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Italian Republic
Repubblica Italiana
former: Kingdom of Italy
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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25 million (1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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20.5 million (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks international: 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; 21 submarine cables |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998) |
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Radios:
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50.5 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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30.3 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.it |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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93 (Italy and Holy See) (2000) |
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Internet users:
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19.25 million (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 19,786 km
standard gauge: 18,761 km 1.435-m gauge (11,251 km electrified) narrow gauge: 113 km 1.000-m gauge (113 km electrified); 912 km 0.950-m gauge (192 km electrified) (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 668,669 km
paved: 668,669 km (including 6,460 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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2,400 km
note: serves various types of commercial traffic, although of limited overall value (2002) |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 1,703 km; petroleum products 2,148 km; natural gas 19,400 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Augusta (Sicily), Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Milazzo, Naples, Porto Foxi, Porto Torres (Sardinia), Salerno, Savona, Taranto, Trieste, Venice (2001) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 467 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,499,248 GRT/10,383,988 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Denmark 4, France 1, Greece 3, Man, Isle of 1, Monaco 7, Netherlands 6, Norway 1, Panama 2, Spain 1, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 15, Turkey 1, United Kingdom 6, United States 12 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 45, cargo 41, chemical tanker 91, combination ore/oil 4, container 24, liquefied gas 37, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 15, petroleum tanker 80, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 70, short-sea passenger 27, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 16 |
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Airports:
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135 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 96
over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 34 914 to 1,523 m: 30 under 914 m: 12 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 38
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 18 under 914 m: 18 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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4 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 14,184,307 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 12,157,753 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 304,369 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$20.2 billion (2002) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.64% (2002) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Croatia and Italy are still trying to resolve bilateral property and ethnic minority rights dating from World War II |
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Illicit drugs:
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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 |