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Italy Education
The
climate of Italy is highly diverse and can be far from
the stereotypical Mediterranean climate, depending on
location. Most of the inland northern regions of Italy,
for example Piedmont, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, have
a climate variously described as humid continental or
temperate. Italy's
official language is Italian. Ethnologue has estimated
that there are about 55 million speakers of the language
in Italy and a further 6.7 million outside of the
country. However, between 120 and 150 million people use
Italian as a second or cultural language, worldwide. The currency in Italy is the Euro.
The Italian Lira was replaced in 2002, and now the Euro
is the official Italian currency. You can convert US
dollars to Euros at any bank during your visit to Italy.
The currency exchange currently is 1.42 US dollars to 1
Euro. The population of Italy in 2003 was
estimated by the United Nations at 57,423,000, which
placed it as number 22 in population among the 193
nations of the world. In that year approximately 19% of
the population was over 65 years of age, with another
14% of the population under 15 years of age. Rome is the capital of Italy and the
country's largest and most populated city and comune,
with over 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq
mi). Image Gallery:
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