoa </option><option value="../geos/an.html"> Andorra </option><option value="../geos/ao.html"> Angola </option><option value="../geos/av.html"> Anguilla </option><option value="../geos/ay.html"> Antarctica </option><option value="../geos/ac.html"> Antigua and Barbuda </option><option value="../geos/xq.html"> Arctic Ocean </option><option value="../geos/ar.html"> Argentina </option><option value="../geos/am.html"> Armenia </option><option value="../geos/aa.html"> Aruba </option><option value="../geos/at.html"> Ashmore and Cartier Islands </option><option value="../geos/zh.html"> Atlantic Ocean </option><option value="../geos/as.html"> Australia </option><option value="../geos/au.html"> Austria </option><option value="../geos/aj.html"> Azerbaijan </option><option value="../geos/bf.html"> Bahamas, The </option><option value="../geos/ba.html"> Bahrain </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> Baker Island </option><option value="../geos/bg.html"> Bangladesh </option><option value="../geos/bb.html"> Barbados </option><option value="../geos/bo.html"> Belarus </option><option value="../geos/be.html"> Belgium </option><option value="../geos/bh.html"> Belize </option><option value="../geos/bn.html"> Benin </option><option value="../geos/bd.html"> Bermuda </option><option value="../geos/bt.html"> Bhutan </option><option value="../geos/bl.html"> Bolivia </option><option value="../geos/bk.html"> Bosnia and Herzegovina </option><option value="../geos/bc.html"> Botswana </option><option value="../geos/bv.html"> Bouvet Island </option><option value="../geos/br.html"> Brazil </option><option value="../geos/io.html"> British Indian Ocean Territory </option><option value="../geos/vi.html"> British Virgin Islands </option><option value="../geos/bx.html"> Brunei </option><option value="../geos/bu.html"> Bulgaria </option><option value="../geos/uv.html"> Burkina Faso </option><option value="../geos/bm.html"> Burma </option><option value="../geos/by.html"> Burundi </option><option value="../geos/cv.html"> Cabo Verde </option><option value="../geos/cb.html"> Cambodia </option><option value="../geos/cm.html"> Cameroon </option><option value="../geos/ca.html"> Canada </option><option value="../geos/cj.html"> Cayman Islands </option><option value="../geos/ct.html"> Central African Republic </option><option value="../geos/cd.html"> Chad </option><option value="../geos/ci.html"> Chile </option><option value="../geos/ch.html"> China </option><option value="../geos/kt.html"> Christmas Island </option><option value="../geos/ip.html"> Clipperton Island </option><option value="../geos/ck.html"> Cocos (Keeling) Islands </option><option value="../geos/co.html"> Colombia </option><option value="../geos/cn.html"> Comoros </option><option value="../geos/cg.html"> Congo, Democratic Republic of the </option><option value="../geos/cf.html"> Congo, Republic of the </option><option value="../geos/cw.html"> Cook Islands </option><option value="../geos/cr.html"> Coral Sea Islands </option><option value="../geos/cs.html"> Costa Rica </option><option value="../geos/iv.html"> Cote d'Ivoire </option><option value="../geos/hr.html"> Croatia </option><option value="../geos/cu.html"> Cuba </option><option value="../geos/cc.html"> Curacao </option><option value="../geos/cy.html"> Cyprus </option><option value="../geos/ez.html"> Czechia </option><option value="../geos/da.html"> Denmark </option><option value="../geos/dx.html"> Dhekelia </option><option value="../geos/dj.html"> Djibouti </option><option value="../geos/do.html"> Dominica </option><option value="../geos/dr.html"> Dominican Republic </option><option value="../geos/ec.html"> Ecuador </option><option value="../geos/eg.html"> Egypt </option><option value="../geos/es.html"> El Salvador </option><option value="../geos/ek.html"> Equatorial Guinea </option><option value="../geos/er.html"> Eritrea </option><option value="../geos/en.html"> Estonia </option><option value="../geos/et.html"> Ethiopia </option><option value="../geos/fk.html"> Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) </option><option value="../geos/fo.html"> Faroe Islands </option><option value="../geos/fj.html"> Fiji </option><option value="../geos/fi.html"> Finland </option><option value="../geos/fr.html"> France </option><option value="../geos/fp.html"> French Polynesia </option><option value="../geos/fs.html"> French Southern and Antarctic Lands </option><option value="../geos/gb.html"> Gabon </option><option value="../geos/ga.html"> Gambia, The </option><option value="../geos/gz.html"> Gaza Strip </option><option value="../geos/gg.html"> Georgia </option><option value="../geos/gm.html"> Germany </option><option value="../geos/gh.html"> Ghana </option><option value="../geos/gi.html"> Gibraltar </option><option value="../geos/gr.html"> Greece </option><option value="../geos/gl.html"> Greenland </option><option value="../geos/gj.html"> Grenada </option><option value="../geos/gq.html"> Guam </option><option value="../geos/gt.html"> Guatemala </option><option value="../geos/gk.html"> Guernsey </option><option value="../geos/gv.html"> Guinea </option><option value="../geos/pu.html"> Guinea-Bissau </option><option value="../geos/gy.html"> Guyana </option><option value="../geos/ha.html"> Haiti </option><option value="../geos/hm.html"> Heard Island and McDonald Islands </option><option value="../geos/vt.html"> Holy See (Vatican City) </option><option value="../geos/ho.html"> Honduras </option><option value="../geos/hk.html"> Hong Kong </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> Howland Island </option><option value="../geos/hu.html"> Hungary </option><option value="../geos/ic.html"> Iceland </option><option value="../geos/in.html"> India </option><option value="../geos/xo.html"> Indian Ocean </option><option value="../geos/id.html"> Indonesia </option><option value="../geos/ir.html"> Iran </option><option value="../geos/iz.html"> Iraq </option><option value="../geos/ei.html"> Ireland </option><option value="../geos/im.html"> Isle of Man </option><option value="../geos/is.html"> Israel </option><option value="../geos/it.html"> Italy </option><option value="../geos/jm.html"> Jamaica </option><option value="../geos/jn.html"> Jan Mayen </option><option value="../geos/ja.html"> Japan </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> Jarvis Island </option><option value="../geos/je.html"> Jersey </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> Johnston Atoll </option><option value="../geos/jo.html"> Jordan </option><option value="../geos/kz.html"> Kazakhstan </option><option value="../geos/ke.html"> Kenya </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> Kingman Reef </option><option value="../geos/kr.html"> Kiribati </option><option value="../geos/kn.html"> Korea, North </option><option value="../geos/ks.html"> Korea, South </option><option value="../geos/kv.html"> Kosovo </option><option value="../geos/ku.html"> Kuwait </option><option value="../geos/kg.html"> Kyrgyzstan </option><option value="../geos/la.html"> Laos </option><option value="../geos/lg.html"> Latvia </option><option value="../geos/le.html"> Lebanon </option><option value="../geos/lt.html"> Lesotho </option><option value="../geos/li.html"> Liberia </option><option value="../geos/ly.html"> Libya </option><option value="../geos/ls.html"> Liechtenstein </option><option value="../geos/lh.html"> Lithuania </option><option value="../geos/lu.html"> Luxembourg </option><option value="../geos/mc.html"> Macau </option><option value="../geos/mk.html"> Macedonia </option><option value="../geos/ma.html"> Madagascar </option><option value="../geos/mi.html"> Malawi </option><option value="../geos/my.html"> Malaysia </option><option value="../geos/mv.html"> Maldives </option><option value="../geos/ml.html"> Mali </option><option value="../geos/mt.html"> Malta </option><option value="../geos/rm.html"> Marshall Islands </option><option value="../geos/mr.html"> Mauritania </option><option value="../geos/mp.html"> Mauritius </option><option value="../geos/mx.html"> Mexico </option><option value="../geos/fm.html"> Micronesia, Federated States of </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> Midway Islands </option><option value="../geos/md.html"> Moldova </option><option value="../geos/mn.html"> Monaco </option><option value="../geos/mg.html"> Mongolia </option><option value="../geos/mj.html"> Montenegro </option><option value="../geos/mh.html"> Montserrat </option><option value="../geos/mo.html"> Morocco </option><option value="../geos/mz.html"> Mozambique </option><option value="../geos/wa.html"> Namibia </option><option value="../geos/nr.html"> Nauru </option><option value="../geos/bq.html"> Navassa Island </option><option value="../geos/np.html"> Nepal </option><option value="../geos/nl.html"> Netherlands </option><option value="../geos/nc.html"> New Caledonia </option><option value="../geos/nz.html"> New Zealand </option><option value="../geos/nu.html"> Nicaragua </option><option value="../geos/ng.html"> Niger </option><option value="../geos/ni.html"> Nigeria </option><option value="../geos/ne.html"> Niue </option><option value="../geos/nf.html"> Norfolk Island </option><option value="../geos/cq.html"> Northern Mariana Islands </option><option value="../geos/no.html"> Norway </option><option value="../geos/mu.html"> Oman </option><option value="../geos/zn.html"> Pacific Ocean </option><option value="../geos/pk.html"> Pakistan </option><option value="../geos/ps.html"> Palau </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> Palmyra Atoll </option><option value="../geos/pm.html"> Panama </option><option value="../geos/pp.html"> Papua New Guinea </option><option value="../geos/pf.html"> Paracel Islands </option><option value="../geos/pa.html"> Paraguay </option><option value="../geos/pe.html"> Peru </option><option value="../geos/rp.html"> Philippines </option><option value="../geos/pc.html"> Pitcairn Islands </option><option value="../geos/pl.html"> Poland </option><option value="../geos/po.html"> Portugal </option><option value="../geos/rq.html"> Puerto Rico </option><option value="../geos/qa.html"> Qatar </option><option value="../geos/ro.html"> Romania </option><option value="../geos/rs.html"> Russia </option><option value="../geos/rw.html"> Rwanda </option><option value="../geos/tb.html"> Saint Barthelemy </option><option value="../geos/sh.html"> Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha </option><option value="../geos/sc.html"> Saint Kitts and Nevis </option><option value="../geos/st.html"> Saint Lucia </option><option value="../geos/rn.html"> Saint Martin </option><option value="../geos/sb.html"> Saint Pierre and Miquelon </option><option value="../geos/vc.html"> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </option><option value="../geos/ws.html"> Samoa </option><option value="../geos/sm.html"> San Marino </option><option value="../geos/tp.html"> Sao Tome and Principe </option><option value="../geos/sa.html"> Saudi Arabia </option><option value="../geos/sg.html"> Senegal </option><option value="../geos/ri.html"> Serbia </option><option value="../geos/se.html"> Seychelles </option><option value="../geos/sl.html"> Sierra Leone </option><option value="../geos/sn.html"> Singapore </option><option value="../geos/sk.html"> Sint Maarten </option><option value="../geos/lo.html"> Slovakia </option><option value="../geos/si.html"> Slovenia </option><option value="../geos/bp.html"> Solomon Islands </option><option value="../geos/so.html"> Somalia </option><option value="../geos/sf.html"> South Africa </option><option value="../geos/oo.html"> Southern Ocean </option><option value="../geos/sx.html"> South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands </option><option value="../geos/od.html"> South Sudan </option><option value="../geos/sp.html"> Spain </option><option value="../geos/pg.html"> Spratly Islands </option><option value="../geos/ce.html"> Sri Lanka </option><option value="../geos/su.html"> Sudan </option><option value="../geos/ns.html"> Suriname </option><option value="../geos/sv.html"> Svalbard </option><option value="../geos/wz.html"> Swaziland </option><option value="../geos/sw.html"> Sweden </option><option value="../geos/sz.html"> Switzerland </option><option value="../geos/sy.html"> Syria </option><option value="../geos/tw.html"> Taiwan </option><option value="../geos/ti.html"> Tajikistan </option><option value="../geos/tz.html"> Tanzania </option><option value="../geos/th.html"> Thailand </option><option value="../geos/tt.html"> Timor-Leste </option><option value="../geos/to.html"> Togo </option><option value="../geos/tl.html"> Tokelau </option><option value="../geos/tn.html"> Tonga </option><option value="../geos/td.html"> Trinidad and Tobago </option><option value="../geos/ts.html"> Tunisia </option><option value="../geos/tu.html"> Turkey </option><option value="../geos/tx.html"> Turkmenistan </option><option value="../geos/tk.html"> Turks and Caicos Islands </option><option value="../geos/tv.html"> Tuvalu </option><option value="../geos/ug.html"> Uganda </option><option value="../geos/up.html"> Ukraine </option><option value="../geos/ae.html"> United Arab Emirates </option><option value="../geos/uk.html"> United Kingdom </option><option value="../geos/us.html"> United States </option><option value="../geos/um.html"> United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges </option><option value="../geos/uy.html"> Uruguay </option><option value="../geos/uz.html"> Uzbekistan </option><option value="../geos/nh.html"> Vanuatu </option><option value="../geos/ve.html"> Venezuela </option><option value="../geos/vm.html"> Vietnam </option><option value="../geos/vq.html"> Virgin Islands </option><option value="../geos/wq.html"> Wake Island </option><option value="../geos/wf.html"> Wallis and Futuna </option><option value="../geos/we.html"> West Bank </option><option value="../geos/wi.html"> Western Sahara </option><option value="../geos/ym.html"> Yemen </option><option value="../geos/za.html"> Zambia </option><option value="../geos/zi.html"> Zimbabwe </option><option value="../geos/ee.html"> European Union </option></select></form> </div>  <div class="fbnav"> <div class="fbNavBox"> <script type="text/javascript"> var timeout = 500; var closetimer = 0; var ddmenuitem = 0; function wfbNav_open() { wfbNav_canceltimer(); wfbNav_close(); ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').eq(0).css('visibility', 'visible');} function wfbNav_close() { if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');} function wfbNav_timer() { closetimer = window.setTimeout(wfbNav_close, timeout);} function wfbNav_canceltimer() { if(closetimer) { window.clearTimeout(closetimer); closetimer = null;}} $(document).ready(function() { $('#wfbNav > li').bind('mouseover', wfbNav_open); $('#wfbNav > li').bind('mouseout', wfbNav_timer);}); document.onclick = wfbNav_close; </script><ul id="wfbNav" style="z-index: 9999;"><li style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCCC; "><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/" style="width:20px; height: 12px;" title="The World Factbook Home"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/home_on.png" border="0"></a></li> <li style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCCC; "><a href="javascript:void(0);" style="width:65px;" title="About">ABOUT</a> <ul class="sub_menu"><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/history.html">History</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/contributor_copyright.html">Copyright and Contributors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/purchase_info.html">Purchasing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/didyouknow.html">Did You Know?</a></li> </ul></li> <li style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCCC; "><a href="javascript:void(0);" style="width:95px;" title="References">REFERENCES</a> <ul class="sub_menu"><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/refmaps.html">Regional and World Maps</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html">Flags of the World</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/gallery.html">Gallery of Covers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html">Definitions and Notes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/profileguide.html">Guide to Country Profiles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/rankorderguide.html">Guide to Country Comparisons</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/guidetowfbook.html">The World Factbook Users Guide</a></li> </ul></li> <li style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCCC; "><a href="javascript:void(0);" title="Appendices">APPENDICES</a> <ul class="sub_menu"><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-a.html">A: abbreviations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html">B: international organizations and groups</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-c.html">C: selected international environmental agreements</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-d.html">D: cross-reference list of country data codes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-e.html">E: cross-reference list of hydrographic data codes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-f.html">F: cross-reference list of geographic names</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-g.html">G: weights and measures</a></li> </ul></li> <li id="faqs" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCCC; "><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/faqs.html" style="cursor:pointer;width:50px;">FAQ<span style="text-transform:lowercase;">s</span></a></li> <li id="contact" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #CCCCCC; "> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia/index.html" title="Contact" style="cursor:pointer;width:73px;"> CONTACT </a> </li> </ul></div>  <div class="lowband_dl"> <ul><li class="low-band"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/textversion.html"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/view_text.jpg"></a></li> <li class="fb-download"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/download/index.html"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_pub.jpg"></a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="wfb-text-box">  <div class="region1 geos_title eur_dark">Europe <strong>::</strong> <span class="region_name1 countryName ">ITALY</span><a class="printVersion" href="print_it.html"><img style="padding: 3px;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/print.gif"></a></div> <div class="img-block-wrapper"> <div class="flag-photo-holder"> <div class="flag-location" style="background-image:url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_lgmap_bkgrnd.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: top ;"> <div class="lastMod">Page last updated on July 06, 2017</div> <div class="flagBox"><a data-toggle="modal" href="#cntryFlagModal"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/flags/large/it-lgflag.gif"></a></div> <div class="modal fade" id="cntryFlagModal" role="dialog"> <div class="wfb-modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="wfb-modal-header" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.4em 16px 0.4em 1em; background: #cccccc url(" ..images ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png") repeat-x scroll 50% 50%;"> <span style="font-size: 14px !important; margin: 0.1em 16px 0.1em 0;" class="modal-title wfb-title">The World Factbook</span><span style="float: right; margin-top: -4px;"> <button type="button" class="close" title="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button></span> </div> <div class="wfb-modal-body"> <div class="region1 geos_title eur_dark">Europe <strong>::</strong><span class="region_name1 countryName ">ITALY</span> <a class="printVersion" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/flags/large/it-lgflag.gif"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/print.gif" style="padding: 3px;"></a> </div> <div class="modal-map-holder" style="background-image:url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_lgmap_bkgrnd.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: top ;"> <div class="modalFlagBox" style="width: 50%; padding: 33px 0 0 0; margin-left: 30px;"> <img class="eur_lgflagborder" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/flags/large/it-lgflag.gif"> </div> <div class="modalFlagDesc"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Flag Description </div> <div class="photogallery_captiontext" style="height: 375px;background-color:white;"> <span class="flag_description_text">three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; design inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in 1797; colors are those of Milan (red and white) combined with the green uniform color of the Milanese civic guard </br><br/><b>note: </b>similar to the flag of Mexico, which is longer, uses darker shades of red and green, and has its coat of arms centered on the white band; Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="locatorBox"><a data-toggle="modal" href="#cntryLocatorModal"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/locator/eur/it_large_locator.gif"></a></div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="cntryLocatorModal" role="dialog"> <div class="wfb-modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="wfb-modal-header" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.4em 16px 0.4em 1em; background: #cccccc url(" ..images ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png") repeat-x scroll 50% 50%;"> <span style="font-size: 14px !important; margin: 0.1em 16px 0.1em 0;" class="modal-title wfb-title">The World Factbook</span><span style="float: right; margin-top: -4px;"> <button type="button" class="close" title="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button></span> </div> <div class="wfb-modal-body"> <div class="region1 geos_title eur_dark">Europe <strong>::</strong><span class="region_name1 countryName ">ITALY</span> <a class="printVersion" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/locator/eur/it_large_locator.gif"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/print.gif" style="padding: 3px;"></a> </div> <div class="modal-map-holder" style="background-image:url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_lgmap_bkgrnd.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: top ;"> <div class="mapBox"> <img class="eur_lgflagborder" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/locator/eur/it_large_locator.gif"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="photo_bkgrnd_static"> <div class="gallery_icon_holder"> <a data-toggle="modal" href="#wfbPhotoGalleryModal"><img id="photoDialog" width="123" height="81" border="0" style="padding-top:10px;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/photo_on.gif"></a> </div> <div class="smalltext_nav photoDialogText">View <a data-toggle="modal" href="#wfbPhotoGalleryModal"><strong>153 photos</strong></a> of <br/>ITALY</div> </div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="wfbPhotoGalleryModal" role="dialog"> <div class="wfb-modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="wfb-modal-header" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.4em 16px 0.4em 1em; background: #cccccc url(" ..images ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png") repeat-x scroll 50% 50%;"> <span style="font-size: 14px !important; margin: 0.1em 16px 0.1em 0;" class="modal-title wfb-title">The World Factbook</span><span style="float: right; margin-top: -4px;"> <button type="button" class="close" title="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button></span> </div> <div class="wfb-modal-body"> <div class="region1 geos_title eur_dark">Europe <strong>::</strong><span class="region_name1 countryName ">ITALY</span> </div> <div class="gallery-modal-map-holder"> <div class="gallery-mapBox"> <div id="myCarousel" class="carousel carousel-fade" data-ride="carousel" data-interval="false">  <div class="carousel-inner" role="listbox"> <div class="item active"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_141.