Italy

Italy 2012

Formal Title: Italian Republic
Short Title: Italy
Capital: Rome
Government Type: Republic
Head of State: President - Giorgio Napolitano
Head of Government: Prime Minister and Minister of Finance - Mario Monti

Population
Population: 61,261,254
Population Growth Rate: 0.38%

Popularity and Stability
Government Popularity: 50%
International Popularity: 50%
Stability: 80%

Economy
Gross Domestic Product (Official Exchange Rate): US$2,199,000,000,000
Real GDP Growth Rate: -1.9%
Unemployment Rate: 8.4%

Government Finances
Total Revenue: US$1,025,000,000,000
Total Expenditure: US$1,112,000,000,000
Debt: US$2,640,999,000,000
Savings: US$0

Moods:

*2013*

-5 Domestic Popularity (Can't our government do anything right?)
-7 International Popularity (More trouble potential for the European Union to deal with)
European investors and markets are shaken, something should be done to reassure them lest this grow bigger and affect Europe in a much deeper way

*2012*

Many are concerned with these developments
-3.00 Domestic Popularity (People see this as being a powder keg ready to explode and while people don't want to support a nation that seems intent on provoking Russia they worry about the implications this might have.