The main articles are:
Climate
Main article: Climate in Europe
Geology
Earthquakes
Italy is at the junction of two tectonic plates (African and Eurasian) and at the top of two major fault lines, so high seismicity is common for this region.
Volcanoes
- Vesuvius
- Stromboli
History
Main article: History of Italy
Population
Main article: Population of Italy
Regions and cities
- Rome is the capital
Citizenship and residence permit
2019: Number of permits with a residence permit per 1,000 inhabitants of Italy
Passport strength
Health care
Parliament
2022
Far-right party Fdl (Fratelli d'Italia) seat share - 30%
Five Star Movement Support Map
Proportion of women in parliament - 36.4%
Government
- Government of Italy
- Italian Ministry of Defence
- Italian Ministry of the Interior (Ministero Dell Interno)
Economy of Italy
Main article: Italian economy
Communications Market
Information Technology
IT market
2022: Italy sets up €4 billion fund to boost chip production
In early March 2022, Italy created a €4 billion fund to develop chip production. With these funds, the country's leadership seeks to attract more investment from technology companies such as Intel. Read more here.
2021: Introduction of fines for users of pirated online cinemas in Italy
In early September 2021 Italy , they began to fine users and subscribers pirate online cinemas who used the services. IPTV More. here
2020: European tech companies attracting the most investment in 5 years
Ecology
Export of plastic waste
Armed Forces
NATO membership
Main article: NATO
2023:66% of the population supports NATO
Number of troops
2024: Thousands of US military remain stationed in the country
2021: 174,000 troops
Military budget
2023: Defence spending - 1.5% of GDP
US nuclear missiles
2023:35 hydrogen bombs B-61
2022
Fighter aircrafts
At the beginning of 2024 To Europe , there is only one pilot training center for F-35 fighters in Sardinia, Italy.
Tanks
2024: Plan to replace Ariete S1 tanks with Leopard-2 until 2037
The Defense Commission of the Italian Parliament in March 2024 approved a program to increase the number of Leopard-2 tanks in the national ground forces. The assembly of new cars will be organized in the area of the city of Spezia in Italy.
The program is divided into two stages:
- from 2024 to 2026, preparatory work will be carried out.
- from 2027 to 2037. it is planned to produce 132 battle tanks and 140 auxiliary vehicles based on Leopard 2.
"Leopards" are designed to replace the tanks "Ariete C1," which are in service with Italy in the amount of 200 pcs.
Education
Libraries
2021: In Italy - 7 thousand public libraries
Education costs
Culture
Music
Composers
- Giuseppe Sarti
- Giovanni Paiziyello (May 9, 1741 - June 5, 1816 Naples)
- Baldassarre Galuppi (1706-1785)
Cookery
Cheeses
Religion
2022
49.4% of the population believes in life after death
43% of the population attends divine services at least once a month
2021:21% of the population say religion is important in their lives
Science