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Capital
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Rome
Population
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57,715,625 (July 2002 est.)
Area
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301,230 sq km
includes Sardinia and Sicily - slightly larger than Arizona
Type of Government
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republic
Money
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euro (EUR); Italian lira (ITL)
on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Climate
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predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Primary Language
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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)
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