my name is ITALIA L'Italia viene spesso citata come un esempio negativo, un Paese più In alcuni casi i loro pregiudizi sono basati su errati dati statistici. vicino al terzo mondo che all'Europa. I dati qui raccolti dimostrano che l'Italia è tra le prime nazioni se non Nelle pagine internet sono numerosi i commenti di apprezzamento la prima, in molti campi. ma anche di disprezzo; l'Italia viene raccontata come un Paese Spesso però queste informazioni sono difficili da reperire o non arretrato e ridicolo. Perché è vista in questo modo? Probabilmente adeguatamente divulgate, con il risultato che gli stessi italiani molti di quelli che esprimono opinioni negative, oltre ad avere vecchi cominciano a credere ai commenti negativi. pregiudizi contro gli italiani, si basano solo su quello che leggono, selezionato ed amplificato, da una cattiva stampa estera, che non Gli italiani sono i peggior critici del loro Paese, più di quanto facciano perde un'occasione per denigrare l'Italia. gli stranieri.
Eppure è uno dei paesi più avanzati, la cui influenza cuturale nel mondo Questo documento, mostrando alcuni punti di forza del nostro Paese, è iniziata ben 2000 anni fa. vuole dare anche un aiuto agli italiani che si trovano in difficoltà quando devono rispondere a commenti denigratori sul loro Paese. Un Paese ricchissimo di storia, arte, tradizioni ma anche di ricerche scientifiche e tecnologiche molto avanzate; conosciuto per i rapporti Speriamo che le informazioni fornite possano anche contribuire a umani, familiari e di aiuto ai bisognosi, oltre che per il mantenimento modificare la percezione, che si ha nel mondo, dell'Italia della buona salute dei suoi cittadini.
Non è un Paese perfetto, ma quale lo è? I Paesi che si vantano, con ingiustificata arroganza, di essere migliori, in realtà nascondo problemi anche peggiori e globalmente sono dietro a noi.
2 Italy is often cited as a negative example, as an underdeveloped The data collected here show that Italy is among the top countries, country. if not the first, in many fields. On the internet pages there are numerous comments of appreciation Often, however, these information are difficult to find or not but also of contempt; Italy is told as a backward and ridiculous country. adequately disclosed, with the result that Italians themselves begin Why is it seen this way? Probably many of those who express negative to believe to the negative comments. opinions, as well as having old prejudices against the Italians, are based only on what they read, selected and amplified, by a bad foreign This document, showing some strengths of our country, also wants press, which does not lose an opportunity to denigrate Italy. to help Italians who find themselves in difficulty when they have to respond to derogatory comments on their country. Yet it is one of the most advanced countries, whose cutural influence We hope that the information provided can also contribute to delete in the world began more than 2000 years ago. some fake news and change the perception of Italia in the world. A country rich in history, art, traditions but also in scientific and technological research, always known for his traditions, lifestyle and for maintaining the health of its citizens.
No, it's not perfect but what country really is? The countries that boast, with unjustified arrogance, to be better, in reality hide problems even worse and globally are behind us. In some case their prejudice is based only on not correct statistical data.
3 Country name conventional short form: local short form: conventional long form: Italian Republic local long form: Repubblica Italiana Government type: parliamentary republic Official language: Italian Capital: Rome ( ) Geographic coordinates: 41 54 N, 12 29 E Area: 301,340 sq km Population: 62,137,802 (July 2017 est.) Land boundaries: 1,836.4 km Border countries (6): Austria 404 km, France 476 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.4 km, San Marino 37 km, Slovenia 218 km, Switzerland 698 km Coastline: 7,600 km Time difference: UTC+1 daylight saving time: UTC+2hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October National holiday:Republic Day, 2 June (1946) National symbol(s): white, five-pointed star (Stella d'Italia); national colors: red, white, green National anthem: "Il Canto degli Italiani" (The Song of the Italians) lyrics/music: Goffredo Mameli/Michele Novaro note: adopted 1946; the anthem, originally written in 1847, is also known as "L'Inno di Mameli" (Mameli's Hymn), and "Fratelli D'Italia" (Brothers of Italy)
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Pantone (17-6153) (11-0601) (18-1662) HEX #4B61D1
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Italian Flag Italian National Soccer Team t-shirt 6 Titilium Web The font Titillium has been designed inside the Accademia di Belle Arti by Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino and students of MA course of di Urbino as a didactic project Course Type design of the Master of Visual design Visual Design Campi Visivi.
The Titillium was chosen as an official font for the online public administration of the Italian government.
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Cultural influence Italy 1 Countries that command cultural influence are often synonymous France 2 with fine food, fashion and easy living. They are trendsetters – the United States 3 country equivalent of the cooler, older sibling. Their products have Spain 4 that certain “je ne sais quoi” that makes them fly a little faster off the United Kingdom 5 shelves. Their music, television and movies are absorbed by other 6 cultures, becoming part of a wider global conversation. Japan Switzerland 7 The 2018 Best Countries rankings, formed in partnership with global Brazil 8 marketing communications company Y&R's brand strategy firm, BAV 9 Group, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, are Australia based on a survey that asked more than 21,000 people from four Sweden 10 regions to associate 80 countries with specific characteristics.
Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/influence-rankings
9 Italy has 54 heritage sites
The Criteria for Selection Countries Italy To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of 54 outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection China 53 criteria. Spain 47 France 44 As of 2017, there are 54 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy, more Germany 44 than any other country. Of these 54 sites, 49 are cultural and 5 are India 37 natural. Mexico 35
Source: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/stat United Kingdom 31 .everything-everywhere.com/unesco-world-heritage-sites-italy Russian Federation 28 United States 23
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Source: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/stat/ https://everything-everywhere.com/unesco-world-heritage-sites-italy 10 Italy has won 11 Oscar
Number of Oscar winners in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" from 1948 to 2018, by country Countries
11 The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 25 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, 10 9 given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. Oscar 5 4 Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards 3333 2222222 111111111111 0 Iran Italy Chile Spain Japan France Russia Algeria Poland Austria Taiwan Canada Sweden Hungary Denmark Germany Argentina Ivory Coast Switzerland South Africa Soviet Union West Germany Czech Republic Czechoslovakia The Netherlands Bosnia-Herzegovina
Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266537/oscars-in-the-category-best-foreign-language-film-by-country/ 11 In Top 20, Italy has World's Most Famous Paintings
Top 100 Masterpieces World's Most Famous Paintings Title Caravaggio Musicians Despite the huge number of paintings that viewers have seen in Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise museums and art galleries across the world, only a relatively Diego Velazquez Las Meninas miniscule number has been universally recognized as being classic. Edvard Munch The Scream Timeless in their beauty and execution, these artworks have Eugene Delacroix The Liberty Leading The People transcended time and artistic concepts to create history. These Georges Seurat Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte Grant Wood American Gothic paintings are familiar to people of all ages and cultures as being Gustav Klimt The Kiss representative of the greatest works of art ever created and will Henri Rousseau The Sleeping Gypsy continue to resonate in the minds of art lovers for many centuries to Jacques Louis David Napoleon Crossing The Alps come. Jan van Eyck The Arnolfini Portrait Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres The Grand Odalisque Source: https://www.brushwiz.com/most-famous-paintings Jean Honore Fragonard The Swing Johannes Vermeer The Girl With A Pearl Earring Leonardo Da Vinci Mona Lisa Michelangelo The Creation Of Adam Pierre Auguste Renoir Luncheon Of The Boating Party Rembrandt The Night Watch Sandro Botticelli The Birth Of Venus Vincent Van Gogh The Starry Night
12 In a list of 10, Italy has famous sculptures
Famous sculptures of all time
From pre-history and the Renaissance to 20th-century Modernism and the present, we rank the top sculptures of all time.