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">1</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of the city of Amalfi with Mount Cerreto (1,315 m; 4,314 ft) in the background. Amalfi was a maritime power with 70,000 residents until 1343 when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused most of the city and population to fall into the sea and destroyed the port. The tower of the Amalfi Cathedral (Duomo di Amalfi), built in 1208 and named Saint Andrew's Cathedral, may be seen in the foreground.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">45.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_141_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_140.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">2</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of homes on the rugged western coast of Italy in the city of Amalfi.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">65.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_140_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_139.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">3</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of homes and hotels on the rugged western coast of Italy in the city of Amalfi. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">57.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_139_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_138.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">4</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Closer view of some of the homes on the rugged western coast of Italy in the city of Amalfi.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">63.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_138_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_137.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">5</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of homes in Positano on the rugged Amalfi Coast. The city is about 18 km east of the city of Amalfi. It was a prosperous port of the Amalfi Republic during the 16th and 17th centuries. Most of the population emigrated in the 19th century, mainly to Australia. In the 1950s, the town began to become popular with artists and writers. Tourists began to arrive in the mid 1950s in large numbers. The city and area are famous for the liqueur Limoncello.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">53.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_137_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_135.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">6</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">This view show the city of Positano built vertically on the face of a cliff on the rugged Amalfi Coast. In the foreground is the church Our Lady of the Assumption (Santa Maria Assunta) with its gleaming ceramic dome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">610X440</div><div class="flag_description_text">61.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_135_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_016.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">7</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Positano is a small, picturesque town on the Amalfi coast. In the 16th and 17th centuries, at the peak of its importance, it was the main port of the Amalfi Republic, but by the first half of the 20th century, it was a poor fishing village. In the 1950s, it emerged as a tourist attraction.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">999X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">352.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_016_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_128.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">8</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text"></p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">67.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_128_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_134.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">9</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The ceramic dome of the church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Positano on the Amalfi Coast.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">63.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_134_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_144.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">10</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Entrance to the church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Positano. The church was constructed as a Benedictine Monastery in the 10th century and remodeled between 1777 and 1783.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">40.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_144_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_145.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">11</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Altar inside the church Our Lady of the Assumption in Positano on the Amalfi Coast. Above the altar is a 13th century Byzantine Black Madonna and Child. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">55.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_145_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_027.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">12</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The town of Vernazza on the Italian Riviera is part of the Cinque Terre National Park (a World Heritage Site) established in 1999; which consists of five picturesque villages reached only by hiking trail, train, or ferry. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X998</div><div class="flag_description_text">280.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_027_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_006.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">13</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The ancient and historic city of Rome, showing the dome of the Pantheon on the left, the Monument of Victor Emanuel II in the left background, and various church domes.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">275.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_006_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_084.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">14</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Garibaldi Bridge over the Tiber River in Rome. The dome of St. Peter's Basilica appears in the background.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1200</div><div class="flag_description_text">390.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_084_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_020.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">15</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Vittorio Emanuele Bridge over the Tiber River in Rome with Vatican City in the background. The bridge was completed in 1911. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">195.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_020_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_013.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">16</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Vittorio Emanuele Bridge over the Tiber River in Rome with Vatican City (and St. Peter's Basilica) in the background. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">187.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_013_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_125.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">17</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Pieta by Michelangelo in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The sculpture was created from 1498 to 1499 of Carrara marble when the sculptor was only 25 years old.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">630X466</div><div class="flag_description_text">44.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_125_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_124.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">18</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Figure of St. Peter in vestments on the occasion of his feast day on 29 June in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">47.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_124_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_123.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">19</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The main altar in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is covered by a 30m- (98 ft-) tall bronze baldacchino (canopy) designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">632X468</div><div class="flag_description_text">56.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_123_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_122.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">20</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View to the right of the main altar in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">626X460</div><div class="flag_description_text">48.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_122_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_121.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">21</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The dome over the mail altar in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome was designed by Michelangelo in 1547; it was completed in 1590 after his death. The dome is 136.57 m (448.1 ft) high making it the tallest dome in the world. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">55.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_121_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_114.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">22</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Baptismal font in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">47.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_114_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_113.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">23</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of Saint Peter's Square in Rome showing an Egyptian obelisk, the Via della Conciliazione, and colonnades with statues on the sides of the square. The square, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was constructed between 1658 and 1667.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">42.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_113_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_131.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">24</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">An Egyptian obelisk in Saint Peter's Square in Rome. Composed of red granite, the obelisk is 25.5 m tall (41 m to top of cross). It was transferred to Rome by the Emperor Caligula in A.D. 37, and moved to its current location at the direction of Pope Sixtus V in 1586. It is the only Egyptian obelisk in Rome never to have fallen.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">30.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_131_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_014.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">25</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Castel Sant'Angelo along the Tiber River in Rome is also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian. The Roman emperor built it as a tomb for himself and his family around A.D. 135. Succeeding emperors were also entombed there. The structure was in turn a fortress, a castle, and a museum.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1280X960</div><div class="flag_description_text">224.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_014_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_129.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">26</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Colosseum in Rome was first used in A.D. 80. In Roman times, it was called the Flavian Amphitheater and held 50,000 spectators. The name "Colosseum" was introduce in medieval times and referred to a giant statue of Nero that stood nearby. The outer walls have three levels of arches with columns topped by Ionic capitals at the lower level and Doric and Corinthian at the top. The 80 entrance/exit arches, known as vomitoria, allowed spectators easy access and the ability to clear the building in minutes.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">46.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_129_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_133.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">27</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Roman Colosseum's arena was a wooden floor covered with sand, underlain with rooms and passageways for performers, sets, and animals. Spectator seating was divided into three sections: ordinary people sat in the upper level, the better off in the middle sections, and the elite in the lower level. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">78.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_133_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_127.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">28</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Colosseum in Rome had seating for 50,000 spectators. Most of the stones used for construction of the building were taken by citizens of Rome in the Middle Ages for construction of other buildings in the city. The upper level of the Colosseum had supports for 240 masts that held up a canvas awning to shield spectators from sun and rain.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">58.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_127_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_126.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">29</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Colosseum in Rome showing the interior with a partial reconstruction of the wooden arena floor. The rooms and passageways under the floor were used for performers, sets, and animals. The arena could be flooded to recreate sea battles.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">76.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_126_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_132.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">30</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Colosseum in Rome showing the exterior arches that once surrounded the building. Most of the arches and much of the building were dismantled in the Middle Ages by citizens of Rome who used the stone to construct other buildings.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">54.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_132_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_130.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">31</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Ruins of a Roman building in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">46.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_130_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_119.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">32</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) in Florence is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Construction began in 1294 and consecration took place in 1442. Many of its 16 chapels are decorated with frescos by Giotto and his students. The basilica is the burial place of Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, and other famous Italian figures.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">46.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_119_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_118.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">33</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Church towers and the dome (in the far background) of the Duomo (Cathedral) in Florence.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">38.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_118_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_117.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">34</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) spans the Arno River in Florence at its narrowest point. The current structure dates to 1345. As it has for centuries, the bridge still houses shops on either side of the roadway.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">39.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_117_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_034.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">35</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) spans the Arno River in Florence; since Medieval times it has hosted shops and merchants along its length. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">227.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_034_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_116.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">36</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View on the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) with shops (mostly jewelry boutiques) lining the roadway and the dome of the Duomo (Cathedral) in the background.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">46.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_116_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_115.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">37</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace), built between 1298 and 1314, is the traditional seat of the Florentine government. Its Torre d'Arnolfo (Arnolfo Tower) is 94m (308 ft) high and is a symbol of the city. The building, which stands on the Piazza della Signoria, is fronted by several famous statutes.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">50.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_115_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_120.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">38</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistry of St. John) in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) in Florence is one of the oldest buildings in the city. Its construction dates to between 1059 and 1128.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">61.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_120_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_083.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">39</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The east doors of the Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of Saint John) in Florence, referred to as "The Gates of Paradise." The gilded bronze doors took the artist, Lorenzo Ghiberti, 27 years to complete.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1099X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">361.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_083_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_081.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">40</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The facade of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Saint Mary of the Flowers) in Florence. Begun in 1296, the magnificent structure was not finished until 1436. The entire cathedral complex consists of the church itself, the free-standing campanile (bell tower), and the Baptistery, which stands across the square (portion seen in upper left).</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1001X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">388.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_081_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_082.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">41</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A look up at the dome of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower) in Florence. Until modern times the dome - engineered by Brunelleschi - was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed. The campanile - designed by Giotto - appears on the left.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1017</div><div class="flag_description_text">268.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_082_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_112.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">42</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The dome of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower), also referred to as the Duomo (Cathedral), in Florence. Work on the Duomo began in 1296. The dome, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, was built between 1420 and 1436.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">48.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_112_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_107.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">43</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistry of St. John) in Pisa dates to 1153. The building on the left is the Camposanto or walled cemetery. To the right is the Duomo (Cathedral) and the Campanile (Leaning Tower).</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X442</div><div class="flag_description_text">48.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_107_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_109.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">44</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The facade of the Romanesque Cathedral of Santa Maria of the Assumption in the Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Plaza) or - since the 20th century - the Plaza del Miracoli (Plaza of Miracles) in Pisa. The Cathedral dates from 1064. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">46.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_109_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_108.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">45</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Side view of the Cathedral of Santa Maria of the Assumption in Cathedral Plaza in Pisa. It was built in Pisan Romanesque style by the master Rainaldo using gray marble and white stone.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">51.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_108_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_007.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">46</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Duomo (Cathedral) and Campanile (Leaning Bell Tower) in the Cathedral Plaza in Pisa. Because of a poorly laid foundation, the leaning began almost as soon as the start of the tower's construction in 1173.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">232.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_007_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_098.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">47</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Campanile (Bell Tower) of the Duomo (Cathedral) in Pisa also goes by the name of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Construction on the tower began in 1173. The bell tower began to lean five years after construction began because of weak subsoil and poor foundation. The lean has been stabilized at 4 degrees. The tower is 55.9 m (183.3 ft) high.