Overview
Italian Culture
Books About Italy
Italian Guidebooks
Facts and Statistics
Culture Web Sites
Italian Magazines
Italian Newspapers
Italian Cinema
Language Resources
Italian Dictionaries
Maps of Italy
These resources provide general information, facts and statistics about Italy:
CIA World Factbook
provides online country profiles that are updated every two weeks. Each profile includes basic information about a country's population, geography, government,
economy, and transportation. Find information about Italy
in the online profile.
EIU Country Profiles
are published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and are updated monthly.
The EIU Italy Report
focuses primarily on economic and political information. Because this searchable database is a subscription service,
access is limited to UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff.
The Library of Congress Portals to the World
contains lists of links to information about countries' education, politics, recreation, etc., prepared by Library of Congress subject-area experts.
The Italy Portal
is useful for in-depth country research.
The U.S. State Department maintains current information (called "Background Notes") on every country in which the U.S. has an embassy.
Background Note: Italy
contains information about Italy's security, demographics, politics, and history. Travel Information is also included.
The BBC News Portal features a comprehensive profile of Italy, including history and the chronology of key events, finances, political leadership, and major media. You can also search for more specific regional profiles of several key territories within Italy.
