Italy Transportion

Country Name: Italian Republic

Capital City: Rome

Population: 58,133,509 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.04% (2006)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Languages: Italian

Area: 301,230 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.7% (2005)

Domain extension: .it

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF ITALY

Railways - total:

19,460 km

Railways - standard gauge:

18,038 km 1.435-m gauge (11,354 km electrified)

Railways - broad gauge:

123 km 1.000-m gauge (123 km electrified); 1,299 km 0.950-m gauge (161 km electrified) (2006)

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

133 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

Heliports:

5 (2006)

Waterways:

2,400 km

Pipelines - gas:

gas 17,589 km;

Pipelines - oil:

1,136 km (2006)

Pipelines - refined products:

Ports and Terminals:

Augusta, Genoa, Livorno, Melilli Oil Terminal, Ravenna, Taranto, Trieste, Venice