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">39.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_098_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_086.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">48</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The famous Leaning Tower at Pisa. A statue of the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus, being suckled by a she-wolf appears in the foreground. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">976X1233</div><div class="flag_description_text">156.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_086_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_101.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">49</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Close up of the Campanile (Bell Tower) of the Duomo (Cathedral) in Pisa. In an effort to compensate for the tilt, the medieval engineers built the upper floors with one side taller than the other. So, the tower is actually curved. Begun in 1178, the tower was not completed until 1319.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">38.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_101_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_111.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">50</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Fortrezza Nuova at the harbor in Livorno, on the west coast of Tuscany. The fortress was built for the Medici family in the late 16th Century.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">46.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_111_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_110.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">51</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The main street (Via Grande) in Livorno. The city also was known in history as "Leghorn."</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">50.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_110_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_103.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">52</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Palazzo Pamphilj (also spelled Pamphili) in the Plaza Navona in Rome. The palace was built in the 17th Century for Pope Innocent X; it is now the Embassy of Brazil. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">50.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_103_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_104.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">53</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Facade of the Palazzo Pamphilj in the Piazza Navona in Rome. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">55.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_104_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_093.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">54</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Fontana del Nettuna (Fountain of Neptune) in the Piazza Navona in Rome. The fountain was constructed in 1574 by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune by Antonio della Porta was added in 1878.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">62.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_093_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_105.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">55</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of Piazza San Pietro (Saint Peter's Square) in Rome. The 240 m (787 ft) elliptical space was laid out by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1657 to 1667.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">629X463</div><div class="flag_description_text">36.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_105_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_102.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">56</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Obelisk in Piazza San Pietro (Saint Peter's Square) in Rome. It is 25.3 m high and dates from 1835 BC. It was brought from Egypt by the Emperor Caligula for his circus. It was moved to Saint Peter's Square by Pope Sixtus V in 1586.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">35.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_102_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_106.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">57</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Papal Apartment occupies the top floor of the Apostolic Palace. The two right windows facing front are the study and bedroom of the pope. Sundays at noon, the pope usually appears at the second window from the right to pray the Angelus and to bless the crowd in Saint Peter's Square.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">623X457</div><div class="flag_description_text">48.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_106_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_100.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">58</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Decorated doors leading into Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">57.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_100_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_099.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">59</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Trajan's Column, a distinctive triumphal column in Rome, commemorates Roman Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars (A.D. 101-102, 105-106).</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">40.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_099_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_097.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">60</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Fountain of a sinking boat in the Plaza di Spagna in Rome close to the Spanish Steps. The fountain is believed to be by Pietro Bernini.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">59.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_097_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_096.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">61</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Spanish Steps in the Plaza di Spagna in Rome. The steps were built with a legacy from France in 1725 and lead to a French church, Trinita del Monti.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">630X463</div><div class="flag_description_text">57.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_096_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_095.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">62</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">La Fontana del Moro (The Fountain of the Moor) at the south end of the Plaza Navona in Rome shows a Moor wrestling with a dolphin surrounded by four tritons. The fountain and tritons were executed by Giacomo della Porta in 1575. The statue of the Moor by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was added in 1653. The originals of the figures were moved to the Villa Borghese in 1871.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">57.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_095_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_094.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">63</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The obelisk presently in the Plaza Navona in Rome was created in Aswan, Egypt at the request of Emperor Domitian in the 1st century A.D. At one time it stood in the Circus Maximus. The obelisk is surrounded by the Fountain of Four Rivers (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1651. The fountain shows four river gods representing four continents under papal authority. The gods stand for the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Platte.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">36.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_094_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_092.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">64</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Pantheon in the Plaza della Rotonda in Rome. Its current form dates from about A.D. 126 when the Emperor Hadrian rebuilt it over Marcus Agrippa's original temple dating from 27 B.C. The temple was dedicated to the classical gods. The name comes from the Greek words pan (all) and theos (god). The Pantheon has been a Christian church since about 608.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">46.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_092_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_091.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">65</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Interior of the Pantheon in Rome. The dome was one of the most important Roman architectural achievements. It is the largest masonry vault built is a perfect semi sphere (the diameter is equal to the interior height - 43.3 m (142 ft)). Light is provided by an oculus, a 9 m (29.5 ft) opening in the dome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">55.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_091_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_090.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">66</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Trevi Fountain in Rome. The baroque fountain was designed by Nicola Salvi in 1732. It depicts Neptune's chariot being led by Tritons with sea horses - one wild and one docile - representing the various moods of the sea.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">68.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_090_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_089.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">67</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The mild eruptions of Italy's Stromboli volcano are so frequent and numerous that an entire style of volcanism - strombolian - is named after the volcano. Characteristics of strombolian eruptions are nearly continous lava fountaining and emissions of gas, ash, and volcanic bombs. The sight of lava spraying into the night sky has led folks to nickname Stromboli the "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean." This natural-color satellite image shows the island of Stromboli, the volcano's cloud-covered summit (about 924 m; 3,030 ft above sea level), and a thin volcanic plume on 13 January 2011. The current eruption has continued uninterrupted since 1932. Image courtesy of NASA.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">720X540</div><div class="flag_description_text">34.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_089_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_088.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">68</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Located on the Italian island of Sicily, Mt. Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. In this false-color satellite image of the volcano in 2001, a plume of steam and smoke rising from the crater drifts over some of the many dark lava flows that cover its slopes. Due to summit eruptions, Mt. Etna's elevation of 3,329 m (10,922 ft) is 21 m (69 ft) lower than it was in 1981. Because of its recent activity and proximity to nearby population centers, it has been designated as a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior. For other active volcanoes in Italy, see the Natural hazards-volcanism subfield in the Geography section. Image courtesy of USGS.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1392X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">443.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_088_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_080.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">69</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of St. Mary of Health) in Venice, a church constructed as a votive offering for the city's deliverance from a particularly devastating plague in 1630. Construction began in 1631 but was not completed until five decades later, in 1681. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">176.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_080_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_076.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">70</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Looking down on St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice from the campanile (bell tower).</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">429.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_076_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_071.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">71</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">One of the four gilded lunettes on the facade of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">220.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_071_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_079.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">72</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of the Cathedral of St. Mark's in Venice showing some of the saints adorning its roof, and a peek at its bell tower.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">155.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_079_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_072.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">73</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of St. Mark's Square in Venice showing the famous Greek horses and the astronomical clock. The bronze horses were originally installed at the Hippodrome in Constantinople and so date back to at least the 4th century. In 1254 they came to Venice where they remained until 1797 when they were brought to Paris by Napoleon. In 1815 they were returned to Venice. The originals are now in St. Mark's Museum. The original astronomical clock was built between 1496-99. It has been renovated many times, most recently in 1996. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1111</div><div class="flag_description_text">233.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_072_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_070.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">74</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Gondolas on the Grand Canal. A gondola is a traditional flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, hand-made using eight different types of wood and composed of 280 pieces.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1107</div><div class="flag_description_text">201.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_070_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_078.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">75</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of San Giorgio Maggiore Island in Venice showing the Benedictine monastery established in 982 and the church of San Giorgio Maggiore (St. George the Great) designed by Palladio, which was begun in 1566 and completed in 1610.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">177.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_078_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_074.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">76</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">San Giorgio Maggiore Island in Venice viewed from St. Mark's campanile.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">249.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_074_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_077.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">77</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of San Giorgio Maggiore Island in Venice across the sparkling waters of the lagoon with gondolas in the foreground.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">184.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_077_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_026.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">78</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore (St. George the Great) on the eponymous island in Venice.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">50.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_026_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_025.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">79</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A gondola winds its way through a Venice canal.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">451X512</div><div class="flag_description_text">52.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_025_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_075.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">80</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Rialto Bridge was one of the first bridges to span the Grand Canal in Venice allowing residents to access the Rialto Market. The structure was originally constructed of wood, but after it collapsed twice under the weight of residents watching boat races, it was replaced by a stone bridge in 1591. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">280.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_075_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_015.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">81</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Grand Canal, one of the major water-traffic corridors in Venice, as seen from the Rialto Bridge.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">59.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_015_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_018.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">82</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Colorfully painted houses on the island of Burano in Venice.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X996</div><div class="flag_description_text">253.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_018_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_011.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">83</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Moored boats along a quiet Venetian canal.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1017</div><div class="flag_description_text">242.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_011_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_012.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">84</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Gondola on a Venetian canal approaching the Bridge of Sighs. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1015X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">283.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_012_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_019.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">85</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Bridge of Sighs over one of many canals in Venice was built in 1602 and connects the old prisons with the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. The name was applied by Lord Byron.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">329.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_019_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_073.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">86</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Carnivale is a yearly holiday that starts two weeks before Ash Wednesday and ends on Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday). It has been banned at certain times in Venice's history, but after 1979 it became a growing tourist attraction. Many of the masks worn at Carnavale are considered works of art.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">328.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_073_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_064.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">87</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Alps march across this image of Autumnal (early October) southern Europe. On either side of and above the Alps are the countries of (from left to right) France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Slovenia, while below the Alps is Italy. The Mediterranean and Ligurian Seas sit to the west of Italy, while to the right is the Adriatic Sea. As the season progresses, snow begins to whiten the Alps. Image courtesy of NASA.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1147</div><div class="flag_description_text">494.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_064_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_037.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">88</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy), Lyon, and Marseille (both in France) stand out amidst numerous smaller urban areas in this dramatic photo from the international space station. The image captures the nighttime appearance of the France-Italy border. The southwestern end of the Alps Mountains separates the two countries. The island of Corsica is visible in the Ligurian Sea to the south (image top). The full moon reflects brightly on the water surface and also illuminates the tops of low patchy clouds over the border (center). Image courtesy of NASA. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">720X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">53.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_037_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_069.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">89</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The village of San Pietro (Saint Peter) is at the entrance of Val Gardena (Gardena Valley) in the Dolomites.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">232.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_069_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_068.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">90</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The residents of Ortisei, a town in the Val Gardena, speak Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance language. Their economy is based on tourism.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">172.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_068_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_067.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">91</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Val Gardena is one of the top ski locales in Italy.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">323.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_067_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_066.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">92</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Cross-country skiing in Val Gardena. During the summer, tourists enjoy hiking in the area.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">259.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_066_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_056.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">93</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The building of Castle Tyrol began in the 11th century; further construction took place during the following two centuries. The fortress was the residence of the Counts of Tyrol until 1363 when the Hapsburgs took possession. It is now home to the South Tyrol Museum of History, and is also known for its castle chapel frescoes and two distinctive Romanesque portals.