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Il Canto degli Italiani
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Key Facts
Climate
predominantly Mediterranean; alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Coastline
7,600 km
Government type
parliamentary republic
Natural resources
coal, antimony, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land
Terrain
mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands