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Italy

Italy is a country in southern Europe


known for its rich history, art, cuisine,
fashion, and beautiful landscapes. Its
capital is Rome, and its population is
approximately 60 million people.
Ethnic groups

Distribution of people of ancient


Italy c. 500 BCE.
Resident foreigners

Bennito Mussolini
After World War II and the
demise of fascism, Italy
entered a period of
unprecedented
economic growth and high
population mobility.
Immigration to Italy
Languages of
Italy

The official language of


Italy is Italian. As you
can see in the chart the
next most popular
languages are English
and French.
Religion

Catholicism Islam Atheism


Catholicism is the Islam is not currently An increasing number of
dominant religion in Italy, recognized as an official Italians identify as atheist
making up 74% of the religion, though 3.7% of or agnostic.
population Italians are Muslim.

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