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">320.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_056_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_055.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">94</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of the town of Meran from Castle Tyrol. The town is renowned for its spa resorts.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">345.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_055_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_054.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">95</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of Tyrol Castle and its surrounding rugged mountains.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">298.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_054_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_053.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">96</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A scenic view of the town of Meran nestled in the mountains.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">260.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_053_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_052.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">97</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Malcesine is an old medieval town on the eastern shore of Lago di Garda, Italy's largest lake.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">202.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_052_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_051.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">98</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Castello Scaligero, which has 13th century fortifications and an even older medieval tower, was home to the della Scala family who ruled the region in the 13th century. An Etruscan tomb has been found in the castle walls.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">142.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_051_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_050.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">99</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Church of Sts. Philip and James in Cortina was completed in 1775; its tower was built between 1851 and 1858.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">188.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_050_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_048.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">100</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Val Gardena in the Dolomites is one of five valleys in northern Italy with a majority of Ladin speakers. Nestled in the valley are three towns: Ortisei, the main settlement; Selva, the best known ski resort; and Santa Cristina, which lies between the other two towns.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">191.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_048_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_049.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">101</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Dolomites around Cortina are part of the Italian-speaking center of the Alps.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">330.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_049_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_047.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">102</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Street scene in Ortesei, the main town in the ski resort of Val Gardena in the Dolomites. In the center of the photo is St. Anthony's Chapel, built in 1673 on the main square.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">235.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_047_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_061.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">103</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Mountain scene in the Dolomites near Val Gardena.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">222.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_061_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_060.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">104</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Looking out over the Dolomites.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">207.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_060_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_059.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">105</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Italian cattle in the Dolomites.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">306.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_059_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_058.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">106</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A foal and mare in the Dolomites.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">213.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_058_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_057.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">107</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Sunset in the Dolomites.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">91.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_057_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_043.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">108</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of a vineyard in Tuscany.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1280X960</div><div class="flag_description_text">149.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_043_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_044.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">109</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A farmhouse at a winery in Siena.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">960X1280</div><div class="flag_description_text">281.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_044_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_042.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">110</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A grapevine at a vineyard in the town of San Giovanni.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">960X1280</div><div class="flag_description_text">212.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_042_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_062.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">111</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">For more than 240 million years the region now known as Italy has been the scene of episodic volcanic activity. East-southeast of Napoli (Naples) stands the imposing cone of Vesuvius, which erupted explosively in A.D. 79 to bury Pompeii and Herculaneum. The Appenine ranges extend from northern Italy, down the boot of the peninsula and westward into Sicily. This photograph shows the Appenino Napoletano part of the mountain chain. Image courtesy of NASA.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">540X540</div><div class="flag_description_text">79.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_062_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_041.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">112</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of some of the ruins at Pompeii, buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and not rediscovered until the 18th century.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1200</div><div class="flag_description_text">293.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_041_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_040.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">113</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The forum at Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the background.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1200</div><div class="flag_description_text">234.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_040_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_010.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">114</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Floor mosaic in Pompeii, the Roman town buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Pompeii is a short distance from the Gulf of Naples and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1012</div><div class="flag_description_text">408.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_010_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_009.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">115</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Part of a Roman home buried in Pompeii by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The ancient tragedy proved a boon for historians and archaeologists, since it provided a snapshot of Roman life from the 1st century.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1012</div><div class="flag_description_text">318.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_009_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_039.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">116</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Dawn in Assisi reveals the dome of the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (St. Mary of the Angels).</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1200</div><div class="flag_description_text">151.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_039_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_045.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">117</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">This southerly-looking view taken from onboard the space shuttle, shows the triangular-shaped island of Sicily. With only very limited coastal plains, the island's topography consists of rugged hills and low mountains. Snow-capped Mt. Etna is visible near the northeast point of the island. Some other distinctive features in this image are the lighter-colored zone of suspended sediment in the water along the southern coast, in the middle distance, the smaller islands of Malta, and off to the south, across the Mediterranean, the north African shore. Image courtesy of NASA.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">41.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_045_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_046.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">118</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Strait of Messina separates Sicily (left-west) from the mainland of Italy (right-east) and also provides a water passage, connecting the Tyrrhenian Sea with the Ionian Sea. The landscape on both sides of the strait is characterized by rugged mountainous terrain, short-flowing rivers, and clustered urban areas along the narrow coastline. The concentration of lighter colored areas along the shoreline identifies the location of Messina (Sicily) and Reggio di Calabria (Italy). Image courtesy of NASA.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">639X639</div><div class="flag_description_text">52.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_046_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_038.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">119</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Mt. Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, looms over rooftops on the island of Sicily.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1200</div><div class="flag_description_text">220.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_038_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_036.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">120</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A Sicilian windmill.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1200</div><div class="flag_description_text">236.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_036_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_033.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">121</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Santuario di Cristo Re (Sanctuary of Christ the King) in Messina, Sicily was built in 1937 after previous constructions on the same site were destroyed by two earthquakes. The edifice has a commanding view of the city and the port. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">146.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_033_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_017.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">122</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Greek Theater at Taormina on the east coast of Sicily.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1013</div><div class="flag_description_text">287.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_017_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_148.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">123</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The city of Naxos in Sicily lies at the foot of Mount Etna. The resort city of Taormina is 7 km (4.5 mi) in the distance.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">25.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_148_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_147.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">124</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Closer view of the city of Naxos in Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">47.9 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_147_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_146.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">125</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of the town of Savoca in northeast Sicily.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">48.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_146_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_143.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">126</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Church of Saint Nicholas in Savoca in northeast Sicily. The wedding scene in the movie "The Godfather" was filmed in front of this church.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">34.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_143_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_142.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">127</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">View of the town of Savoca from the Church of Saint Nicholas.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">63.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_142_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_136.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">128</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Street scene in Savoca with an Arab watch tower in the background.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">49.1 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_136_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_152.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">129</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Arab watch tower outside the town of Savoca in Sicily.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">44.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_152_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_151.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">130</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Church of Saint Francis (or Saint Catherine) in Forza d'Agro, Sicily where scenes from the Godfather Trilogy were filmed. Built in the 15th century by Franciscan friars, the church faces the town hall square; it was restored in 1991.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">34.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_151_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_150.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">131</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Steps leading to the Church of the Holy Trinity and to the Convento Agostiniano (Augustinian Convent) in Forza d'Agro in Sicily. The arch is named the Porta Durazzo.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">59.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_150_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_149.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">132</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Church of the Holy Trinity in Forza d'Agro, Sicily is also referred to as Saint Augustine's Church, because of the adjacent Augustinian Convent (Convento Agostiniano). The church was built in the 15th century and restored in 1576; the convent was constructed between 1559 and 1591.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">480X640</div><div class="flag_description_text">35.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_149_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_023.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">133</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Colosseum ruins from the outside in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">326.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_023_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_030.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">134</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of the upper portions of the Roman Colosseum showing many of its arches.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">384X512</div><div class="flag_description_text">42.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_030_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_029.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">135</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Close-up of some of the arches of the Roman Colosseum.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">384X512</div><div class="flag_description_text">38.3 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_029_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_024.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">136</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Colosseum in Rome, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, could seat 50,000. Begun about A.D. 70 and completed in A.D. 80, it accommodated dramas, games, and spectacles. This is a view of its ruins from the inside. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">428.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_024_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_035.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">137</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A nighttime view of the Roman Colosseum.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1483</div><div class="flag_description_text">252.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_035_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_032.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">138</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A close-up of the Pantheon in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">478X512</div><div class="flag_description_text">60.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_032_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_031.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">139</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Part of the inscription on the facade of the Pantheon in Rome naming Marcus Agrippa as the builder. The structure was dedicated in 27 B.C. as a temple to all the gods.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">640X480</div><div class="flag_description_text">56.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_031_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_002.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">140</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The main altar of the Pantheon in Rome. Originally constructed in 27 B.C., the Pantheon was rebuilt by the Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 126; it became a Roman Catholic church in the 7th century. The tombs of Raphael, two Italian kings, and various other notables are located in the Pantheon. It is considered one of the best preserved of all Roman buildings. Its dome, 43.3 m (142 ft) wide and constructed of unreinforced concrete, sets it apart from other structures of the time.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1263X900</div><div class="flag_description_text">237.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_002_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_028.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">141</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of the Forum in Rome.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">384X512</div><div class="flag_description_text">33.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_028_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_001.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">142</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Roman Forum and Palatine Hill as seen through the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome. The Arch was constructed in A.D. 203.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1195X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">235.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_001_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_008.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">143</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Evening at the Forum in Rome. Note the Colosseum in the distance.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">221.4 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_008_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_005.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">144</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A nighttime view of Trajan's Market in Rome. Now a complex of ruins, it was built in A.D. 100-110. Its upper floor was filled by offices; a road divided it from the lower floor, which held shops.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">150.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_005_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_022.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">145</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Piazza della Republica (Plaza of the Republic) looking down Via Nazionale in Rome. The Fountain of the Naiads was construced in 1901.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1125</div><div class="flag_description_text">277.8 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_022_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_021.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">146</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Piazza Navona in Rome is surrounded by Baroque Era buildings and has been used for markets, theatrical shows, and horse races. Its Fountain of the Four Rivers was sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1651. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1125X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">221.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_021_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_087.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">147</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">One of the alegorical statues at the foot of the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II) in Rome. Victor Emmanuel was the first king of a unified Italy, ruling from 1861-1878.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1200X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">187.6 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_087_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_004.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">148</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">A view of Canopus, a sanctuary to the god Serapis, located in Tivoli at the Villa of Emperor Hadrian (also known as Villa Adriana). The villa complex was created as a retreat for the emperor.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1280X960</div><div class="flag_description_text">230.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_004_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_003.JPG" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">149</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Another view of Canopus, sanctuary of the god Serapis, at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1280X960</div><div class="flag_description_text">252.2 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_003_large.JPG"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_085.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">150</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Statue of St. Benedict at the Abbey of Monte Cassino, about 130 km (80 mi) southeast of Rome. Benedict established his first monastery here in about 529; it became the source for the Benedictine Order.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1500X1200</div><div class="flag_description_text">435.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_085_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_063.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">151</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The Salentino Peninsula (bottom of image), also known as "the heel of Italy," is the elongated promontory that juts southeasterly from the larger Italian Peninsula. This peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the northeast (bottom of image) and the Gulf of Taranto to the southwest (center of image). The peninsula consists of gently rolling hills and coastal plains, thereby promoting an agrarian economy. The numerous, light-colored spots seen throughout the peninsula show the location of small agricultural towns and villages. Photo courtesy of NASA.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">639X639</div><div class="flag_description_text">48.5 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_063_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_153.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">152</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">The "boot" of Italy is visible running diagonally southward from the horizon across the center of the frame, with the night lights of Rome and Naples being visible on the coast near the center. Sardinia and Corsica are just above left center of the photo, and Sicily is at lower left. The Adriatic Sea is on the other side of Italy, and beyond it to the east and north can be seen parts of several other European nations. Image courtesy of NASA.</p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">428X321</div><div class="flag_description_text">15.7 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_153_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/IT_065.jpg" alt="ITALY"> <div class="galleria-counter" style="opacity: 1; transition: none 0s ease 0s ;"> <span class="galleria-current">153</span> / <span class="galleria-total">153</span> </div> <div class="carousel-caption"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Caption </div> <div class="photoCaption"><p class="flag_description_text">Rich in antiquities and picturesque landscapes, the island provinces of Corsica, France, (top) and Sardinia, Italy, (bottom) have captured the imaginations of historians and poets alike for centuries. Corsica, crowned with snow-capped mountains, jeweled with shimmering lakes, and cloaked in misty emerald forests, is situated in the Mediterranean Sea southeast of mainland France. The island has almost 1,700 hills and mountains, and is carved by an extensive network of rivers. Across the Strait of Bonifacio to the south is Sardinia, the Mediterranean's second largest island. Stretching across the central, eastern part of Sardinia is the rugged terrain of Gennargentu - mountainous, thickly vegetated, and mostly uninhabited. The port city of Cagliari sits on the large bay on Sardinia's southern coast. Photo courtesy of NASA. </p></div> </div> <div class="carousel-photo-info"> <div class="photoInfo" style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313; line-height: 24px;"> <div>Dimensions</div><div>File Size</div><div>Download</div> </div> <div class="photoInfo"> <div class="flag_description_text">1148X1500</div><div class="flag_description_text">169.0 KB</div><div><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/it/images/large/IT_065_large.jpg"><img class="wfbDownload" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/download_image.png" style="padding:0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></a></div> </div> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Usage </div> <p class="flag_description_text" style="padding-left: 5px;">Factbook photos - obtained from a variety of sources - are in the public domain and are copyright free. <br/> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Agency" copyright notice>Agency Copyright Notice</a></p> </div> </div> </div>  <ol class="carousel-indicators" style="z-index:1 !important"> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}" class="active"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="${depCount}"></li> </ol>  <a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" role="button" data-slide="prev"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Previous</span> </a> <a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" role="button" data-slide="next"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Next</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="map-holder" style="background-image:url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_lgmap_bkgrnd.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: top ;"> <div class="mapBox"><a data-toggle="modal" href="#cntryMapModal"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/maps/it-map.gif"></a></div> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="cntryMapModal" role="dialog"> <div class="wfb-modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="wfb-modal-header" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.4em 16px 0.4em 1em; background: #cccccc url(" ..images ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png") repeat-x scroll 50% 50%;"> <span style="font-size: 14px !important; margin: 0.1em 16px 0.1em 0;" class="modal-title wfb-title">The World Factbook</span><span style="float: right; margin-top: -4px;"> <button type="button" class="close" title="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button></span> </div> <div class="wfb-modal-body"> <div class="region1 geos_title eur_dark">Europe <strong>::</strong><span class="region_name1 countryName ">ITALY</span> <a class="printVersion" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/maps/it-map.gif"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/print.gif" style="padding: 3px;"></a> </div> <div class="modal-map-holder" style="background-image:url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_lgmap_bkgrnd.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: top ;"> <div class="mapBox"> <img class="eur_lgflagborder mapFit1" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/maps/it-map.gif"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="expandcollapse"> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Introduction" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Introduction :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2028&term=Background">Background:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2028.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.</div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Geography" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Geography :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2144&term=Location">Location:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2144.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2011&term=Geographic coordinates">Geographic coordinates:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2011.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">42 50 N, 12 50 E</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2145&term=Map references">Map references:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2145.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Europe</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2147&term=Area">Area:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2147.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">301,340 sq km</span></div> <div><span class="category">land: </span><span class="category_data">294,140 sq km</span></div> <div><span class="category">water: </span><span class="category_data">7,200 sq km</span></div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">includes Sardinia and Sicily</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html#it">72</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2023&term=Area - comparative">Area - comparative:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2023.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">almost twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona</div> <div class="disTable areaComp"><span class="category tCell" style="margin-bottom:0px; vertical-align:bottom;">Area comparison map:</span> <span class="tCell"><a data-toggle="modal" href="#areaCompModal"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/areacomparison_icon.jpg" border="0" style="cursor:pointer; border: 0px solid #CCC;"></a></span></div> <div class="modal fade" id="areaCompModal" role="dialog"> <div class="wfb-modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="wfb-modal-header" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.4em 16px 0.4em 1em; background: #cccccc url(" ..images ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png") repeat-x scroll 50% 50%;"> <span style="font-size: 14px !important; margin: 0.1em 16px 0.1em 0;" class="modal-title wfb-title">The World Factbook</span><span style="float: right; margin-top: -4px;"> <button type="button" class="close" title="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button></span> </div> <div class="wfb-modal-body"> <div class="region1 geos_title eur_dark">Europe <strong>::</strong><span class="region_name1 countryName ">ITALY</span> <a class="printVersion" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/areacomparison/IT_area.jpg"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/print.gif" style="padding: 3px;"></a> </div> <div class="areaComp-modal-map-holder" style="background-image:url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_lgmap_bkgrnd.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: top ;"> <div class="modalFlagBox" style="width: 50%; padding: 33px 0 0 0; margin-left: 30px;"> <img class="eur_lgflagborder" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/areacomparison/IT_area.jpg"> </div> <div class="modalFlagDesc"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Area Comparison </div> <div class="photogallery_captiontext" style="height: 375px;background-color:white;"> <span class="flag_description_text">almost twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2096&term=Land boundaries">Land boundaries:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2096.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">1,836.4 km</span></div> <div><span class="category">border countries (6): </span><span class="category_data">Austria 404 km, France 476 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.4 km, San Marino 37 km, Slovenia 218 km, Switzerland 698 km</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2060&term=Coastline">Coastline:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2060.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">7,600 km</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2106&term=Maritime claims">Maritime claims:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2106.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">territorial sea: </span><span class="category_data">12 nm</span></div> <div><span class="category">continental shelf: </span><span class="category_data">200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2059&term=Climate">Climate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2059.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">predominantly Mediterranean; alpine in far north; hot, dry in south</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2125&term=Terrain">Terrain:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2125.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2020&term=Elevation">Elevation:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2020.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">mean elevation: </span><span class="category_data">538 m</span></div> <div><span class="category">elevation extremes: </span><span class="category_data">lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m</span></div> <div class="category_data">highest point: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2111&term=Natural resources">Natural resources:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2111.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2097&term=Land use">Land use:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2097.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">agricultural land: </span><span class="category_data">47.1%</span></div> <div class="category_data">arable land 22.8%; permanent crops 8.6%; permanent pasture 15.7%</div> <div><span class="category">forest: </span><span class="category_data">31.4%</span></div> <div><span class="category">other: </span><span class="category_data">21.5% (2011 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2146&term=Irrigated land">Irrigated land:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2146.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">39,500 sq km (2012)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2266&term=Population - distribution">Population - distribution:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2266.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">despite a distinctive pattern with an industrial north and an agrarian south, a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples), attracting larger and denser populations</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2021&term=Natural hazards">Natural hazards:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2021.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice</div> <div><span class="category">volcanism: </span><span class="category_data">significant volcanic activity; Etna (elev. 3,330 m), which is in eruption as of 2010, is Europe's most active volcano; flank eruptions pose a threat to nearby Sicilian villages; Etna, along with the famous Vesuvius, which remains a threat to the millions of nearby residents in the Bay of Naples area, have both been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Stromboli, on its namesake island, has also been continuously active with moderate volcanic activity; other historically active volcanoes include Campi Flegrei, Ischia, Larderello, Pantelleria, Vulcano, and Vulsini</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2032&term=Environment - current issues">Environment - current issues:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2032.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">air pollution from industrial emissions such as sulfur dioxide; coastal and inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes; inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2033&term=Environment - international agreements">Environment - international agreements:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2033.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">party to: </span><span class="category_data">Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling</span></div> <div><span class="category">signed, but not ratified: </span><span class="category_data">none of the selected agreements</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2113&term=Geography - note">Geography - note:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2113.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as well as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe</div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="People and Society" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">People and Society :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2119&term=Population">Population:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">62,007,540 (July 2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html#it">24</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2110&term=Nationality">Nationality:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2110.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">noun: </span><span class="category_data">Italian(s)</span></div> <div><span class="category">adjective: </span><span class="category_data">Italian</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2075&term=Ethnic groups">Ethnic groups:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2075.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2098&term=Languages">Languages:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2098.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Italian (official), 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)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2122&term=Religions">Religions:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Christian 80% (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), Muslim (about 800,000 to 1 million), atheist and agnostic 20%</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2010&term=Age structure">Age structure:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2010.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">0-14 years: </span><span class="category_data">13.69% (male 4,337,792/female 4,151,901)</span></div> <div><span class="category">15-24 years: </span><span class="category_data">9.74% (male 3,026,359/female 3,012,882)</span></div> <div><span class="category">25-54 years: </span><span class="category_data">42.46% (male 13,003,171/female 13,326,901)</span></div> <div><span class="category">55-64 years: </span><span class="category_data">12.73% (male 3,826,630/female 4,069,855)</span></div> <div><span class="category">65 years and over: </span><span class="category_data">21.37% (male 5,696,612/female 7,555,437) (2016 est.)</span></div> <div class="disTable popPyramid"><span class="category tCell" style="margin-bottom:0px; vertical-align:bottom;">population pyramid:</span> <span class="tCell"><a data-toggle="modal" href="#popPyramidModal"><img title="" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/poppyramid_icon.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; border: 0px solid #CCC;"></span></a></div> <div class="modal fade" id="popPyramidModal" role="dialog"> <div class="wfb-modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="wfb-modal-header" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.4em 16px 0.4em 1em; background: #cccccc url(" ..images ui-bg_highlight-soft_75_cccccc_1x100.png") repeat-x scroll 50% 50%;"> <span style="font-size: 14px !important; margin: 0.1em 16px 0.1em 0;" class="modal-title wfb-title">The World Factbook</span><span style="float: right; margin-top: -4px;"> <button type="button" class="close" title="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button></span> </div> <div class="wfb-modal-body"> <div class="region1 geos_title eur_dark">Europe <strong>::</strong><span class="region_name1 countryName ">ITALY</span> <a class="printVersion" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/population/IT_popgraph 2016.bmp"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/print.gif" style="padding: 3px;"></a> </div> <div class="modal-map-holder" style="background-image:url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_lgmap_bkgrnd.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: top ;"> <div class="modalFlagBox" style="width: 50%; padding: 33px 0 0 0; margin-left: 30px;"> <img class="eur_lgflagborder" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/population/IT_popgraph 2016.bmp"> </div> <div class="modalFlagDesc"> <div style="font-size:11px; padding-left:5px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-image: url(/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/eur_medium.jpg); color: #b97313;text-align: left; line-height: 24px;">Population Pyramid </div> <div class="photogallery_captiontext" style="height: 375px;background-color:white;"> <span class="flag_description_text">A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.<br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2261&term=Dependency ratios">Dependency ratios:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2261.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total dependency ratio: </span><span class="category_data">56.5</span></div> <div><span class="category">youth dependency ratio: </span><span class="category_data">21.5</span></div> <div><span class="category">elderly dependency ratio: </span><span class="category_data">35.1</span></div> <div><span class="category">potential support ratio: </span><span class="category_data">2.9 (2015 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2177&term=Median age">Median age:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2177.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">45.1 years</span></div> <div><span class="category">male: </span><span class="category_data">44 years</span></div> <div><span class="category">female: </span><span class="category_data">46.2 years (2016 est.)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2177rank.html#it">6</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2002&term=Population growth rate">Population growth rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2002.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">0.23% (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2002rank.html#it">183</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2054&term=Birth rate">Birth rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2054.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">8.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2054rank.html#it">215</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2066&term=Death rate">Death rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2066.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2066rank.html#it">38</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2112&term=Net migration rate">Net migration rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2112.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2112rank.html#it">33</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2267&term=Population distribution">Population distribution:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2267.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">despite a distinctive pattern with an industrial north and an agrarian south, a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples), attracting larger and denser populations</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2212&term=Urbanization">Urbanization:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2212.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">urban population: </span><span class="category_data">69% of total population (2015)</span></div> <div><span class="category">rate of urbanization: </span><span class="category_data">0.39% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2219&term=Major urban areas - population">Major urban areas - population:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2219.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">ROME (capital) 3.718 million; Milan 3.099 million; Naples 2.202 million; Turin 1.765 million; Palermo 853,000; Bergamo 840,000 (2015)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2018&term=Sex ratio">Sex ratio:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2018.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">at birth: </span><span class="category_data">1.06 male(s)/female</span></div> <div><span class="category">0-14 years: </span><span class="category_data">1.04 male(s)/female</span></div> <div><span class="category">15-24 years: </span><span class="category_data">1 male(s)/female</span></div> <div><span class="category">25-54 years: </span><span class="category_data">0.98 male(s)/female</span></div> <div><span class="category">55-64 years: </span><span class="category_data">0.94 male(s)/female</span></div> <div><span class="category">65 years and over: </span><span class="category_data">0.75 male(s)/female</span></div> <div><span class="category">total population: </span><span class="category_data">0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2256&term=Mother" s mean age at first birth'>Mother's mean age at first birth:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2256.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">30.3 years (2011 est.)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2223&term=Maternal mortality rate">Maternal mortality rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2223.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2223rank.html#it">180</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2091&term=Infant mortality rate">Infant mortality rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2091.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">3.3 deaths/1,000 live births</span></div> <div><span class="category">male: </span><span class="category_data">3.5 deaths/1,000 live births</span></div> <div><span class="category">female: </span><span class="category_data">3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html#it">211</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2102&term=Life expectancy at birth">Life expectancy at birth:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2102.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total population: </span><span class="category_data">82.2 years</span></div> <div><span class="category">male: </span><span class="category_data">79.6 years</span></div> <div><span class="category">female: </span><span class="category_data">85 years (2016 est.)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html#it">14</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2127&term=Total fertility rate">Total fertility rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2127.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">1.43 children born/woman (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html#it">208</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2225&term=Health expenditures">Health expenditures:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2225.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">9.2% of GDP (2014)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2225rank.html#it">33</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2226&term=Physicians density">Physicians density:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2226.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">3.95 physicians/1,000 population (2014)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2227&term=Hospital bed density">Hospital bed density:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2227.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">3.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2216&term=Drinking water source">Drinking water source:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2216.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">improved: </span><span class="category_data"></span></div> <div class="category_data">urban: 100% of population</div> <div class="category_data">rural: 100% of population</div> <div class="category_data">total: 100% of population</div> <div><span class="category">unimproved: </span><span class="category_data"></span></div> <div class="category_data">urban: 0% of population</div> <div class="category_data">rural: 0% of population</div> <div class="category_data">total: 0% of population (2015 est.)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2217&term=Sanitation facility access">Sanitation facility access:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2217.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">improved: </span><span class="category_data"></span></div> <div class="category_data">urban: 99.5% of population</div> <div class="category_data">rural: 99.6% of population</div> <div class="category_data">total: 99.5% of population</div> <div><span class="category">unimproved:: </span><span class="category_data"></span></div> <div class="category_data">urban: 0.5% of population</div> <div class="category_data">rural: 0.4% of population</div> <div class="category_data">total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2155&term=HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate">HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2155.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">0.37% (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html#it">85</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2156&term=HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS">HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2156.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">136,800 (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2156rank.html#it">39</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2157&term=HIV/AIDS - deaths">HIV/AIDS - deaths:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2157.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">700 (2015 est.)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2228&term=Obesity - adult prevalence rate">Obesity - adult prevalence rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2228.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">23.7% (2014)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2228rank.html#it">97</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2206&term=Education expenditures">Education expenditures:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2206.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">4.2% of GDP (2013)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2206rank.html#it">93</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2103&term=Literacy">Literacy:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">definition: </span><span class="category_data">age 15 and over can read and write</span></div> <div><span class="category">total population: </span><span class="category_data">99.2%</span></div> <div><span class="category">male: </span><span class="category_data">99.4%</span></div> <div><span class="category">female: </span><span class="category_data">99% (2015 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2205&term=School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)">School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2205.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">16 years</span></div> <div><span class="category">male: </span><span class="category_data">16 years</span></div> <div><span class="category">female: </span><span class="category_data">17 years (2014)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2229&term=Unemployment, youth ages 15-24">Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2229.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">42.7%</span></div> <div><span class="category">male: </span><span class="category_data">41.3%</span></div> <div><span class="category">female: </span><span class="category_data">44.7% (2014 est.)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2229rank.html#it">17</a></span></div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Government" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Government :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2142&term=Country name">Country name:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">conventional long form: </span><span class="category_data">Italian Republic</span></div> <div><span class="category">conventional short form: </span><span class="category_data">Italy</span></div> <div><span class="category">local long form: </span><span class="category_data">Repubblica Italiana</span></div> <div><span class="category">local short form: </span><span class="category_data">Italia</span></div> <div><span class="category">former: </span><span class="category_data">Kingdom of Italy</span></div> <div><span class="category">etymology: </span><span class="category_data">derivation is unclear, but the Latin "Italia" may come from the Oscan "Viteliu" meaning "[Land] of Young Cattle" (the bull was a symbol of southern Italic tribes)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2128&term=Government type">Government type:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2128.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">parliamentary republic</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2057&term=Capital">Capital:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2057.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">name: </span><span class="category_data">Rome</span></div> <div><span class="category">geographic coordinates: </span><span class="category_data">41 54 N, 12 29 E</span></div> <div><span class="category">time difference: </span><span class="category_data">UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)</span></div> <div><span class="category">daylight saving time: </span><span class="category_data">+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2051&term=Administrative divisions">Administrative divisions:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2051.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)</div> <div><span class="category">regions: </span><span class="category_data">Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto (Venetia)</span></div> <div><span class="category">autonomous regions: </span><span class="category_data">Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Sardegna (Sardinia); Sicilia (Sicily); Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German); Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2088&term=Independence">Independence:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2088.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1871)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2109&term=National holiday">National holiday:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2109.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Republic Day, 2 June (1946)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2063&term=Constitution">Constitution:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2063.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">history: </span><span class="category_data">previous 1848 (originally for the Kingdom of Sardinia and adopted by the Kingdom of Italy in 1861); latest enacted 22 December 1947, adopted 27 December 1947, entered into force 1 January 1948</span></div> <div><span class="category">amendments: </span><span class="category_data">proposed by both houses of Parliament; passage requires two successive debates and approval by absolute majority of each house on the second vote; a referendum is only required when requested by one-fifth of the members of either house, by voter petition, or by five Regional Councils (elected legislative assemblies of the 15 first-level administrative regions and 5 autonomous regions of Italy); referendum not required if an amendment has been approved by a two-thirds majority in each house in the second vote; amended many times, last in 2012; note - a referendum held on 4 December 2016 on constitutional amendments was defeated</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2100&term=Legal system">Legal system:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2100.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">civil law system; judicial review of legislation under certain conditions in Constitutional Court</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2220&term=International law organization participation">International law organization participation:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2220.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2263&term=Citizenship">Citizenship:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2263.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">citizenship by birth: </span><span class="category_data">no</span></div> <div><span class="category">citizenship by descent only: </span><span class="category_data">at least one parent must be a citizen of Italy</span></div> <div><span class="category">dual citizenship recognized: </span><span class="category_data">yes</span></div> <div><span class="category">residency requirement for naturalization: </span><span class="category_data">4 years for EU nationals, 5 years for refugees and specified exceptions, 10 years for all others</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2123&term=Suffrage">Suffrage:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2123.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">18 years of age; universal except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2077&term=Executive branch">Executive branch:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2077.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">chief of state: </span><span class="category_data">President Sergio MATTARELLA (since 3 February 2015)</span></div> <div><span class="category">head of government: </span><span class="category_data">Prime Minister Paolo GENTILONI (since 12 December 2016); note - Prime Minister Matteo RENZI (since 22 February 2014) resigned 12 December 2016; the prime minister's official title is President of the Council of Ministers</span></div> <div><span class="category">cabinet: </span><span class="category_data">Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, known officially as the President of the Council of Ministers and locally as the Premier; nominated by the president</span></div> <div><span class="category">elections/appointments: </span><span class="category_data">president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of Parliament and 58 regional representatives for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 January 2015 (next scheduled for 2022); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by parliament</span></div> <div><span class="category">election results: </span><span class="category_data">Sergio MATTARELLA (PD) elected president; electoral college vote count in fourth round - 665 out of 1,009 (505-vote threshold); Paolo GENTILONI (PD) sworn in as prime minister on 12 December 2016</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2101&term=Legislative branch">Legislative branch:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2101.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">description: </span><span class="category_data">bicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the Senate or Senato della Repubblica (322 seats; 315 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 7 ex-officio members appointed by the president of the Republic to serve for life) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; 629 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member from Valle d'Aosta elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)</span></div> <div><span class="category">elections: </span><span class="category_data">Senate - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)</span></div> <div><span class="category">election results: </span><span class="category_data">Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 123 (PD 111, SEL 7, SVP 2, other 3), center-right coalition 117 (PdL 98, LN 18, other 1), M5S 54, centrist coalition 19, other 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 345 (PD 297, SEL 37, CD 6 SVP 5), center-right coalition 125 (PdL 98, LN 18, FdI 9), M5S 109, centrist coalition 47, other 3</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2094&term=Judicial branch">Judicial branch:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2094.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">highest court(s): </span><span class="category_data">Supreme Court of Cassation or Corte Suprema di Cassazione consists of the first president (chief justice), deputy president, 54 justices presiding over 6 civil and 7 criminal divisions, and 288 judges; an additional 30 judges of lower courts serve as supporting judges; cases normally heard by 5-judge panels; more complex cases heard by 9-judge panels; Constitutional Court or Corte Costituzionale (consists of the court president and 14 judges)</span></div> <div><span class="category">judge selection and term of office: </span><span class="category_data">Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of the Judiciary, headed by the president of the republic; judges may serve for life; Constitutional Court judges - 5 appointed by the president, 5 elected by parliament, 5 elected by select higher courts; judges serve up to 9 years</span></div> <div><span class="category">subordinate courts: </span><span class="category_data">various lower civil and criminal courts (primary and secondary tribunals, courts, and courts of appeal)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2118&term=Political parties and leaders">Political parties and leaders:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2118.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">Ruling left-center-right coalition: </span><span class="category_data"></span></div> <div class="category_data">Civic Choice or SC [Enrico ZANETTI]</div> <div class="category_data">Democratic Centre or CD [Bruno TABACCI]</div> <div class="category_data">Democratic Party or PD [Matteo RENZI]</div> <div class="category_data">The New Center-Right or NCD [Angelino ALFANO]</div> <div class="category_data">Union of the Center or UdC [Pier Fernando CASSINI]</div> <div class="category_data"></div> <div><span class="category">Center-right opposition: </span><span class="category_data"></span></div> <div class="category_data">Brothers of Italy-National Alliance or FdI-AN [Giorgia MELONI, Ignazio LA RUSSA, and Guido CROSETTO]</div> <div class="category_data">Forza Italia [Silvio BERLUSCONI] (formerly PdL)</div> <div class="category_data">Northern League or LN [Matteo SALVINI]</div> <div class="category_data">other minor parties</div> <div class="category_data"></div> <div><span class="category">Other parties and parliamentary groups: </span><span class="category_data"></span></div> <div class="category_data">Five Star Movment or M5S (populist, anti-establishment) [Beppe GRILLO]</div> <div class="category_data">Liberal Popular Alliance [Denis VERDINI]</div> <div class="category_data">Movement of Democrats and Progressives (left; external support of governing coalition) [Pierluigi BERSANI]</div> <div class="category_data">Sinistra Italiani (left opposition) [Nicola FRATOIANNI]</div> <div class="category_data">South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Philipp ACHAMMER]</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2115&term=Political pressure groups and leaders">Political pressure groups and leaders:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2115.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data"></div> <div><span class="category">manufacturers and merchants associations: </span><span class="category_data">Confcommercio</span></div> <div class="category_data">Confindustria</div> <div><span class="category">organized farm groups: </span><span class="category_data">Confcoltivatori</span></div> <div class="category_data">Confagricoltura</div> <div><span class="category">major trade union confederations: </span><span class="category_data">Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro or CGIL [Susanna CAMUSSO] (left wing)</span></div> <div class="category_data">Confederazione Italiana dei Sindacati Lavoratori or CISL [Raffaele BONANNI] (Roman Catholic centrist)</div> <div class="category_data">Unione Italiana del Lavoro or UIL [Luigi ANGELETTI] (lay centrist)</div> <div><span class="category">other: </span><span class="category_data">Roman Catholic Church</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2107&term=International organization participation">International organization participation:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2107.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2149&term=Diplomatic representation in the US">Diplomatic representation in the US:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2149.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">chief of mission: </span><span class="category_data">Ambassador Armando VARRICCHIO (since 2 March 2016)</span></div> <div><span class="category">chancery: </span><span class="category_data">3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008</span></div> <div><span class="category">telephone: </span><span class="category_data">[1] (202) 612-4400</span></div> <div><span class="category">FAX: </span><span class="category_data">[1] (202) 518-2151</span></div> <div><span class="category">consulate(s) general: </span><span class="category_data">Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco</span></div> <div><span class="category">consulate(s): </span><span class="category_data">Charlotte (NC), Cleveland (OH), Detroit (MI), Hattiesburg (MS), Honolulu (HI), New Orleans, Newark (NJ), Norfolk (VA), Pittsburgh (PA), Portland (OR), Seattle</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2007&term=Diplomatic representation from the US">Diplomatic representation from the US:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2007.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">chief of mission: </span><span class="category_data">Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kelly C. DEGNAN (since 20 January 2017); note - also accredited to San Marino</span></div> <div><span class="category">embassy: </span><span class="category_data">Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187-Rome</span></div> <div><span class="category">mailing address: </span><span class="category_data">PSC 59, Box 100, APO AE 09624</span></div> <div><span class="category">telephone: </span><span class="category_data">[39] (06) 46741</span></div> <div><span class="category">FAX: </span><span class="category_data">[39] (06) 4674-2244</span></div> <div><span class="category">consulate(s) general: </span><span class="category_data">Florence, Milan, Naples</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2081&term=Flag description">Flag description:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2081.