Aventures Bicyclétales ...

country overview, map and followed itinerary, the big thrill, the story with the best pictures, what I liked / didn't like, useful information.
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Country overview

• Capital city : Rome.
• Area : 301,308 km2 (= 0.4 x France).
• Population : ~ 58.7 million inhabitants (= 0.9 x France).
• Density : 195 inhabitants / km2. 

• Language : Italian.
• Religion : Catholicism (88%).
• Human Development Index (HDI) : 0.934, the 18th country out of 177. What is HDI ?

• Government : Parliamentary Republic.
• President : Giorgio Napolitano (since May 2006).
• President of the council of ministers : Romano Prodi (since May 2006).

• Growth rate in 2007 : 1.3%.
• Currency : Euro.
• Main imports : oil, electric & mechanic machines, iron and steel.
• Main exports : industrial equipment, vehicles, plastic and steel products.

Country map and followed itinerary : under construction.


The big thrill : under construction (May 2009).



The story with the best pictures : under construction (May 2009).



What I liked / didn't like : under construction (May 2009).

I liked	I didn't like

Useful information : under construction (May 2009).