意大利由亚平宁半岛、西西里岛和其他岛屿组成,面积为30万平方公里,人口5700万。亚平宁半岛宛如一只伸进地中海的皮靴,西西里岛则如一只处在“射门”之态势的足球。在战后50年中,这个资源匮乏的南欧国家的经济和外贸获得了快速发展。日前,它的经济仅次于美日德法,居发达国家第5位。在出口方面仅次于日本,成为世界上重要的出口国,生产力和人均收入增长非常迅速。意大利是个资源匮乏的国家,它所需要的能源的80％和工业原料的绝大部分 Italy consists of the Apennines, Sicily and other islands, with an area of ​​300,000 square kilometers and a population of 57 million. The Apennine Peninsula is like a leather boot into the Mediterranean, while Sicily is like a football in a “shot”. In the 50 years after the war, the economy and foreign trade of this resource-poor southern European country have witnessed rapid growth. Recently, its economy was second only to the United States, Japan, Germany and France, ranking fifth in the developed countries. As an important exporter in the world, second only to Japan in terms of exports, productivity and per capita income have grown very rapidly. Italy is a resource-scarce country, where 80% of the energy it needs and most of its industrial raw materials