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; design inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in 1797; colors are those of Milan (red and white) combined with the green uniform color of the Milanese civic guard</div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">similar to the flag of Mexico, which is longer, uses darker shades of red and green, and has its coat of arms centered on the white band; Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2230&term=National symbol(s)">National symbol(s):</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2230.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">white, five-pointed star (Stella d'Italia); national colors: red, white, green</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2218&term=National anthem">National anthem:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2218.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">name: </span><span class="category_data">"Il Canto degli Italiani" (The Song of the Italians)</span></div> <div><span class="category">lyrics/music: </span><span class="category_data">Goffredo MAMELI/Michele NOVARO</span></div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">adopted 1946; the anthem, originally written in 1847, is also known as "L'Inno di Mameli" (Mameli's Hymn), and "Fratelli D'Italia" (Brothers of Italy)</span></div> <div class="wrap"><div class="audio-player"><audio id="audio-player-1" class="my-audio-player" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/IT.mp3" type="audio/mp3" controls="controls"></audio></div></div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Economy" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Economy :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2116&term=Economy - overview">Economy - overview:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2116.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Italy has a diversified economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, highly subsidized, agricultural south, where unemployment is higher. The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family-owned. Italy also has a sizable underground economy, which by some estimates accounts for as much as 17% of GDP. These activities are most common within the agriculture, construction, and service sectors.</div> <div class="category_data"></div> <div class="category_data">Italy is the third-largest economy in the euro zone, but its exceptionally high public debt and structural impediments to growth have rendered it vulnerable to scrutiny by financial markets. Public debt has increased steadily since 2007, reaching 133% of GDP in 2016. Investor concerns about Italy and the broader euro-zone crisis eased in 2013, bringing down Italy's borrowing costs on sovereign government debt from euro-era records. The government still faces pressure from investors and European partners to sustain its efforts to address Italy's longstanding structural impediments to growth, such as labor market inefficiencies, a sluggish judicial system, and a weak banking sector. Italy’s economy returned to modest growth in late 2014 for the first time since late 2011. In 2015-16, Italy’s economy grew 0.7% each year. In 2016, overall unemployment was 11.7%, but youth unemployment remains high at 37.1%.</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2001&term=GDP (purchasing power parity)">GDP (purchasing power parity):</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2001.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$2.221 trillion (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$2.204 trillion (2015 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$2.187 trillion (2014 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">data are in 2016 dollars</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2001rank.html#it">13</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2195&term=GDP (official exchange rate)">GDP (official exchange rate):</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$1.852 trillion (2016 est.)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2003&term=GDP - real growth rate">GDP - real growth rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2003.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">0.8% (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">0.8% (2015 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">-0.3% (2014 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2003rank.html#it">182</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2004&term=GDP - per capita (PPP)">GDP - per capita (PPP):</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2004.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$36,300 (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$36,300 (2015 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$36,000 (2014 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">data are in 2016 dollars</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html#it">52</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2260&term=Gross national saving">Gross national saving:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2260.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">18.8% of GDP (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">19% of GDP (2015 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">18.2% of GDP (2014 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2260rank.html#it">94</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2259&term=GDP - composition, by end use">GDP - composition, by end use:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2259.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">household consumption: </span><span class="category_data">60.9%</span></div> <div><span class="category">government consumption: </span><span class="category_data">18.8%</span></div> <div><span class="category">investment in fixed capital: </span><span class="category_data">16.5%</span></div> <div><span class="category">investment in inventories: </span><span class="category_data">0.2%</span></div> <div><span class="category">exports of goods and services: </span><span class="category_data">29.7%</span></div> <div><span class="category">imports of goods and services: </span><span class="category_data">-26.1% (2016 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2012&term=GDP - composition, by sector of origin">GDP - composition, by sector of origin:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2012.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">agriculture: </span><span class="category_data">2.2%</span></div> <div><span class="category">industry: </span><span class="category_data">23.9%</span></div> <div><span class="category">services: </span><span class="category_data">73.8% (2016 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2052&term=Agriculture - products">Agriculture - products:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2052.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2090&term=Industries">Industries:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2090.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2089&term=Industrial production growth rate">Industrial production growth rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2089.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">0.8% (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2089rank.html#it">154</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2095&term=Labor force">Labor force:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2095.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">25.6 million (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2095rank.html#it">27</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2048&term=Labor force - by occupation">Labor force - by occupation:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2048.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">agriculture: </span><span class="category_data">3.9%</span></div> <div><span class="category">industry: </span><span class="category_data">28.3%</span></div> <div><span class="category">services: </span><span class="category_data">67.8% (2011)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2129&term=Unemployment rate">Unemployment rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2129.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">11.4% (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">11.9% (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2129rank.html#it">136</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2046&term=Population below poverty line">Population below poverty line:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2046.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">29.9% (2012 est.)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2047&term=Household income or consumption by percentage share">Household income or consumption by percentage share:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2047.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">lowest 10%: </span><span class="category_data">2.3%</span></div> <div><span class="category">highest 10%: </span><span class="category_data">26.8% (2000)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2172&term=Distribution of family income - Gini index">Distribution of family income - Gini index:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2172.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">31.9 (2012 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">27.3 (1995)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html#it">114</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2056&term=Budget">Budget:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2056.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">revenues: </span><span class="category_data">$842.5 billion</span></div> <div><span class="category">expenditures: </span><span class="category_data">$889.8 billion (2016 est.)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2221&term=Taxes and other revenues">Taxes and other revenues:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2221.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">45.5% of GDP (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2221rank.html#it">21</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2222&term=Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)">Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2222.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2222rank.html#it">89</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2186&term=Public debt">Public debt:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2186.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">132.5% of GDP (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">132.8% of GDP (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">Italy reports its data on public debt according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty; general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year, in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises the central government, state government, local government and social security funds</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2186rank.html#it">4</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2080&term=Fiscal year">Fiscal year:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2080.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">calendar year</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2092&term=Inflation rate (consumer prices)">Inflation rate (consumer prices):</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2092.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">-0.2% (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">0.1% (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2092rank.html#it">29</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2207&term=Central bank discount rate">Central bank discount rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2207.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">0.25% (31 December 2013)</div> <div class="category_data">0.75% (31 December 2012)</div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2207rank.html#it">138</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2208&term=Commercial bank prime lending rate">Commercial bank prime lending rate:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2208.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">3.8% (31 December 2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">4.13% (31 December 2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2208rank.html#it">157</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2214&term=Stock of narrow money">Stock of narrow money:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2214.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$1.069 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$1.026 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2214rank.html#it">7</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2215&term=Stock of broad money">Stock of broad money:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2215.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$2.134 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$2.284 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2215rank.html#it">8</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2211&term=Stock of domestic credit">Stock of domestic credit:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2211.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$2.97 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$3.053 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2211rank.html#it">7</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2200&term=Market value of publicly traded shares">Market value of publicly traded shares:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2200.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$587.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$615.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$480.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2200rank.html#it">21</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2187&term=Current account balance">Current account balance:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2187.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$50.76 billion (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$29.57 billion (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2187rank.html#it">10</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2078&term=Exports">Exports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2078.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$436.3 billion (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$450.1 billion (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2078rank.html#it">9</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2049&term=Exports - commodities">Exports - commodities:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2049.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco; minerals, nonferrous metals</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2050&term=Exports - partners">Exports - partners:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2050.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Germany 12.3%, France 10.3%, US 8.7%, UK 5.4%, Spain 4.8%, Switzerland 4.7% (2015)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2087&term=Imports">Imports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2087.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$372.2 billion (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$391.2 billion (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2087rank.html#it">13</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2058&term=Imports - commodities">Imports - commodities:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2058.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages, tobacco</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2061&term=Imports - partners">Imports - partners:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2061.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Germany 15.4%, France 8.7%, China 7.7%, Netherlands 5.6%, Spain 5%, Belgium 4.7% (2015)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2188&term=Reserves of foreign exchange and gold">Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2188.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$130.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$142.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2188rank.html#it">18</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2079&term=Debt - external">Debt - external:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2079.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$2.444 trillion (31 March 2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$2.3 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2079rank.html#it">10</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2198&term=Stock of direct foreign investment - at home">Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2198.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$472.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$463.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2198rank.html#it">17</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2199&term=Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad">Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2199.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">$610.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">$594.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2199rank.html#it">16</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2076&term=Exchange rates">Exchange rates:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2076.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">euros (EUR) per US dollar -</div> <div class="category_data">0.9214 (2016 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">0.885 (2015 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">0.885 (2014 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">0.7634 (2013 est.)</div> <div class="category_data">0.78 (2012 est.)</div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Energy" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Energy :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2268&term=Electricity access">Electricity access:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2268.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">electrification - total population: </span><span class="category_data">100% (2016)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2232&term=Electricity - production">Electricity - production:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2232.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">283 billion kWh (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2232rank.html#it">14</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2233&term=Electricity - consumption">Electricity - consumption:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2233.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">297 billion kWh (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2233rank.html#it">12</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2234&term=Electricity - exports">Electricity - exports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2234.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">4.5 billion kWh (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2234rank.html#it">37</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2235&term=Electricity - imports">Electricity - imports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2235.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">50.8 billion kWh (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2235rank.html#it">3</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2236&term=Electricity - installed generating capacity">Electricity - installed generating capacity:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2236.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">120 million kW (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2236rank.html#it">11</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2237&term=Electricity - from fossil fuels">Electricity - from fossil fuels:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2237.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">57.1% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2237rank.html#it">138</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2239&term=Electricity - from nuclear fuels">Electricity - from nuclear fuels:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2239.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2239rank.html#it">113</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2238&term=Electricity - from hydroelectric plants">Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2238.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">18.8% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2238rank.html#it">98</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2240&term=Electricity - from other renewable sources">Electricity - from other renewable sources:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2240.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">24% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2240rank.html#it">10</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2241&term=Crude oil - production">Crude oil - production:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2241.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">100,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2241rank.html#it">44</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2242&term=Crude oil - exports">Crude oil - exports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2242.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">24,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2242rank.html#it">55</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2243&term=Crude oil - imports">Crude oil - imports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2243.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">1.395 million bbl/day (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2243rank.html#it">9</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2244&term=Crude oil - proved reserves">Crude oil - proved reserves:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2244.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">544.5 million bbl (1 January 2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2244rank.html#it">51</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2245&term=Refined petroleum products - production">Refined petroleum products - production:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2245.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">1.578 million bbl/day (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2245rank.html#it">13</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2246&term=Refined petroleum products - consumption">Refined petroleum products - consumption:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2246.