What is the population of italy?
Fifty-five million, or about one-fourth that of the U.S. Italy is the 14th most populous country in the world and, since it is located on that small peninsula, it is quite densely populated. There are 180 Italians per square kilometer (the U.S. density is 22 persons per square kilometer). Is that partly because the Italians have such large families? Stereotypes seem to run at least 60 years behind reality. Italian families were larger in the past — as were American families. But today’s economic and social pressures have combined to force the average family size downward. With the country as heavily populated as it is, isn’t land expensive? Yes, land is expensive in Italy and construction costs are high as well. As a result, we have acquired church buildings in a whole range of ways. We have built three buildings from the foundation up (Florence, Civitavecchia, and Sarzana). Others we have acquired and then remodeled for use by the church (Rome, Catania, and Calatafimi). We bought a h
