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__ Development __
HDI Rank- 20 .941 GDP- $28,529 Primary Sector Jobs- fruit picking, fishing, iron mining, steel, beef Secondary Sector Jobs- wine making, food processing, motor vehicles, textiles, shoe making Tertiary Sector Jobs- bar tending, musician, tourism, restaurant, hotel services Raw Materials- coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land Consumer Goods- motor vehicles, textiles, footwear, clothing Education- Education is free and compulsory for 8 years, there are 41 state universities and 15 other universities/ higher education facilities Literacy- 98.4% Life Expectancy- 79.94 years Infant Mortality Rate- 5.72/1000 live births Natural Increase Rate- .1 per 1000 Crude Birth Rate- 8.54 births/1,000 population GDI Rank and the factors that influence the ranking- Rank:17 .936. Women in Italy are treated very well. Nearly the same number of women and men are capable of reading. Also, women live longer than men in Italy. Italy also ranks 23rd in the world when it comes to GEM, with a value of .693. The ratio of women compared to men when it comes to enrollment in primary,secondary, and tertiary jobs (105.9%) shows that more women are getting jobs compared to men.

__ Industry __
Types of industry found in the country- tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics Site factors for industry
 * Italys site in the Mediterranean area allows for a booming tourism indutry
 * Italy's site also includes the Alps, which allows for ski resorts to boost tourism in the winter
 * Italy's site, projecting into the Mediterranean sea, allows for an ideal gateway to Europe from Africa
 * Italy's site also allows for the growing of grapes and olives because it is located in a Mediterranean area
 * Italy's northern site is perfect for the textile buisness

Situational factors for industry
 * Italy is situated near Africa which allows for cheap immigrant labor
 * Italy's situation in the Mediterannean Sea allows for easy trade by way of wa ter
 * Italy's situation near Europe allows for trade with wealthy Northern Europe
 * Italy's situation in a sub tropic mediterrannean area allows for fantastic farm land for grapes, olives, etc.
 * Italy's situation as a peninsula allows it to be a gateway between africa and europe

__ Resources __
Types of energy used by the country- 47% oil consumption 35% natural gas consumption 8% coal consumption 5% hydroelectricity Problems associated with energy in the country- Italy produces about 1.6% of the worlds CO2 emissions, despite the fact it takes up far less than 1% of the earth's land. Italy is very dependent on foreign oil, and their use of oil has promoted air pollution. Oil and natural gas are very very scarse in Italy.  Pollution issues- air pollution from industrial emissions such as sulfur dioxide; coastal and inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes; inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities    What your country is doing to stave off pollution- Italy signed the Kyoto Protocol and is bound to reduce greehouse gas emissions by 6.5% by 2008-2012. 
 * __Comparison__**

Chile- Italy and Chile have very similar primary jobs (fruit picking, farming, etc). They also have similar consumer goods (fruit and wine). Italy and Chile both have relatively high life expectancies (75-80). Italy and Chile differ because Chile's natural increase rate is much greater than Italys. Also, Italy ranks 20 spots ahead of Chile when it comes to HDI and GDI. Chiles crude birth rate is approximately double that of Italy.

Japan- Italy and Japan comprable because they both have GDP of about $30,000 per person. Also, Japan and Italy's GDI are relatively close, with Japan at 13 and Italy at 20. Finally, both countries have very high life expectancies. Italy and Japan differ because Japan has a negative increase rate while Italy's is positive (though only slightly). Also, Japan's consumer goods are more technological than Italy's fruit and wine. Finally, Japan's landscape makes it very difficult to do any intensive farming, while southern Italy is known for farming.

France- France and Italy both share common consumer goods (wine, cars, fashion). France and Italy both have very high life expectancies of around 80 years. Also, France and Italy have similar GDP of roughly $30K a year. These two countries differ because France's HDI is ranked 10 while Italy's is 10 places lower at 20. Italy and France also differ because France uses alot of nuclear energy while Italy uses very little. Finally, France's increase rate is larger than Italy, who has virtually no increase rate, while France's is about 2%.

In today's world Italy is a fairly well developed country with room for improvement. Italy has a respectable GDP of $28, 500 a year per person. Also, Italy's economy is in good condition because of their production of luxury consumer goods such as sports cars, shoes, wine, etc. Italy is also a very well educated country with a high literacy rate and universal education, as well as collegiate level schooling. Italy's economy is also boosted by hefty amounts of tourism because of the wonderful weather, Roman ruins, and Alps. Also, Italy currently treats women very well. Overall, Italy is currently a fairly well off country.
 * Italy Today**

In 50 years, Italy will probably have improved in both social and economic ways. Italy's continuation of producing fine consumer goods will allow for a stable economy while the rest of the world's economy is on shaky ground. Italy will have to continue dealing with illegal immigrants from Africa and will probably crack down more strictly if they threaten Italy's economic well being. Italy will also have nearly completely eliminated oil use since in 50 years oil will supposedly be gone. Overall, in 50 years Italy should look to still be in good standing and will probably improve its HDI rank to possibly 15 or 14 from 20.
 * Italy In 50 Years... I AM FROM THE FUTURE!**

Sources Used cia factbook http://hdrstats.undp.org/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_ITA.html