Italy     [55]
(Independent )
ISO COUNTRY CODE: IT
LAND AREA: 301225 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 57399000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 191 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 10%
  URBAN POP: 67% (1994), versus 59% (1960), Annual Growth: 0.1%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 77.8 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 98.1%
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.921

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$1101.0 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 1.7%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 2.1%
  GDP/Capita: $15058  GDP/Capita PPP: $19363
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $5296, 1970 $8606, 1980 $11827, 1990 $14567

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 6496,000 ha, 22.1% of land area, 0.1 ha/capita
  ANNUAL CHANGE IN FOREST COVER: 0.1%
  ARABLE LAND: 30.0% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 2.9,000 cu.m/cap/year

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: