my name is
ITALIA
In alcuni casi i loro pregiudizi sono basati su errati dati statistici.
L'Italia viene spesso citata come un esempio negativo, un Paese più vicino al terzo mondo che all'Europa.
I dati qui raccolti dimostrano che l'Italia è tra le prime nazioni se non la prima, in molti campi.
Nelle pagine internet sono numerosi i commenti di apprezzamento 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.
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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.
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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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Flag colors
Flag size
National symbol
The color of the textile fabric, according to the Pantone scale: Description
Number
Fern Green
17-6153 TCX
Bright White
11-0601 TCX
Flame Scarlet
18-1662 TCX
Proportions 2: 3
Inside 150x100 cm Protocol - Arrangement of colors
Exterior 450x300 cm or: 300x200 cm
- Horizontal banner
Source:
green, white, red, with green adjacent to the auction
http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/bandiere/tricolore.html
http://www.radiomarconi.com/marconi/bandiere/
- Vertical banner green, white, red, with red at the bottom
How to bend the Italian Flag
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Fern Green
Bright White
Flame Scarlet
Verde felce
Bianco acceso
Rosso scarlatto
Light blue Azzurro Italia
Color values
Color values
Pantone (17-6153)
(11-0601)
(18-1662)
HEX
#4B61D1
CMYK (C:100 M:0 Y:100 K:0)
(C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:5)
(C:0 M:100 Y:100 K:0)
RGB1
(r; g; b) (75; 97; 209)
RGB (R:0 G:146 B:70)
(R:255 G:255 B:255)
(R:206 G:43 B:55)
CMYK2 (c; m; y; k) HSV
Italian Flag
(77; 66; 0; 0)
(h; s; v) (230°; 64%; 82%)
Italian National Soccer Team t-shirt
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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. Source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Titillium+Web http://nta.accademiadiurbino.it/titillium.html http://www.fontspace.com/accademia-di-belle-arti-di-urbino/titillium-web
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Foods
maraschino
zabaglione
mandola
Science Terms
ciao
affogato
marinara
zucchini
mandolin
algebra
donna
al dente
panettone
Music
obbligato
breccia
festa
al fresco
panini
alto
oboe
gonzo
fiasco
amaretto
pasta
arpeggio
ocarina
influenza
finale
antipasto
pepperoni
attacca
opera
lava
giro
barista
pesto
basso
operetta
lazaretto
gondola
biscotti
pistachio
bel canto
oratorio
malaria
gran turismo
bologna
pizza
bravura
orchestra
medico
impresa
broccoli
pizzeria
cadenza
piano
neutrino
impresario
calamari
polenta
cantata
pianoforte
pellagra
innamorato
cappuccino
prosciutto
canzone
piccolo
peperino
inferno
carpaccio
provolone
capo
presto
pozzolana
lotto
ciabatta
radicchio
capriccio
rondo
torso
magnifico
confetti
ravioli
cavatina
segue
volcano
mamma mia
cotechino
salami
concert
sinfonia
Other Words
marina
espresso
scampi
diva
solo
agio
paparazzo
fettuccine
semolina
divertimento
sonata
autostrada
riviera
focaccia
soda
folio
soprano
ballerina
simpatico
gelato
spaghetti
fantasia
sordino
bambino
stiletto
grappa
spumante
forte
tempo
bella figura
tifoso
gusto
spumoni
harmonica
tessitura
ben trovato
tombola
lasagna
tiramisu
intermedio
timpani
bimbo
valuta
latte
tortellini
intermezzo
trombone
biretta
vendetta
linguine
trattoria
libretto
tuba
bocce
vista
macaroni
tutti-frutti
madrigal
viola
bravo
viva
macchiato
vermicelli
maestro
violin
catenaccio
zero
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Cultural Influence Cultural influence
Italy France
Countries that command cultural influence are often synonymous with fine food, fashion and easy living. They are trendsetters – the
United States
country equivalent of the cooler, older sibling. Their products have that certain “je ne sais quoi” that makes them fly a little faster off the shelves. Their music, television and movies are absorbed by other cultures, becoming part of a wider global conversation. The 2018 Best Countries rankings, formed in partnership with global marketing communications company Y&R's brand strategy firm, BAV Group, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, are based on a survey that asked more than 21,000 people from four regions to associate 80 countries with specific characteristics. Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/influence-rankings
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1 2 3
Spain
4
United Kingdom
5
Japan
6
Switzerland
7
Brazil
8
Australia
9
Sweden
10
Italy has 54 heritage sites The Criteria for Selection
Countries Italy
To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of
54 53
China
outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection
Spain
criteria. As of 2017, there are 54 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy, more than any other country. Of these 54 sites, 49 are cultural and 5 are
47
France
44
Germany
44
India
natural.