Source: Howard Halle https://www.timeout.com/newyork/art/top-famous-sculptures-of-all-time
Sculptures Artist Year Statue Of Liberty Frederic Auguste Bartholdi 1886 David Michelangelo 1504 Venus De Milo probably Alexandros of Antioch between 130 BCE and 100 BCE The Thinker Auguste Rodin 1904 Manneken Pis Hieronymus Duquesnoy the Elder 1619 Christ The Redeemer Paul Landowski 1931 The Great Sphinx / / Bronze statue of David Donatello c1440-43 Pietà Michelangelo 1499 Ecstasy Of Saint Teresa Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1652 13 Italy has among greatest painters and sculptors The World's Top 20 Greatest Artists Years 1. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) Best artists of all time 2. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) 3. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) An abbreviated list of the finest artists from the Italian quattrocento 4. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) to the 20th century. 5. JMW Turner (1775-1851)
Source: Neil Collins - Editor of Visuals-Arts-Cork.com 6. Donatello (1386-1466) http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/best-artists-of-all-time.htm#top10 7. Claude Monet (1840-1926) 8. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) 9. Jan Van Eyck (1390-1441) 10.Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) 11. Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (1483-1520) 12. Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) 13. Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) 14. Caravaggio (1573-1610) 15. Giambologna (1529-1608) 16. Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (1488-1576) 17. John Constable (1776-1837) 18. Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) 19. Edgar Degas (1834-1917) 20. Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) 14 2015 2015 Building of the Year The most beautiful building in the world
Turin , The Number 6 / Gruppo Building Bosco Verticale. The Italian forest skyscraper / Stefano Boeri Architetti The Number 6, the renovation of Palazzo Valperga Galleani, is one of the best representations of architectural salvage, respect for cultural Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a heritage, technology, elegance and sense of beauty. The restoration project for metropolitan reforestation that contributes to the and development, carried out by Building Engineering, intended to regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without urban dramatically re-functionalize an important historical and architectonic sprawl putting more pressure on the surrounding territory. The two property, that in spite of its disfiguration during the last century that residential towers of 110 and 76 metres in height host 900 trees (each led to the loss of its original residential aim. 3, 6 or 9 metres tall) and over 2000 plants, a wide range of shrubs
Source: https://www.archdaily.com/472320/the-number-6-building and floral species, distributed along the building's facades in relation to the sun. The buildings will also become an ever changing landmark for Milan since their exterior will gradually renew their colour with the passing of the seasons.
Source: https://www.lifegate.com/people/lifestyle/bosco-verticale-boeri-most-beautiful- building-2015
Source: https://archiobjects.org/vertical-forest-in-milan-boeri-studio/ 15 2016 2016 The 10 most beautiful skyscrapers in the world The 25 most beautiful buildings in the world
Milan; architects Arata Isozaki & Andrea Maffei Associati Villa Malaparte in Capri, Italy architect: Adalberto Libera.
In 2016, Il Dritto was nominated by Emporis as the third-best Built in 1938 by the Rationalist architect Adalberto Libera in Punta skyscraper that was completed in 2015. Massullo on the Isle of Capri, is considered to be one of the best Il Dritto (The Straight One in English) or Allianz Tower is currently one examples of Modern Italian architecture. The house, a red structure of the tallest buildings in Italy at 209 m (686 ft)—249 m (817 ft) with with inverted pyramid stairs, sits 32 meters over a cliff on the Gulf of broadcast antenna—and with its 50 floors is the tallest to the roof. Salerno. It is completely isolated from civilization, only accessible by foot or by boat. Source: http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-most-beautiful-skyscrapers-in-the-world-2016- Source: https://www.waldrealestate.com/the-25-most-beautiful-buildings-in-the-world- 11?IR=T according-to-architects/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianz_Tower https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/malaparte-house/ http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/allianz-tower/1295
16 The Italian Paradox ● Scimago Institutions Rankings Statistics on scientific research in Italy reveal a striking contradiction. While the country's R&D resources significantly lag behind those of ● Young University Rankings 2018 other major economies, its output, in terms of scientific publications, ● The world’s best small universities 2018 is not only one of the most prolific in the world, but also highly recognized in several fields. ● Nature Index 2018 - High-quality research outputs
Source: http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/1588.htm
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Scimago Institutions Rankings Country United States 626.403 China 508.654 Scimago Institutions Rankings is a science evaluation resource to United Kingdom 191.830 assess worldwide universities and research-focused institutions. Germany 170.114 India 147.537 Japan 123.043 Academic and research-related institutions are ranked by a composite France 115.747 indicator that combines three different sets of indicators based on Italy 110.402 research performance, innovation outputs and societal impact. Canada 100.810 Australia 94.065 Spain 90.082 Source: https://www.scimagoir.com/ Russian Federation 83.358 South Korea 80.743 Brazil 73.697 It is interesting to observe how strong is the quality of Italian research, Netherlands 57.503 Iran 54.388 capable of competing with the world’s largest players. Switzerland 45.532 Sweden 39.976 Source: http://eventi.ambrosetti.eu/technologyforum-2018/wp- Belgium 32.181 content/uploads/sites/65/2018/05/Paper_TF_2018_sito.pdf Denmark 27.010 0K 100K 200K 300K 400K 500K 600K 700K
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Country Country United States 15.231 United States 426.316 Italy 5.077 China 265.803 United Kingdom 4.457 United Kingdom 144.860 Germany 2.630 Germany 124.526 Spain 2.630 Italy 84.096 Canada 2.454 France 80.203 China 2.282 Canada 74.108 France 2.076 Australia 71.194 Japan 1.858 Japan 62.455 Australia 1.531 Spain 59.523 Netherlands 1.375 India 54.669 Sweden 1.046 Netherlands 52.345 Brazil 852 Switzerland 44.666 Switzerland 847 South Korea 43.632 South Korea 838 Sweden 33.053 Israel 694 Brazil 30.544 Belgium 672 Iran 28.813 Finland 649 Belgium 28.363 Denmark 613 Russian Federation 25.830 India 606 Denmark 24.661
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Number of citations by the documents published during the period 1996-2017, all published documents during this period are considered. 19 Name Country Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Singapore Young University Rankings 2018 Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris France Maastricht University Netherlands There are two Italian universities among the first top 25 universities Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) South Korea in the world under fifty years old: they are the Scuola Superiore City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Sant'Anna of Pisa and Vita-Salute San Raffaele. Scuola Superiore Pohang University of Science and Technology South Korea Sant'Anna placed 9 in global rankings and ranks first in Italy. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Italy University of Alabama at Birmingham United States Source: Pompeu Fabra University Spain https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-young- University of Luxembourg Luxembourg universities-world Autonomous University of Barcelona Spain Pierre and Marie Curie University France University of Antwerp Belgium University of Technology, Sydney Australia University of Potsdam Germany Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong University of Duisburg-Essen Germany Queensland University of Technology Australia Paris-Sud University France Aalto University Finland Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Italy Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology South Korea Aalborg University Denmark 20 Best small universities
The world’s best small universities 2018 The world’s best small universities 2018 Country 1. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States Times Higher Education has once again revealed the best small 2. École Polytechnique France 3. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Italy universities across the globe, and heard directly from the students at 4. University of Luxembourg Luxembourg some of those institutions about what they love most about attending 5. École Normale Supérieure de Lyon France a small college. 6. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology South Korea To be eligible for the ranking, universities must appear in Times Higher 7. Clark University United States Education’s World University Rankings 2018, teach more than four 8. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden 9. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Italy subjects, and have fewer than 5,000 students. 10. University of Alaska Fairbanks United States
Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/worlds-best-small- universities
21 High-quality research outputs 2018 tables: Institutions - government Institution Country Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) China Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) France high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. It is National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA important for users to understand that the data behind the tables are Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) India based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, that Spanish Nationa lResearch Council (CSIC) Spain they cover the natural sciences only and that outputs are non- Lawrence Berkeley Nationa lLaboratory (LBNL) USA normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or RIKEN Japan institution, or its overall research output). National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) USA Argonne Nationa lLaboratory (ANL) USA The tables were last updated on 7 June 2018 with the most recent institution and article corrections. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) USA National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) Italy Source: Council of Scientific and Industria lResearch (CSIR) India https://www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2018/institution/government/all National Research Council (CNR) Italy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) USA National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) USA Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA) France National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) France Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) USA Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) CzechRepublic U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) USA The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1/01/2017 to 31/12/2017 22 2018 2018 iCub Robotc Hand
Humanoid robot Italian researchers develop lighter, cheaper robotic hand.
The iCub is the humanoid robot developed at IIT as part of the EU Italian researchers unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users project RobotCub and subsequently adopted by more than 20 to grip objects more naturally and features a design that will lower laboratories worldwide. It has 53 motors that move the head, arms the price significantly. & hands, waist, and legs. It can see and hear, it has the sense of The Hennes robotic hand has a simpler mechanical design compared proprioception (body configuration) and movement (using with other such myoelectric prosthetics, characterized by sensors that accelerometers and gyroscopes). react to electrical signals from the brain to the muscles. He helped Source: http://icub.org/index.php develop the hand in a lab backed by the Italian Institute of Technology http://www.iit.it/ and the INAIL state workers' compensation prosthetic center.
The Hennes has only one motor that controls all five fingers, making it lighter, cheaper and more able to adapt to the shape of objects.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-05-italian-lighter-cheaper-robotic.html
23 2018 2017 Genome editing Virgo
Italian researchers develop a precision weapon to repair LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves faulty DNA. produced by colliding neutron stars.
Italian research sharpens the molecular scissors of CRISPR/Cas9, i.e. Virgo is a giant laser interferometer designed to detect gravitational the genetic editing technique used to repair DNA defects by cutting waves for the first time. It is now operated and improved in Cascina, and pasting single nitrogen bases. near Pisa on the site of the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), by an international collaboration of scientists from France, Italy, the A team of researchers from CIBIO of the University of Trento has Netherlands, Poland, and Hungary recently developed an extremely precise new technique to repair DNA, to be used to correct alterations found in genetic diseases or tumours. Source: http://www.virgo-gw.eu/
Source: https://www.researchitaly.it/en/news/genome-editing-italian-researchers- develop-a-precision-weapon-to-repair-faulty-dna/
24 2018 2018 Missing mass in the Universe Nuclear fusion
Mystery of the missing mass in the Universe solved, an International fusion research centre Italian success. Frascati will host the Divertor Tokamak Test facility-DTT, the One of the greatest mysteries of modern astrophysics could be solved. international centre of excellence for nuclear fusion research. This was The big mass of the Universe apparently missing, composed of established by ENEA’s Board of Directors, which approved the final subatomic particles called baryons, actually exists and is located shortlist of the nine Italian sites nominated to host the research exactly where anticipated by scientific theories. facility, which aims to provide important answers for the construction of the first demonstration fusion reactor DEMO. The important discovery, published in Nature, was made by a team of international researchers led by Fabrizio Nicastro from INAF- Source: https://www.researchitaly.it/en/projects/energy-frascati-to-host-international- fusion-research-centre/ National Institute for Astrophysics, at the completion of the longest http://eai.enea.it/archivio/astana-italy/divertor-test-tokamak-an-italian-proposal-to- observation ever performed on a single quasar through the XMM- pave-the-path-to-nuclear-fusion-resource Newton telescope of the European Space Agency.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620150053.htm http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/XMM- Newton_finds_missing_intergalactic_material
25 2015 2018 Two Italian researchers among the most brilliant scientists The world at their feet
and are the two Italian researchers From cutting the cost of solar electricity to reducing the risk of ovarian included in the list of the most brilliant scientists in 2015 by RoboHub, cancer, the 11 early- to mid-career scientists profiled here are the international community of experts in robotics, in the ranking emerging as leaders in their fields. presented during the world conference on robotics and automation They stood out from among 500 scientists assessed using the power (Icra). They were selected because of their geniality and their decisive of the Nature Index and the League of Scholars Whole-of-Web (WoW) contribution to the development of robotics. rankings. : Mini-molecule manipulator Source: https://www.researchitaly.it/en/success-stories/two-italian-researchers- among-the-most-brilliant-scientists-in-2015/ An organic chemist creates hydrogels made of cost-effective, self- assembling proteins. http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/1/1/eaah3690 : Forest modeller An ecologist applies mathematical modelling to forest management.
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06622-8
Cecilia Laschi con Octopus (Foto: Jennie Hills, The London Science Museum) 26 (Credit: Paddy Mills, Nature) © Countries Who Spend The Most On Space Exploration Country United States 39.332 Some of these figures may seem mind-blowing, especially at a time China 6.111 of tighter budgets. But as a 2015 Forum report showed, space Russia 5.265 spending has directly contributed to several useful spin-offs down Japan 3.597 here on Earth, including cancer-detecting technology. France 2.713 Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/which-countries-spend-the-most- Germany 1.687 on-space-exploration Italy 1.223 India 1.159 Canada 474 United Kingdom 367
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27 International Space Station Iperdrone The Italian significant contribution to the ISS The “made in Italy” drone that will supply the International
Italy is making a significant contribution to the International Space Station Space Station ISS. thanks to its role in the development of ESA elements, such as the Columbus It was designed to re-enter from low orbit through the Earth’s atmosphere Laboratory, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the Cupola and the and will operate as a space “messenger”, bringing back to Earth the materials scientific payloads: Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) and the European Drawer of the scientific experiments conducted on the International Space Station. Rack (EDR). The Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules (MPLM) Leonardo, Raffaello and We are talking about IPERDRONE, a “made in Italy” project funded by the Donatello – the names of which allow for no mistake regarding their country Italian Space Agency (ASI) involving the Temporary Business Partnership led of origin – have been contributed by Italy directly to the Space Station by the Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA) in Capua, with the programme through a bilateral agreement between ASI and NASA. participation of the companies Tyvak International and Kayser Italia. Their development is a tribute to the expertise of Italy’s technology industry, Source: a fact confirmed by an NASA/ESA agreement to produce other European https://www.researchitaly.it/en/projects/iperdrone-the-made-in-italy-drone-that-will-supply- elements of the Space Station (Nodes 2 and 3) in Italy in exchange for NASA’s the-international-space-station/ launch of the Columbus Laboratory on the Space Shuttle.
