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Italy Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/italy/italy_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 301,230 km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than Arizona Land boundaries: 1,902.2 km total
Coastline: 4,996 km Maritime claims: @m5Continental shelf: 200 m or to depth of exploitation @m5Territorial sea: 12 nm Disputes: South Tyrol question with Austria; Trieste question with Yugoslavia Climate: predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south Terrain: mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands Natural resources: mercury, potash, marble, sulfur, dwindling natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal Land use: 32% arable land; 10% permanent crops; 17% meadows and pastures; 22% forest and woodland; 19% other; includes 10% irrigated Environment: regional risks include landslides, mudflows, snowslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding, pollution; land sinkage in Venice Note: strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as
well as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe
NOTE: The information regarding Italy on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Italy Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |