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Photos of Italy

The Colosseum in Rome, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, could seat 50,000 (some estimates go as high as 80,000). Begun in A.D. 72 and completed in A.D. 80, it accommodated gladiatorial contests, games, and spectacles. This is a view of its ruins from the inside.

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Geography

Area

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People and Society

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Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Education expenditures

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Environment

Revenue from coal

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Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Energy

Communications

Internet users

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Transportation

Airports

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Railways

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Roadways

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Waterways

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Military expenditures

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Space

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