Source: https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Italy_supports_European _ambitions_for_International_Space_Station https://www.asi.it/en/flash/living/italy-and-international-space-station
Credit: Nasa Credit: https://spaceflight.nasa.gov 28 2018 2018 VEGA (rocket) BepiColombo satellites VEGA: twelfth consecutive success BepiColombo will provide the best understanding of Mercury to date. It consists of two individual orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) Vega, the European launcher designed, developed and constructed in to map the planet, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) to Italy by Avio, has successfully concluded its first mission of 2018, investigate its magnetosphere. correctly placing in orbit the ESA’s Aeolus satellite. The Italian scientific community with ASI's support, supplies a relevant This represents Vega’s twelfth consecutive success since its first contribution to the mission, with four experiments: mission of February 2012. The European launcher again demonstrates its major reliability: for the first time in fact, a new ISA: Italian Spring Accelerometer launcher has had its first 12 launches without issue or anomaly. MORE: Mercury Orbiter Radio science Experiment “Yet another success for Vega, the European launcher largely SERENA: Search for Exosphere Refilling and Emitted Neutral Abundances constructed in Colleferro, Italy – stated Giulio Ranzo, Chief Executive SIMBIO-SYS: Spectrometers and Imagers Officer of Avio. Twelve consecutive launches is a world reliability record and confirms our European space launchers leadership. Source: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/BepiColombo_overview2
https://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/publications/BR-335/offline/download.pdf Source: http://www.avio.com/en/press-release/vega-twelfth-consecutive-success-with- launch-of-aeolus/ http://www.russianspaceweb.com/vega_lv.html
Credit: ESA/ATG medialab; Mercury: NASA/JPL ESA solar system insignia for BepiColombo 29 2018 2018 Italian Spaceport MARSIS Virgin space companies sign new agreements with Italy Radar evidence of subglacial liquid water on Mars
Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit announced a set of agreements July The MARSIS instrument and experiment were funded by the Italian 6 with Italian companies and the Italian Space Agency that could lead Space Agency and NASA and developed by the University of Rome, to suborbital and orbital launches from a proposed Italian spaceport. Italy, in partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA. Alenia Spazio (now Thales Alenia Space, Italy) provided Under one “framework agreement” signed by Virgin Galactic and the instrument’s digital processing system and integrated the parts Italian companies Altec and Sitael, the companies will continue and now operates the instrument and experiment. planning for potential flights of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo from the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in the southern part of Italy. Source: https://greatsport.info/radar-evidence-of-subglacial-liquid-water-on-mars/
Source: https://spacenews.com/virgin-space-companies-sign-new-agreements-with-italy/ https://www.asi.it/en/news/italian-space-agency-and-virgin-galactic-sign-a-joint- declaration-0
Credit: ESA Credit: ASI agenzia spaziale italiana 30 Number of Gold medals
Most successful countries at The World Games as of 2017, Country by number of medals Italy 153 United States 142 The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport Germany 137 event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that Russia 136 France 101 are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are China 67 organised and governed by the International World Games Association Great Britain 59 (IWGA), recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japan 55 World Games are held every four years, one year after the Summer Ukraine 44 Olympic Games. Spain 42 North Korea 41 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Games Sweden 40 Netherlands 39 Australia 32 Chinese Taipei 31 Belgium 28 Colombia 28 Canada 21 Denmark 20 Switzerland 20
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Gold medals 31 Country United States 2.827 Soviet Union 1.204 Great Britain 882 Olympic Games medals Germany 855 France 840 All-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2018, Italy 701 Sweden 652 including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a China 608 combined total of both. These Olympic medal counts do not include Russia 546 the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the Norway 520 International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. East Germany 519 Australia 512 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table Canada 501 Hungary 498 Japan 497 Finland 470 Netherlands 415 Switzerland 345 South Korea 337 Austria 319 Romania 307 Poland 306 West Germany 243
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32 Soccer World Cup titles won by country from 1930 to 2018 Country Brasile 5 The graph depicts the number of soccer World Cup titles won by Germania 4 country since the inaugural World Cup in 1930. Italia 4 Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266464/number-of-world-cup-titles-won- Argentina 2 by-country-since-1930 Francia 2 Uruguay 2 Inghilterra 1 Spagna 1
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33 Healthiest Country The healthiest countries on Earth
The Bloomberg Global Health Index is calculated taking into account Italy 1 variables such as life expectancy, causes of death, incidence of high Iceland 2 blood pressure, high blood glucose, tobacco use, and physical Switzerland 3 inactivity. Other parameters taken into account are childhood Singapore 4 malnutrition, mental health, vaccination coverage, greenhouse gas Australia 5 emissions. Spain 6 More than 200 countries have been evaluated and 163 had enough Japan 7 data to be included in the final outcome. Sweden 8 Israel 9 Italy got the highest score and Iceland, Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg 10 Australia complete the list of the top 5. Norway 11 The U.S. placed 34th with a health index negatively impacted by the Austria 12 high prevalence of overweight people. Netherlands 13 France 14 Source: Finland 15 https://www.igeahub.com/2017/08/02/the-worlds-healthiest-countries-2017/ Germany 16 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/italy-s-struggling-economy- Canada 17 has-world-s-healthiest-people Cyprus 18 New Zealand 19 Greece 20 34 Population coverage for health care
Health at a Glance 2017 presents the latest comparable data and trends on key indicators of health outcomes and health systems across the 35 OECD member countries. These indicators shed light on the performance of health systems, with indicators reflecting health outcomes, non-medical determinants of health, the degree of access to care, the quality of care provided, and the financial and material resources devoted to health.
Country Source: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/health-at-a-glance- Total public coverage 2017_health_glance-2017-en 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 98 97 95 95 94 94 92 92 91 89 86 73 36 Italy Chile Israel Japan Spain Korea France Ireland Turkey Poland Greece Austria Iceland Mexico Finland Canada Estonia Norway Sweden Belgium Slovenia Portugal Hungary Australia Denmark Lithuania Germany Colombia Switzerland Netherlands Luxembourg Russian Fed. New Zealand United States Czech Republic Slovak Republic United Kingdom 35 Italy is the most sought-after destination by foreign tourists
If tomorrow you win a prize holiday abroad, where would you like to go?
Country Italy 37 United States 32 From the research “Be-Italy” conducted by Ipsos for Enit with the aim Australia 31 of investigating the brand Italy in 18 countries, it emerges that 37% France 20 of respondents answered “Italy” to the question “Where would you Japan 19 go on vacation if you win a travel?” This is a large percentage that puts Spain 16 Italy in first place, ahead of the United States and Australia (chosen United Kingdom 16 32% and 31% respectively), which once more demonstrates how Italy Germany 12 has a unique charm on foreign travelers. Polynesia 11 China 10 Brazil 9 Source: https://www.eturbonews.com/170072/italy-tourism-desired-country Mexico 8 South Africa 8
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36 Why would you make a trip to Italy?
According to research Ipsos “Be-Italy,” foreign tourists put Italy at the forefront of quality of life, creativity, and inventiveness, while the wine Motivations and food supply is now a primary motivation for travel (as cited by Art cities 49 48% of respondents), and on the same level as art cities and Arts / Monuments 48 monuments (chosen respectively from 49 and 48% respectively). Wine and Food 48 Cooking, in fact, is the first aspect associated with Italy (according to Sea 25 23% of respondents), followed by monuments and fashion (both at Cultural events 19 16%) – a result confirmed by , according to which Shopping 19 Italy is the first place in the world as a food and wine destination. Mountain 15 Lake 13 Source: https://www.eturbonews.com/170072/italy-tourism-desired-country Fashion events 10 Business 6 Sport events 6 Study reasons 4 Playing sports 3
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37 Foreigners looking for their home in Italy
Country Germany 15,92 14,69 34,04% USA 14,81 14,54 25,99% United Kingdom 13,18 13,11 24,31% Italy 6,70 6,75 22,66% France 6,51 7,69 4,72%
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According to the 2018 report of Gate-away.com, requests sent in Italy = foreigners resident in Italy the period between January 1 and June 30 by foreigners looking for their home in Italy, continued to register the positive sign: + 17.1% compared to the same period of 2017.
The average value of the property requested is € 362.053. In most cases (32.4%) must have at least 2 rooms and preferably with garden (57.38%).
