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In import of Italy prevail fuel (oil, coal, coke) and industrial raw materials (scrap metal, a clap); it imports also cars and the foodstuffs. In export a leading role finished articles (play cars, the equipment, fabrics) and fruit (oranges, lemons). The biggest goods turnover with the countries "General market", Switzerland and the USA. Галуззямми the international specialisation there is textile, sewing and взуттева, a vegetable growing, winemaking, cultivation of grapes, citrus, fruit. In 1991 was it is exported production on 209 billion долларів.

Among types of transport the leading place belongs to a railway transportation. On ровню electrification of railways the country occupies one of the first places in the world.

Slowness of tracks represents over 30,5 thousand in km., including 20 thousand electrified. The greatest railway junction is Мілан. Highways which pass on east and western coast Apenninsky півострова are the major tracks. The central trunk-railway is Мілан - Bologna-Florence - Rhymes.

Natural conditions of Italy allow to grow up all cultures воздержанного a climate, but especially they favorable for subtropical fruit plants and grapes. In Northern Italy the located lowland Podanska with fertile грунтами, convenient for agriculture. On it the greatest river of Italy - flows On, that is widely used for ирригации. A climate here soft, transitive from воздержанного to the subtropical. In Southern Italy a relief mountainous, narrow strips of lowlands last only lengthways coast. Prevail stony, poor гумусом to a ground. Typical середземноморський a climate with hot both dry summer and in the warm winter favorable for citrus, olive, миндалевых trees ми other garden cultures, and also grapes.

Italy is badly provided by principal views of minerals - coal, oil, iron ore. More considerable stocks of natural gas, bauxites, polymetallic ores. Very rich deposits of mercury, sulphur, marble. Among other countries of Europe Italy is allocated also on resources water and геотермічно ї energy. The industry of Italy strongly depends on raw materials and fuel import.

Italy takes the second place in Europe (after Germany) on number of inhabitants - 57,9 million persons. The country is marked by the big density of the population (191 чол. On км2).

Italy - one of the densely populated countries of Europe. Population placing influences intensively протікаючий urbanization process. The basic part of urban population is concentrated in Northern Italy. The majority of cities of Italy arisen in ancient and middle ages. They use world popularity as original historical museums with architectural ancient monuments and works of art. Among them Florence, Venice, Мілан, Genoa, Bologna are allocated Rhymes.

On the north of Italy there are Alpes which considerably complicate its territorial communications with France, Switzerland, Austria. At the same time these mountains have exclusive value in formation of a climate of Italy as represent a natural obstacle for penetration of air weights from the continent north.