The population of Italy is over 60 million people, which leads the state to the leading positions in Europe (on the 4th place after Germany, France and Great Britain). The population of Italy is one-national - more than 94% are Italians.
If you look at the structure of employment, you can see a fairly high percentage reduction in the number of jobs in certain industries, but at the same time, a steady increase in employment in trade, banking and insurance is a common trend in highly developed countries. The population of Italy, in its majority (over 70%), lives in cities, the largest of which are Rome (2.72 million), Milan (1.3 million), Naples (964 thousand) and Turin (906 thousand). The state has a diversified industrial-agrarian economy with the industrial north, where private companies predominate, and the less developed agrarian south, with a rather high unemployment rate.
The Italian economy is managed, mainly, by producing high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of which are in family ownership. Many well-known brands of clothing, footwear, winemaking, automotive industry and others have their capacities in Italy. They are Dolce & Gabana, Gucci, Ferrari, Lamborgini, Versace, Nutella, Martini and others.
Of course, tourism is one of the most important sources of profit for the state, because today Italy is considered one of the most popular countries in the world among travelers. All of its thousand-year history was embodied in many historical monuments of architecture. Rome, with its sights: the Colosseum, the Forum, the Pantheon, as well as the dwarf state of the Vatican, is the most visited
Tourists city of Italy. In addition to Rome, every vacationer must visit Venice - "City on the water", which many are awarded the title of the most beautiful city in the world. Impressive and majestic palaces form a peculiar mysterious world, where the indifferent elegance of Gothic architecture adjoins the magnificent luxuries of the Baroque. At the same time, in all corners of this "paradise" there is a splash of water, which, washing the socles of buildings, reflects architectural creations. About all tourist places in Italy so you can not write at once, you would have to write more than one volume. However, we list the other most popular attractions: this is Florence with its majestic cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and other historical heritage in Milan, Naples and Turin. Also famous are marine Resorts of the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. According to some data, the population of Italy during the tourist season is increasing by 5-10 million people.
Currently, Italy's economic development is confidently moving forward, thanks to numerous investments, stable growth in exports and a rise in the level of service. However, there are some problems. First, the country has a significant shadow economy, which, according to some estimates, is as much as 15% of GDP. Secondly, there is a drop in demand for Italian products among the mass market. The population of Italy also leaves its negative trace - the country has a relatively low birth rate, in which the so-called "aging of the nation" is observed.