Source: https://it.gate-away.com/blogs/it/2018/09/01/primo-semestre-2018- sempre-in-crescita-la-domanda-dall-estero/ 38 8 Ways the Italian Lifestyle Teaches You to Appreciate Life More 10 Reasons to Live in Italy
8 Ways the Italian Lifestyle Teach.. 10 Reasons to Live in Italy Being Proud of the Local Culture Climate Celebrating Beauty Community Drinking a Lot of Coffee Culture Eating a Mediterranean Diet Diversity of Nature Taking a Proper Lunch Break Gateway to the rest of Europe Taking an Evening Passeggiata Italy is still affordable Talking, Talking, Talking La Dolce Vita Valuing Family Time Renting in the countryside is still affordable The food The wine
Source: https://www.flavoursholidays.co.uk/blog/8-ways-the-italian-lifestyle- Source: https://internationalliving.com/countries/italy/live teaches-you-to-appreciate-life-more
39 Countries with the hottest men Countries with the most beautiful women The .. Country 1 Italy 2 United States Italian women are always ranked in the Top 10 3 Russia 4 Brazil Country Argentina Italians are considered the most handsome men in the world while Australia men who are balding and aging do not necessarily lose their looks, Brazil according to an international survey on what makes men attractive. Canada A “Male Beauty” survey of nearly 10,000 men and women in 12 Colombia Denmark countries conducted by market research firm Synovate (acquired by Ipsos Italy in 2011 ) found that good hygiene was actually the top requirement for Netherlands men to being considered handsome. Philippines The survey, conducted in October in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia Sweden France, Greece, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Britain and the Ukraine United States, found Italian men were considered to be the most United Kingdom handsome — even though Italy was not one of the countries where United States of America people were polled. Venezuela Source: https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=81261 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-men-beauty/italians-voted-best-looking-but- bald-old-are-ok-too-idUSTRE4AS0NN20081129 This list is based on Internet polls. There is no accurate measure for beauty. https://womens24x7.com/top-10-countries-with-the-most-beautiful-men-in-the- world/ 40 Italy accounts for 24 of top 100 global companies
Luxury goods: number of companies The report examines and lists the 100 largest luxury goods companies globally, based on the consolidated sales of luxury goods in FY2016
(which we define as financial years ending within the 12 months to Country 30 June 2017). It also discusses the key trends shaping the luxury Italy 24 market and provides a global economic outlook. Other countries 17 Italy was again the leading luxury goods country in terms of number United States 13 United Kingdom 10 of companies, with 24 companies in the Top 100. China 9 Deloitte, Analytics France 9 Switzerland 9 Source: Germany 5 https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/mx/Documents/consumer- Spain 4 business/2018/Global-Power-of-Luxury-Goods-2018.pdf 0 5 10 15 20 25
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41 The most valuable apparel brands of 2018
Brand Country Nike United States H&M Sweden Zara Spain Adidas Germany Hermès France Louis Vuitton France Cartier France Gucci Italy UNIQLO Japan Top 10 Best Selling Clothing Brands In The World Rolex Switzerland Top 10 .. F2 F3 Coach United States Victoria's Secret United States 1 Louis Vuitton $28.1 Billion Chow Tai Fook China 2 Gucci $12.4 billion Tiffany & Co. United States Burberry United Kingdom 3 Hermes $10.6 billion Christian Dior France 4 Prada $7.3 billion Polo Ralph Lauren United States 5 Chanel $6.8 billion Prada Italy Under Armour United States 6 Ralph Lauren $6.6 billion Armani Italy 7 Burberry $5.87 billion PUMA Germany Ray-Ban Italy 8 Versace $5.5 billion Omega Switzerland 9 Fendi $3.5 billion The North Face United States Pandora Denmark 10 Armani $3.1 billion Michael Kors United States Tommy Hilfiger United States Anta China Old Navy United States Bulgari Italy Bershka Spain Calvin Klein United States Levi's United States Primark Ireland Moncler Italy HUGO BOSS Germany GAP United States Ferragamo Italy Saint Laurent France Bottega Veneta Italy Source: http://cordmagazine.com/fashion/top-10-best-selling-clothing-brands-world Valentino Italy 42 Best country for luxury
Which country of manufacturing do you consider the best for luxury?
F1 Italy France Germany Switzerland Accessories 1 2 4 7 Clothing 1 2 4 8 Jewelry 1 2 4 3 Cars 2 5 1 8 Watches 2 4 3 1
Source: http://www.luxesf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BCG-Altagamma- True-Luxury.pdf
43 Wealth-X Top 10 UHNW countries
Country The latest edition of the Wealth-X World Ultra Wealth Report provides United States 79.595 an in-depth analysis of the world’s ultra high net worth (UHNW) Japan 17.915 population, an xclusive group of wealthy individuals located across China 16.875 the globe, each with a net worth of $30m or more. Germany 15.080 In 2017, the world’s ultra high net worth (UHNW) population – Canada 10.840 individuals with a net worth of $30m or more – rose by 12.9% to France 10.120 255,810 people, a sharp acceleration from a year earlier. Hong Kong 10.010 United Kingdom 9.370 Source: https://www.wealthx.com/report/world-ultra-wealth-report-2018 Switzerland 6.400 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/ultra-high-net-worth-individuals-uhnwi.asp Italy 5.960 0K 50K 100K
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44 Gold reserves
Countries with the largest gold reserves Country This statistic presents the gold reserves of largest gold holding United States 8.134 Germany 3.374 countries worldwide as of November 2017. In that time, the central Italy 2.452 bank of the United States held approximately 8133.5 metric tons of France 2.436 gold. China 1.843 Russia 1.829 Switzerland 1.040 (Metric Tons (or Tonnes) Japan 765 A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms, or approximately 2,204.6 pounds.) Netherlands 613 India 558 Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267998/countries-with-the-largest- Turkey* 526 gold-reserves/ Taiwan 424 Portugal 383 IMF; World Gold Council Saudi Arabia 323 United Kingdom 310 Kazakhstan 296 Lebanon 287 Spain 282
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45 Top 20 export countries worldwide in 2017 (in billion U.S. Dollars)
Leading export countries .. China leads the world in exports in 2017. China was followed by the China 2.263 United States and Germany. United States 1.547 Germany 1.448 Japan 698 Source: wto.org Netherlands 652 Korea, Republic of 574 Hong Kong, China 550 France 535 Italy 506 United Kingdom 445 Belgium 430 Canada 421 Mexico 410 Singapore 373 United Arab Emirates 360 Russian Federation 353 Spain 321 Chinese Taipei 317 Switzerland 300 India 298
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46 Country USA 80.664 ITA 78.765 DEU 68.810 NLD 65.500 ESP 38.161 GBR 34.341 CAN 33.597 Exports by business size BEL 31.678 KOR 28.985 This indicator shows the contribution to exports by different sized FRA 24.747 AUT 17.252 enterprises. Business size is measured by the number of employees DNK 14.701 POL 14.198 and exports are measured in trade value in millions of USD. SMEs SWE 12.002 employ fewer than 250 people, with further subdivision into micro ISR 9.023 CZE 8.829 enterprises (fewer than 10 employees), small enterprises (10 to 49 IRL 8.305 employees), medium-sized enterprises (50 to 249 employees). Large PRT 7.412 NOR 7.091 enterprises employ 250 or more people. HUN 5.969 FIN 5.193 ROU 4.300 Source: SVK 4.242 https://data.oecd.org/trade/exports-by-business-size.htm#indicator-chart GRC 4.100 SVN 3.446 OECD (2018), Exports by business size (indicator). doi: 10.1787/54d56e8b-en (Accessed LTU 3.439 BGR 3.398 on 15 October 2018) LVA 2.296 LUX 2.160 EST 2.098 HRV 1.742 MEX 1.221 ISL 965 CYP 681 MLT 297
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Milions of US$ 47 Eurostat Entrepreneurship (all-size) Italy is first in the world for number of enterprises
Country ITA 389.317 USA 341.912 TUR 335.311 FRA 213.303 This indicator is measured as the number of employees in the DEU 205.028 POL 187.374 manufacturing sector. An enterprise is defined as a legal entity CZE 172.054 ESP 166.936 possessing the right to conduct business on its own, for example to AUS 123.328 enter into contracts, own property, incur liabilities and establish bank PRT 66.729 SVK 63.969 accounts. An enterprise may be a corporation, a quasi- corporation, a GRC 63.890 NLD 63.337 non-profit institution, or an unincorporated enterprise. Enterprises HUN 49.310 can be classified in different categories according to their size; for this CAN 48.730 ROU 48.405 purpose, different criteria may be used, but the most common is BGR 30.879 AUT 25.323 number of people employed. In small and medium-sized enterprises ISR 23.917 (SMEs) employ fewer than 250 people. SMEs are further subdivided FIN 20.768 CHE 20.598 into micro enterprises (fewer than 10 employees), small enterprises HRV 19.716 (10 to 49 employees), medium-sized enterprises (50 to 249 LTU 19.398 SVN 18.853 employees). Large enterprises employ 250 or more people. NOR 17.141 IRL 15.242 Source: DNK 14.832 NZL 11.811 https://data.oecd.org/entrepreneur/enterprises-by-business-size.htm LVA 10.523 OECD (2018), Starting a business (indicator). doi: 10.1787/a22da914-en (Accessed on MKD 7.362 EST 7.053 15 September 2018) CYP 5.019 MLT 2.076 ISL 1.934 LUX 786 48 Hours worked According to the OECD, Italians work more than Average annual hours worked is defined as the total number of hours Germans, French and English actually worked per year divided by the average number of people in employment per year.
Source: https://data.oecd.org/emp/hours-worked.htm
OECD (2018), Hours worked (indicator). doi: 10.1787/47be1c78-en (Accessed on 07 October 2018) (Accessed on 08 October 2018)
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0 ITA IRL FIN ISR CRI JPN LUX CZE LTU EST LVA FRA ESP SVK NZL PRT POL CHL CHE AUT SVN AUS USA NLD CAN RUS GRC DEU DNK GBR KOR SWE NOR MEX HUN 49 Gross domestic product (GDP) Country United States 19.390.604 Gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices is the expenditure on China 12.237.700 Japan 4.872.137 final goods and services minus imports: final consumption Germany 3.677.439 expenditures, gross capital formation, and exports less imports. United Kingdom 2.622.434 "Gross" signifies that no deduction has been made for the depreciation India 2.597.491 of machinery, buildings and other capital products used in production. France 2.582.501 Brazil 2.055.506 "Domestic" means that it is production by the resident institutional Italy 1.934.798 units of the country. The products refer to final goods and services, Canada 1.653.043 that is, those that are purchased, imputed or otherwise, as: final Russian Federation 1.577.524 Korea, Rep. 1.530.751 consumption of households, non-profit institutions serving Australia 1.323.421 households and government; fixed assets; and exports (minus Spain 1.311.320 imports). (In Italian: PIL Prodotto Interno Lordo) Mexico 1.149.919 Indonesia 1.015.539 Source: https://data.oecd.org/gdp/gross-domestic-product-gdp.htm Turkey 851.102 Netherlands 826.200 OECD (2018), Gross domestic product (GDP) (indicator). doi: 10.1787/dc2f7aec-en Saudi Arabia 683.827 (Accessed on 15 September 2018) Switzerland 678.887
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50 Top 20 countries by GDP (PPP) in 2017
GDP-PPP makes for a better comparison of living standards, because Country PPP takes into account cost of living and inflation rates, rather than China 23.300.783 United States 19.390.604 just exchange rates, which may distort the real differences in income. India 9.448.659 This is the measure most economists prefer for comparing living Japan 5.487.161 Germany 4.187.583 conditions and economic strength across countries. Russian Federation 3.817.201 Indonesia 3.242.769 Brazil 3.240.524 France 2.876.060 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP) United Kingdom 2.856.703 Italy 2.387.357 Mexico 2.358.276 Turkey 2.140.142 Korea, Rep. 1.972.971 Saudi Arabia 1.773.549 Spain 1.769.637 Canada 1.714.447 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1.700.356 Thailand 1.233.736 Australia 1.192.066
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Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD?end=2017&start=2016&y ear_high_desc=true 51 Country NLD 10,47 CHE 9,80 IRL 8,47 DEU 8,00 DNK 7,63 SVN 7,12 NOR 5,51 Current Account (% of GDP) KOR 5,14 LUX 4,94 JPN 4,03 The current account is one of the two components of a country's ISL 3,34 SWE 3,32 balance of payments, the other being the capital account. It consists EST 3,04 HUN 2,96 of the trade balance (the difference between the total value of exports ISR 2,87 of goods and services and the total value of imports of goods and ITA 2,75 Positive RUS 2,24 services), the net factor income (difference between the return on SAU 2,22 AUT 1,88 investments generated by citizens abroad and payments made to ESP 1,88 CHN 1,35 foreign investors domestically) and net cash transfers, where all these CZE 1,08 elements are measured in the domestic currency. LVA 0,57 PRT 0,45 LTU 0,38 POL 0,20 When a country's current account balance is positive (also known as BEL -0,17 BRA -0,47 incurring a surplus), the country is a net lender to the rest of the world. FRA -0,57 FIN -0,68 When a country's current account balance is negative (also known as GRC -0,80 running a deficit), the country is a net borrower from the rest of the CHL -1,50 IND -1,51 world. MEX -1,68 IDN -1,70 Negative: SVK -2,11 USA -2,31 international competitiveness ZAF -2,45 AUS -2,61 Source: NZL -2,86 CRI -2,94 https://www.focus-economics.com/economic-indicator/current-account-balance CAN -2,95 https://data.oecd.org/trade/current-account-balance.htm COL -3,37 GBR -3,87 ARG -4,91 OECD (2018), Current account balance (indicator). doi: 10.1787/b2f74f3a-en (Accessed -5,52 TUR on 15 September 2018) -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
% of GDP 52 Regional gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant
Chart presents information for regional GDP per capita across regions: values in PPS terms are expressed as a percentage of the EU-28 average which is set equal to 100 %. Regions which may be considered GDP per inhabitant, by regions, 2016 (% of the EU average) as relatively ‘rich’ — with GDP per capita above the EU-28 average — are shown in blue. The relatively rich regions were largely found in a band that ran from northern Italy, up through Austria and Germany...
GDP per capita was lower than the EU-28 average in a majority of the regions in Spain, France and the United Kingdom.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=GDP_at_regional_leve
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53 General government deficit G20, 2017
Countries General government deficit Germany 1,30 Switzerland 1,20 General government deficit is defined as the fiscal position of Netherlands 1,10 government after accounting for capital expenditures. Singapore 0,30 Canada -0,90 This indicator is measured as a percentage of GDP. Euro Area -0,90 Russia -1,50 Turkey -1,50 Australia -1,90 Source: https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/government- South Korea -2,00 budget?continent=g20 Italy -2,30 https://data.oecd.org/gga/general-government-deficit.htm United Kingdom -2,30 Indonesia -2,50 OECD (2018), General government deficit (indicator). doi: 10.1787/77079edb-en France -2,60 (Accessed on 21 October 2018) Mexico -2,90 Spain -3,10 China -3,50 United States -3,50 India -3,53 Argentina -3,90 Japan -4,50 South Africa -4,60 Brazil -7,80 Saudi Arabia -8,90 % of GDP 54 Taxes on personal income, 2018
Source: https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/personal-income-tax-rate http://nomadcapitalist.com/2017/08/07/countries-with-the-highest-tax/ 61,85 55,95 55,80 55,00 53,70 52,00 51,60 50,00 48,78 48,00 48,00 47,50 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 43,00 41,50 40,00 40,00 38,00 37,00 35,88 35,00 35,00 35,00 35,00 33,00 30,00 27,50 25,00 22,00 15,00 15,00 13,00 10,00 00 , 0 0,00 0,00 0,00 Italy India eden Israel China Spain Japan Brazil Malta Brunei Russia w Ireland France Turkey untries Greece Mexico Taiwan Austria Finland Canada S Belgium o Panama Portugal Hungary Morocco Australia Romania Germany Denmark Bermuda C Euro area Euro Indonesia Argentina Singapore HongKong Switzerland SouthAfrica Netherlands SouthKorea SaudiArabia Luxembourg UnitedStates CaymanIslands UnitedKingdom
55 National wealth Top 20 countries by National wealth in 2017
National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total Country United States 93,56 sum of the value of a nation's assets minus its liabilities. It refers to China 29,00 the total value of net wealth possessed by the citizens of a nation at Japan 23,68 a set point in time. United Kingdom 14,07 Germany 13,71 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_wealth France 12,97 Italy 10,85 https://www.credit-suisse.com/corporate/en/research/research-institute/global- Canada 7,41 wealth-report/tables.html Australia 7,33 South Korea 6,59 India 4,99 Spain 4,85 Switzerland 3,63 Taiwan 3,57 Netherlands 2,69 Brazil 2,55 Belgium 2,45 Sweden 1,99 Russia 1,89 Indonesia 1,84
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56 Currency and deposits, % of total financial assets, 2016
Country TUR 76,27 SVK 61,32 RUS 61,22 GRC 60,93 CZE 51,97 Household financial assets JPN 51,55 SVN 50,06 POL 47,35 Household financial assets include: currency and deposits securities LUX 44,59 PRT 44,21 other than shares loans shares and other equity net equity of KOR 43,12 AUT 41,20 households in life insurance reserves net equity of households in ESP 39,82 DEU 39,25 pension funds prepayments of premiums and reserves against IRL 37,30 LTU 37,24 outstanding claims, and other accounts receivable. Financial assets LVA 34,16 held by households form an important part of overall wealth and are CHE 32,38 ITA 30,88 an important source of revenue, either through the sale of those EST 30,04 FIN 29,82 assets or refinancing, or as a source of property income (such as BEL 29,57 FRA 28,04 interest and dividends). It is measured as a percentage of the total NOR 27,68 HUN 27,19 financial assets held by households. GBR 23,87 AUS 21,70 ISR 21,05 Source: https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-financial-assets.htm COL 20,98 https://stats.oecd.org/ (National Accounts at a Glance/Household) CAN 20,34 NZL 19,16 NLD 16,82 OECD (2018), Household financial assets (indicator). doi: 10.1787/7519b9dc-en DNK 15,77 ISL 14,05 (Accessed on 26 September 2018) SWE 13,82 ZAF 13,69 CHL 13,11 USA 12,89
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Currency and deposits, % of total financial assets 57 Household net worth The value of the things you own. “Net” simply refers to the fact that you Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2018/08/15/is-your-net-worth- need to subtract the amount you owe others. Therefore, your net worth higher-than-average/#27defe4e6f88 https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-financial-assets.htm is the value of everything you own once you deduct your loans, mortgages https://stats.oecd.org/ (National Accounts at a Glance/Household) and other debts. The total net worth is measured as a percentage of net OECD (2018), Household net worth (indicator). doi: 10.1787/2cc2469a-en (Accessed on 17 disposable income. September 2018)
World 2017 Europe
Country Country Netherlands Netherlands 748,1 748,1 Belgium 716,8 Belgium 716,8 Sweden 565,1 Japan 601,6 Italy 560,4 United States 592,6 Denmark 556,6 Canada 571,7 France 537,7 Sweden 563,5 United Kingdom 521,9 Denmark 556,6 Germany 457,9 Italy 552,7 Luxembourg 452,0 Austria 434,3 France 537,7 Portugal 405,0 United Kingdom 521,9 Greece 398,3 Luxembourg 452,0 Latvia 384,7 Austria 434,3 Hungary 384,4 Australia 420,7 Finland 360,1 Korea, Republic of 365,5 Czech Republic 349,9 Finland 360,1 Estonia 305,3 Slovenia 295,9 Czech Republic 349,9 Slovakia 224,8 Slovenia 295,9 Lithuania 219,4 Slovakia 224,8 Poland 162,2
0 200 400 600 800 0 200 400 600 800 % of net disposable income % of net disposable income 58 Household debt Household debt is defined as the combined debt of all people in a household. It includes consumer debt and mortgage loans. A significant rise in the level of this debt coincides historically with many severe economic crises Europe 2017
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_debt https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-debt.htm Countries OECD (2018), Household debt (indicator). doi: 10.1787/f03b6469-en (Accessed on 26 Netherlands 254,5 October 2018) (Accessed on 27 October 2018) Luxembourg 184,4 Ireland 170,5 Finland 135,1 Portugal 135,1 Spain 118,0 Belgium 116,7 France 115,7 Greece 111,6 Germany 93,4 Austria 92,4 Italy 86,8 Estonia 80,2 Slovakia 73,5 Slovenia 56,3
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59 Italy granted one of the lowest amount of aid in Total State aid expenditure as % of GDP in 2016, less railways relation to its GDP of all of the European States Countries Hungary 2,100 Latvia 1,530 State aid Czech Republic 1,440 Germany 1,310 State aid means action by a (national, regional or local) public authority, using Croatia 1,150 Poland 1,080 public resources, to favour certain undertakings or the production of certain Finland 0,930 goods. A business that benefits from such aid thus enjoys an advantage Lithuania 0,870 over its competitors. Estonia 0,860 Aid granted selectively by EU countries or through state resources and which Sweden 0,780 Slovenia 0,760 may affect trade between EU countries or distort competition is prohibited Bulgaria 0,740 under Article 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Cyprus 0,710 (TFEU). France 0,650 Aid may be permitted if justified by objectives of general interest: aid to Romania 0,610 promote the development of disadvantaged areas or for services of general Belgium 0,580 Austria 0,560 economic interest, small and medium-sized enterprises, research and Malta 0,550 development, environmental protection, training, employment and culture. United Kingdom 0,490 EU countries must notify the European Commission of the aids that they Slovakia 0,470 grant - except in certain specified instances. Greece 0,410 Under Article 108 TFEU, the European Commission has the task of keeping Portugal 0,360 Netherlands 0,330 under review state aid granted by EU countries, whether planned or already Luxembourg 0,280 operational, so as to ensure that it does not distort competition. Spain 0,250 Italy 0,220 Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossary/state_aid.html Ireland 0,200 http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/scoreboard/state_aid_scoreboard_%202 0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 2,0
017.pdf % 60 Country % Germany 19 France 16.63 United Kingdom 13.45 Italy 12.49 Spain 8.55 Member States' share of budget contributions 2016 Belgium 4.47 Netherlands 3.71 Poland 3.26 Source: HM Treasury; GOV.UK Sweden 2.45 Austria 2.36 https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinan Denmark 1.83 ce/articles/theukcontributiontotheeubudget/2017-10-31 Ireland 1.61 Finland 1.56 https://www.statista.com/statistics/316691/european-union-eu-budget-share-of- Portugal 1.35 contributions/ Czech Republic 1.3 Greece 1.29 http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm Romania 1.15 Hungary 0.82 Slovakia 0.58 Bulgaria 0.34 Croatia 0.33 Slovenia 0.32 Lithuania 0.31 Luxembourg 0.25 Latvia 0.19 Estonia 0.16 Cyprus 0.14 Malta 0.07
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61 Italy’s world record in the number of PDO and PGI
Wine with a protected geographical indication (PDO-PGI) Food with a protected geographical indication (PDO -PGI) Italy’s world record in the number of PDO and PGI Food & Wine PDO: Protected Designation of Origin PGI: Protected Geographical Indication products is strengthening, with 897 protected Geographical Indications registered in Europe.
Country Country Italy 474 Italy 167 France 380 France 104 Spain 102 Spain 102 Hungary 56 Greece 76 Bulgaria 52 Portugal 64 Portugal 46 United Kingdom 26 Romania 38 Germany 12 Greece 33 Austria 10 Austria 26 Croatia 10 Slovakia 18 Poland 8
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Country Country Italy 129 France 143 Greece 116 Italy 127 France 75 Spain 89 Spain 45 Germany 78 Germany 26 Portugal 74 Romania 13 United Kingdom 41 Netherlands 12 Greece 30 Portugal 10 Poland 22 Hungary 8 Croatia 9 Cyprus 4 Austria 6
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Source: E-Bacchus - https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/wine/e-bacchus_en Source: Door - http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/list.html 62 Number of organic producers in Europe
The World of Organic Agriculture 2018 Number of organic producers in Europe -2016 Data on organic agriculture world-wide The ten countries with the largest numbers of organic producers 2016
Country Source: https://statistics.fibl.org/world.html India 835.000 Uganda 210.352 Mexico 210.000 Ethiopia 203.602 Philippines 165.994 United Republic of Tanzania 148.610 Peru 91.771 Turkey 67.879 Italy 64.210 Paraguay 58.258
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63 Number of areas of organic agricultural land
The World of Organic Agriculture 2018 Areas of organic agricultural land Data on organic agriculture world-wide The ten countries with the largest areas of organic agricultural land
2016 Country Australia 27,15M Argentina 3,01M Source: https://statistics.fibl.org/world.html China 2,28M United States of America 2,03M Spain 2,02M Italy 1,80M Uruguay 1,66M France 1,54M India 1,49M Germany 1,25M
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64 World wine production
Top wine producing regions in the world Leading the world in wine production is Italy, which endured tough wine conditions last year, but still produced more wine than its closest rivals, France and Spain, to propel it to the top of the charts.