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">1.266 million bbl/day (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2246rank.html#it">19</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2247&term=Refined petroleum products - exports">Refined petroleum products - exports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2247.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">533,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2247rank.html#it">13</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2248&term=Refined petroleum products - imports">Refined petroleum products - imports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2248.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">261,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2248rank.html#it">27</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2249&term=Natural gas - production">Natural gas - production:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2249.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">5.785 billion cu m (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2249rank.html#it">48</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2250&term=Natural gas - consumption">Natural gas - consumption:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2250.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">70.91 billion cu m (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2250rank.html#it">11</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2251&term=Natural gas - exports">Natural gas - exports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2251.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">21.2 million cu m (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2251rank.html#it">51</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2252&term=Natural gas - imports">Natural gas - imports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2252.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">65.28 billion cu m (2016 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2252rank.html#it">6</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2253&term=Natural gas - proved reserves">Natural gas - proved reserves:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2253.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">53.72 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2253rank.html#it">62</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2254&term=Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy">Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2254.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">362 million Mt (2013 est.)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2254rank.html#it">19</a></span></div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Communications" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Communications :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2150&term=Telephones - fixed lines">Telephones - fixed lines:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2150.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total subscriptions: </span><span class="category_data">20,236,305</span></div> <div><span class="category">subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: </span><span class="category_data">33 (July 2015 est.)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2150rank.html#it">15</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2151&term=Telephones - mobile cellular">Telephones - mobile cellular:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2151.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">92.52 million</span></div> <div><span class="category">subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: </span><span class="category_data">150 (July 2015 est.)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2151rank.html#it">18</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2124&term=Telephone system">Telephone system:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2124.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">general assessment: </span><span class="category_data">modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services</span></div> <div><span class="category">domestic: </span><span class="category_data">high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks</span></div> <div><span class="category">international: </span><span class="category_data">country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat (2015)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2213&term=Broadcast media">Broadcast media:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2213.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; about 1,300 commercial radio stations (2007)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2154&term=Internet country code">Internet country code:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2154.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">.it</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2153&term=Internet users">Internet users:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2153.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">40.559 million</span></div> <div><span class="category">percent of population: </span><span class="category_data">65.6% (July 2015 est.)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2153rank.html#it">18</a></span></div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Transportation" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Transportation :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2269&term=National air transport system">National air transport system:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2269.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">number of registered air carriers: </span><span class="category_data">9</span></div> <div><span class="category">inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: </span><span class="category_data">382</span></div> <div><span class="category">annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: </span><span class="category_data">26,036,010</span></div> <div><span class="category">annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: </span><span class="category_data">945,433,732 mt-km (2015)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2270&term=Civil aircraft registration country code prefix">Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2270.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">I (2016)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2053&term=Airports">Airports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2053.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">129 (2013)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html#it">45</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2030&term=Airports - with paved runways">Airports - with paved runways:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2030.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">98</span></div> <div><span class="category">over 3,047 m: </span><span class="category_data">9</span></div> <div><span class="category">2,438 to 3,047 m: </span><span class="category_data">31</span></div> <div><span class="category">1,524 to 2,437 m: </span><span class="category_data">18</span></div> <div><span class="category">914 to 1,523 m: </span><span class="category_data">29</span></div> <div><span class="category">under 914 m: </span><span class="category_data">11 (2013)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2031&term=Airports - with unpaved runways">Airports - with unpaved runways:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2031.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">31</span></div> <div><span class="category">1,524 to 2,437 m: </span><span class="category_data">1</span></div> <div><span class="category">914 to 1,523 m: </span><span class="category_data">10</span></div> <div><span class="category">under 914 m: </span><span class="category_data">20 (2013)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2019&term=Heliports">Heliports:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2019.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">5 (2013)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2117&term=Pipelines">Pipelines:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2117.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">gas 20,223 km; oil 1,393 km; refined products 1,574 km (2013)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2121&term=Railways">Railways:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2121.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">20,181.7 km</span></div> <div><span class="category">standard gauge: </span><span class="category_data">18,770.1 km 1.435-m gauge (12,893.6 km electrified)</span></div> <div><span class="category">narrow gauge: </span><span class="category_data">122.3 km 1.000-m gauge (122.3 km electrified); 1,289.3 km 0.950-m gauge (151.3 km electrified) (2014)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2121rank.html#it">14</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2085&term=Roadways">Roadways:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2085.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">487,700 km</span></div> <div><span class="category">paved: </span><span class="category_data">487,700 km (includes 6,700 km of expressways) (2007)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2085rank.html#it">15</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2093&term=Waterways">Waterways:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2093.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">2,400 km (used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail) (2012)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2093rank.html#it">36</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2108&term=Merchant marine">Merchant marine:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2108.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">total: </span><span class="category_data">681</span></div> <div><span class="category">by type: </span><span class="category_data">bulk carrier 105, cargo 42, carrier 1, chemical tanker 164, container 21, liquefied gas 28, passenger 25, passenger/cargo 154, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 39, specialized tanker 9, vehicle carrier 30</span></div> <div><span class="category">foreign-owned: </span><span class="category_data">90 (Denmark 4, France 2, Greece 7, Luxembourg 14, Netherlands 2, Nigeria 1, Norway 6, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 13, Taiwan 10, Turkey 4, UK 2, US 23)</span></div> <div><span class="category">registered in other countries: </span><span class="category_data">201 (Bahamas 1, Belize 3, Cayman Islands 7, Cyprus 6, Georgia 2, Gibraltar 4, Greece 5, Liberia 47, Malta 45, Marshall Islands 1, Morocco 1, Netherlands 6, Panama 25, Portugal 12, Russia 14, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4, Singapore 5, Slovakia 2, Spain 1, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UK 3, unknown 1) (2010)</span></div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2108rank.html#it">17</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2120&term=Ports and terminals">Ports and terminals:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2120.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">major seaport(s): </span><span class="category_data">Augusta, Cagliari, Genoa, Livorno, Taranto, Trieste, Venice</span></div> <div><span class="category">oil terminal(s): </span><span class="category_data">Melilli (Santa Panagia) oil terminal, Sarroch oil terminal</span></div> <div><span class="category">container port(s) (TEUs): </span><span class="category_data">Genoa (1,847,648), Gioia Tauro (2,264,798), La Spezia (1,307,274)</span></div> <div><span class="category">LNG terminal(s) (import): </span><span class="category_data">La Spezia, Panigaglia, Porto Levante</span></div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Military and Security" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Military and Security :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2034&term=Military expenditures">Military expenditures:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2034.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">1.31% of GDP (2015)</div> <div class="category_data">1.47% of GDP (2014)</div> <div class="category_data">1.59% of GDP (2013)</div> <div class="category_data">1.63% of GDP (2012)</div> <div class="category_data">1.68% of GDP (2011)</div> <div><span class="category">country comparison to the world: </span><span class="category_data"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html#it">52</a></span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2055&term=Military branches">Military branches:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2055.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Italian Armed Forces: Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC), Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) (2015)</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2024&term=Military service age and obligation">Military service age and obligation:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2024.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation (2013)</div> </li> <li><h2 class="question eur_med" sectiontitle="Transnational Issues" ccode="it" style="border-bottom: 2px solid white; cursor: pointer;">Transnational Issues :: <span class="region">ITALY </span></h2></li><li> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2070&term=Disputes - international">Disputes - international:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2070.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa</div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2194&term=Refugees and internally displaced persons">Refugees and internally displaced persons:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2194.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div><span class="category">refugees (country of origin): </span><span class="category_data">16,033 (Afghanistan); 14,336 (Somalia); 14,247 (Nigeria); 13,412 (Pakistan); 11,327 (Mali); 10,049 (Eritrea); 7,723 (Gambia); 5,805 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2016)</span></div> <div><span class="category">stateless persons: </span><span class="category_data">701 (2016)</span></div> <div><span class="category">note: </span><span class="category_data">420,461 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (January 2015 - July 2017)</span></div> <div id="field" class="category eur_light" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2086&term=Illicit drugs">Illicit drugs:</a><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2086.html#it"><img style="float: right;padding: 4px; border: 0; text-decoration:none;" src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif"></a></div> <div class="category_data">important gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market; money laundering by organized crime and from smuggling</div> </li> </ul>   </div>  </div>   </div> </div> </div> </article></div> <aside class="content-box-2"></aside></div> </section><footer id="footer"><span class="divider"></span> <a href="#" class="logo-2"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/++theme++contextual.agencytheme/images/logo-2.png" width="61" height="61" alt="Central Intelligence Agency"></a> <div class="footer-holder"> <div class="footer-frame"> <nav class="footer-nav"><div class="info-block"> <h3><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia">About CIA</a></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia">Today's CIA</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/leadership">Leadership</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-vision-mission-values">CIA Vision, Mission, Ethos & Challenges</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/headquarters-tour">Headquarters Tour</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum">CIA Museum</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/history-of-the-cia">History of the CIA</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/publications-review-board">Publications Review Board</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/faqs">FAQs</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/no-fear-act">NoFEAR Act</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies">Site Policies</a> </li> </ul></div> <div class="info-block"> <h3><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers">Careers & Internships</a></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities">Career Opportunities </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities">Student Opportunities</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/application-process">Application Process</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/life-at-cia">Life at CIA</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/benefits.html">Benefits</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/diversity">Diversity</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/military-transition">Military Transition</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/games-information">Tools and Challenges</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/faq">FAQs</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/careers/video-center">Video Center</a> </li> </ul><h3><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia">Offices of CIA</a></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/intelligence-analysis">Intelligence & Analysis</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service">Clandestine Service</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/science-technology">Science & Technology</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/mission-support">Support to Mission</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/digital-innovation">Digital Innovation</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/mission-centers">Mission Centers</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/human-resources">Human Resources</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/public-affairs">Public Affairs</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/general-counsel">General Counsel</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/equal-employment-opportunity">Equal Employment Opportunity</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/congressional-affairs">Congressional Affairs</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/inspector-general">Inspector General</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/military-affairs">Military Affairs</a> </li> </ul></div> <div class="info-block"> <h3><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information">News & Information</a></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/blog">Blog</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements">Press Releases & Statements</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony">Speeches & Testimony</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/cia-the-war-on-terrorism">CIA & the War on Terrorism</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive">Featured Story Archive</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/your-news">Your News</a> </li> </ul><h3><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library">Library</a></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications">Publications</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence">Center for the Study of Intelligence</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/foia">Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers">Kent Center Occasional Papers</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature">Intelligence Literature</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/reports">Reports</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/related-links.html">Related Links</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/library/video-center">Video Center</a> </li> </ul></div> <div class="info-block add"> <h3><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page">Kids' Zone</a></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/k-5th-grade">K-5th Grade</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/6-12th-grade">6-12th Grade</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/parents-teachers">Parents & Teachers</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games">Games</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/related-links">Related Links</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/privacy-statement">Privacy Statement</a> </li> </ul><h3><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia">Connect with CIA</a></h3> <ul class="socials-list"><li><a class="social-6" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/https://twitter.com/CIA">CIA Twitter</a></li> <li><a class="social-5" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/https://www.facebook.com/Central.Intelligence.Agency">CIA Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://www.youtube.com/user/ciagov">CIA YouTube</a></li> <li><a class="social-2" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciagov">CIA Flickr PhotoStream</a></li> <li><a class="social-3" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/your-news">RSS</a></li> <li><a class="social-4 landingTrigger" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia">Contact Us</a></li> </ul></div> </nav><div id="plugins" class="info-panel"> <h4>* Required plugins</h4> <ul><li data-plugin="swf"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/">Adobe® Flash Player</a></li> <li data-plugin="pdf"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://get.adobe.com/reader/">Adobe® Reader®</a></li> <li data-plugin="doc"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4">MS Word Viewer</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </footer></div> <div class="footer-panel"> <nav class="sub-nav"><h3 class="visuallyhidden">Footer Navigation</h3> <ul><li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#privacy-notice" title="Site Policies">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/#copy" title="Site Policies">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/site-policies/" title="Site Policies">Site Policies</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://www.usa.gov/">USA.gov</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://www.foia.cia.gov/">FOIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170709111211/http://www.dni.gov/">DNI.gov</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/no-fear-act/" title="No FEAR Act">NoFEAR Act</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/inspector-general/">Inspector General</a></li>  <li><a class="landingTrigger" href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/contact-cia/">Contact CIA</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></li> </ul><a href="/web/20170709111211/https://www.cia.gov/open/" class="footer-logo"><img src="/web/20170709111211im_/https://www.cia.gov/++theme++contextual.agencytheme/images/ico-06.png" alt="open gov"></a> </nav></div> <div class="skip"><a href="#wrapper">back to top</a></div> </div></div><script async src="/web/20170709111211js_/https://www.cia.gov/js2/verification.js"></script></body></html>