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| Country | Italy | | Capital | Rome | | Location | Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia | | Size | 301,230 sq km | | Terrain | mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands | | Climate | predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south | | Languages | 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) | | Nationality | noun: Italian(s)
adjective: Italian | | Religion | predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community | | Currency | euro (EUR) | | Exports | engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; food, beverages and tobacco; minerals and nonferrous metals |
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