Source: www.oiv.it International Organisation of Vine and Wine Top Wine-Producing Countries https://www.fdfworld.com/drink/top-10-wine-producing-regions-world Country Volume in thousands of hectoliters (mhl) Italy 50.000 50.900 42.500 France 47.000 45.400 36.700 Spain 37.700 40.000 32.100 United States 21.700 23.600 23.300 Australia 11.900 13.000 13.700 Argentina 13.400 9.400 11.800 South Africa 11.200 10.500 10.800 China 11.500 11.400 10.800 Chile 12.900 10.100 9.500 Germany 8.900 9.000 7.700 Portugal 7.000 6.000 6.600
2015 2016 2017 Note: 2017 data are estimated 65 Country Least accurate India 1 China 2 Taiwan 3 South Africa 4 US 5 Brazil 6 Thailand 7 Singapore 8 Turkey 9 Indonesia 10 Mexico 11 Canada 12 Perils of Perception - 2016 Montenegro 13 Russia 14 Serbia 15 Across all 40 countries in the 2016 study, each population gets a lot Philippines 16 wrong, such as the proportion of our population that are Muslims and Hong Kong 17 Israel 18 wealth inequality. We also show that we’re often unduly pessimistic Denmark 19 Argentina 20 about how happy people are and our tolerance on controversial issues France 21 such as homosexuality, sex before marriage and abortion. Vietnam 22 Peru 23 Source: http://perils.ipsos.com/ Spain 24 Chile 25 Hungary 26 Japan 27 Belgium 28 Poland 29 Colombia 30 Sweden 31 Norway 32 Italy 33 Germany 34 Australia 35 Malaysia 36 Czech Republic 37 South Korea 38 Most accurate Great Britain 39 Netherlands 40
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Position 66 Country GAI Rank.. United states 1 Germany 2 China 3 Japan 4 Singapore 5 Canada 6 France 7 United Kingdom 8 Netherlands 9 Global Attractivness Index The true measure of a Country’s attractiveness Korea, rep. 10 Australia 11 Switzerland 12 The strategic management of a 'pro-business' country-image and the Hong Kong 13 positioning of a country in international competitiveness rankings, are Austria 14 key issues for development and growth. In 2016 the European House Belgium 15 Italy 16 - Ambrosetti in conjunction with ABB, Toyota Material Handling Ireland 17 Europe and Unilever, launched the initiative titled "Global Denmark 18 Attractiveness Index" with a view to providing Italian and international Sweden 19 decision-makers with an innovative and reliable index of Luxembourg 20 Iceland 21 attractiveness. The index would offer a well-defined representation New Zealand 22 of a country's attractiveness and sustainability, while at the same Czech Republic 23 time providing reliable information regarding the choices in terms of Norway 24 attractiveness, growth and the enhancement of a pro-business Spain 25 Finland 26 environment. India 27 Source: https://www.ambrosetti.eu/en/global-attractiveness-index Russia 28 Brazil 29 United Arab Emirates 30 Poland 31 Estonia 32 Qatar 33 Hungary 34 67 Ranking Country RepTrak® 2018 The World’s Most Reputable Countries
Country To determine the Country RepTrak, the institute surveyed more than Sweden 81,70 58,000 individuals in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Finland 81,60 the United Kingdom and the United States during the period from Switzerland 81,30 March to April 2018. The 55 countries considered were those with Norway 81,10 New Zealand 79,70 the greatest gross domestic product and familiarity with at least 51% Australia 79,60 of the G8 general population. Canada 79,20 Source: Ranking Country RepTrak® 2018 - www.reputationinstitute.com Japan 77,90 Denmark 77,70 Netherlands 76,70 Ireland 76,10 Austria 75,60 Italy 75,00 Spain 73,10 Belgium 72,60 United Kingdom 72,00 Portugal 71,90 France 69,30 Germany 68,50 Singapore 68,50
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Reputation Index 68 Ranking Country RepTrak® 2018
A country’s reputation has a relevant impact on its economy: increasing one additional Pulse point in a particular market entails an average increase of +3.1% in the arrival of visitors from that market and +1.7% of exports to that market.
Source: https://www.reputationinstitute.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/2017-Country- RepTrak.pdf
Country RepTrak®: Three factors drive national reputations
Advanced economy: Appealing enviroment: Effective government:
●High quality products and services ● Beautiful country ● Business enviroment
●Well-know brands ● Enjoyable country ● Institutional enviroment
●Contribution to global culture ● Appealing lifestyle ● Social and Economics policies
●Technology ● Friendly and Welcoming people ● International participation
●Well-educated and Reliable workforce ● Safety
●Values education ● Efficient use of public resources
● Ethical country
69 What gives a nation a great reputation? How Country Reputation affects investment attraction
Reputation has an unquestionable economic value to countries. It is Effective government is the key-driver in boosting Italy reputation based on emotion and reason, the product of our impressions of a and the increasing perception of Italy’s Government effectiveness will nation’s actions and its communications, as well as our deep-seated affect the investment attraction: perceptions, stereotypes, influences and direct experiences. In an age +5pt in Effective Government perception = +8,7% in propensity to of empowered, networked publics, the value of a country’s reputation invest in Italy is rising — as is the importance of managing it as one of its greatest assets. Source: http://www.febaf.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Ventoruzzo.pdf
Strong reputations create economic opportunities. Respondents who perceive a country as having a strong reputation state a greater willingness to visit it for business or leisure, or to recommend living in, working in, investing in, studying in, or buying products from, that country. Reputation is both internal and external — and big gaps mean big blind spots.
Source: http://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2017/what-gives-a-nation-a- great-reputation
70 Reputation difference between internal and external valuation
Least self-critical countries Country Russia 40,80 United States of America 23,40 Turkey 18,80 Peru 17,30 Colombia 12,40 Morocco 11,50 Mexique 9,50 Chile 9,20 Italy is very self-critical Germany 8,10 United Kingdom 8,10 Argentina 7,40 Canada 5,00 Portugal 4,30 France 2,60 Japan 0,80 Spain -6,70 Italy -10,20 South Africa -11,80 Brazil -12,00 Most self-critical countries -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40
Value Source: Country RepTrak® 2017 - www.reputationinstitute.com 71 Italian-American stereotyping
Since the early decades of the 20th century, Italian Americans have been According to the Italic Institute of America: portrayed with stereotypical characterizations. Italian Americans in The mass media has consistently ignored five centuries of Italian contemporary U.S. society have actively objected to pervasive negative American history, and has elevated what was never more than a minute stereotyping in the mass media. Stereotyping of Italian-Americans as subculture to the dominant Italian American culture. being associated with organized crime has been a consistent feature of movies, such as The Godfather (all three works in the series), GoodFellas According to recent FBI statistics, Italian-American organized crime and Casino, and TV programs such as The Sopranos. Such stereotypes members and associates number approximately 3,000. Given an Italian- of Italian Americans are reinforced by the frequent replay of these American population estimated to be approximately 18 million, the study movies and series on cable and network TV. Video and board games, concludes that only one in 6,000 has any involvement with organized and TV and radio commercials with themes also reinforce this crime. stereotype. The entertainment media has stereotyped the Italian Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Italianism American community as tolerant of violent, sociopathic gangsters. Other stereotypes portray Italian Americans as overly aggressive and prone to violence. MTV's series Jersey Shore was considered offensive by the Today there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent in the Italian-American group UNICO. United States,
A comprehensive study of Italian-American culture on film, conducted Source: https://italialiving.com/articles/lifestyle/national-italian-american-heritage-month from 1996 to 2001, by the Italic Institute of America, revealed the extent of stereotyping in media. More than two-thirds of the 2,000 films The article What do you know about Reality? Says “The U.S. Department assessed in the study portray Italian Americans in a negative light. Nearly of Justice estimates that less than .0025 percent of the 26 million 300 films featuring Italian Americans as mobsters have been produced Americans of Italian descent are involved in organized crime.” since The Godfather (1972), an average of nine per year. Source: http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/LOTARDO
72 Italians are all mafiosi
Italians don’t like working
Italians are not smart
Italians don’t do scientific research
Italians are poor
Italians are underdeveloped
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