37
Mexico
35
United Kingdom
Source: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/stat
31
Russian Federation
.everything-everywhere.com/unesco-world-heritage-sites-italy
23
United States 0
10
20
28 30
40
50
Number of sites
Source:
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/stat/ https://everything-everywhere.com/unesco-world-heritage-sites-italy
10
60
Italy has won 11 Oscar Number of Oscar winners in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" from 1948 to 2018, by country
Countries 11 10
The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 25 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry,
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given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences assessed by the Academy's voting membership.
Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266537/oscars-in-the-category-best-foreign-language-film-by-country/
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West Germany
Taiwan
South Africa
Russia
Poland
Japan
Ivory Coast
Switzerland
Iran
Hungary
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Argentina
The Netherlands
Sweden
Soviet Union
Denmark
Spain
France
Italy
0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Czech Republic
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Chile
3 3 3 3
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards
Canada
4
Bosnia-Herzegovina
5
Algeria
Oscar
(AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as
In Top 20, Italy has
World's Most Famous
Paintings Top 100 Masterpieces Despite the huge number of paintings that viewers have seen in museums and art galleries across the world, only a relatively miniscule number has been universally recognized as being classic. Timeless in their beauty and execution, these artworks have transcended time and artistic concepts to create history. These paintings are familiar to people of all ages and cultures as being representative of the greatest works of art ever created and will continue to resonate in the minds of art lovers for many centuries to come. Source: https://www.brushwiz.com/most-famous-paintings
World's Most Famous Paintings Title Caravaggio
Musicians
Claude Monet
Impression, Sunrise
Diego Velazquez
Las Meninas
Edvard Munch
The Scream
Eugene Delacroix
The Liberty Leading The People
Georges Seurat
Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte
Grant Wood
American Gothic
Gustav Klimt
The Kiss
Henri Rousseau
The Sleeping Gypsy
Jacques Louis David
Napoleon Crossing The Alps
Jan van Eyck
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
The Grand Odalisque
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
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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
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1652
Italy has
among greatest painters and sculptors
Best artists of all time An abbreviated list of the finest artists from the Italian quattrocento to the 20th century. Source: Neil Collins - Editor of Visuals-Arts-Cork.com http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/best-artists-of-all-time.htm#top10
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The World's Top 20 Greatest Artists
Years
1. Michelangelo Buonarroti
(1475-1564)
2. Rembrandt van Rijn
(1606-1669)
3. Pablo Picasso
(1881-1973)
4. Leonardo Da Vinci
(1452-1519)
5. JMW Turner
(1775-1851)
6. Donatello
(1386-1466)
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)
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 and floral species, distributed along the building's facades in relation
Source: https://www.archdaily.com/472320/the-number-6-building
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-beautifulbuilding-2015
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Source: https://archiobjects.org/vertical-forest-in-milan-boeri-studio/
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
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The Italian Paradox
● Scimago Institutions Rankings
Statistics on scientific research in Italy reveal a striking contradiction.
● Young University Rankings 2018
While the country's R&D resources significantly lag behind those of 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
● Nature Index 2018 - High-quality research outputs
recognized in several fields. Source: http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/1588.htm
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Number of documents published Scimago Institutions Rankings
Country United States China
Scimago Institutions Rankings is a science evaluation resource to
United Kingdom
assess worldwide universities and research-focused institutions.
170.114
India
147.537
Japan
123.043
France
indicator that combines three different sets of indicators based on
115.747
Italy
110.402
Canada
research performance, innovation outputs and societal impact.
100.810
Australia
94.065
Spain
90.082
Russian Federation
83.358
South Korea
80.743
Brazil
It is interesting to observe how strong is the quality of Italian research, capable of competing with the world’s largest players.
73.697
Netherlands
57.503
Iran
54.388
Switzerland
45.532
Sweden
39.976
Belgium
Source: http://eventi.ambrosetti.eu/technologyforum-2018/wp-
32.181 27.010
Denmark
content/uploads/sites/65/2018/05/Paper_TF_2018_sito.pdf
626.403
191.830
Germany
Academic and research-related institutions are ranked by a composite
Source: https://www.scimagoir.com/
508.654
0K
100K
200K
300K
400K
500K
600K
700K
Documents
Number of documents published during the selected year. It is usually called the country's scientific output.
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Number of citations
Documents published on Medicine - Aging Country
Country United States Italy
15.231
5.077
United Kingdom
United States China United Kingdom
4.457
Germany
2.630
Spain
2.630
Canada China
2.282
France
2.076
Japan Australia
852
Switzerland
847
South Korea
838
Israel
694
Belgium
672
Finland
649
Denmark
613 606
India 0K
France
80.203
Canada
74.108
Australia
71.194 62.455 59.523
India
54.669
Netherlands
1.046
Brazil
84.096
Spain
1.531 1.375
Sweden
124.526
Italy
Japan
1.858
Netherlands
144.860
Germany
2.454
52.345
Switzerland
44.666
South Korea
43.632
Sweden
33.053
Brazil
30.544
Iran
28.813
Belgium
28.363
Russian Federation
25.830 24.661
Denmark 2K
4K
6K
8K
10K
12K
14K
16K
0K
Citable documents
426.316
265.803
100K
200K
300K
400K
500K
Citations
Number of citations by the documents published during the period 1996-2017, all published documents during this period are considered.
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Young University Rankings 2018 There are two Italian universities among the first top 25 universities in the world under fifty years old: they are the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa and Vita-Salute San Raffaele. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna placed 9 in global rankings and ranks first in Italy. Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-younguniversities-world
Name
Country
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Singapore
Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris
France
Maastricht University
Netherlands
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
South Korea
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Pohang University of Science and Technology
South Korea
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Italy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
United States
Pompeu Fabra University
Spain
University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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
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Best small universities The world’s best small universities 2018 Times Higher Education has once again revealed the best small universities across the globe, and heard directly from the students at some of those institutions about what they love most about attending a small college. To be eligible for the ranking, universities must appear in Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2018, teach more than four subjects, and have fewer than 5,000 students.
The world’s best small universities 2018
Country
1. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
United States
2. École Polytechnique
France
3. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Italy
4. University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5. École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
France
6. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
South Korea
7. Clark University
United States
8. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sweden
9. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Italy
10. University of Alaska Fairbanks
United States
Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/worlds-best-smalluniversities
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High-quality research outputs
2018 tables: Institutions - government Institution
Country
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
China
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
France
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
USA
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
India
Spanish Nationa lResearch Council (CSIC)
Spain
Lawrence Berkeley Nationa lLaboratory (LBNL)
USA
RIKEN
Japan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
USA
Argonne Nationa lLaboratory (ANL)
USA
article corrections.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
USA
National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)
Italy
Source:
Council of Scientific and Industria lResearch (CSIR)
India
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
Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. It is important for users to understand that the data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, that they cover the natural sciences only and that outputs are nonnormalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output). The tables were last updated on 7 June 2018 with the most recent institution and
https://www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2018/institution/government/all
The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1/01/2017 to 31/12/2017
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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 proprioception
(body
configuration)
and
movement
The Hennes robotic hand has a simpler mechanical design compared
(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
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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,
Source: http://www.virgo-gw.eu/
to be used to correct alterations found in genetic diseases or tumours. Source:
https://www.researchitaly.it/en/news/genome-editing-italian-researchers-
develop-a-precision-weapon-to-repair-faulty-dna/
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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 international centre of excellence for nuclear fusion research. This was
One of the greatest mysteries of modern astrophysics could be solved.
established by ENEA’s Board of Directors, which approved the final
The big mass of the Universe apparently missing, composed of
shortlist of the nine Italian sites nominated to host the research
subatomic particles called baryons, actually exists and is located
facility, which aims to provide important answers for the construction
exactly where anticipated by scientific theories.
of the first demonstration fusion reactor DEMO.
The important discovery, published in Nature, was made by a team
Source: https://www.researchitaly.it/en/projects/energy-frascati-to-host-international-
of international researchers led by Fabrizio Nicastro from INAF-
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/XMMNewton_finds_missing_intergalactic_material
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2015
2018
Two Italian researchers among the most brilliant scientists
The world at their feet
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.
and
Source:
: Mini-molecule manipulator
https://www.researchitaly.it/en/success-stories/two-italian-researchers-
An organic chemist creates hydrogels made of cost-effective, self-
among-the-most-brilliant-scientists-in-2015/
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)
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(Credit: Paddy Mills, Nature) ©
Countries Who Spend The Most On Space Exploration
Country United States
Some of these figures may seem mind-blowing, especially at a time
China
of tighter budgets. But as a 2015 Forum report showed, space
6.111
Russia
spending has directly contributed to several useful spin-offs down
5.265
Japan
here on Earth, including cancer-detecting technology.
3.597
France
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/which-countries-spend-the-moston-space-exploration
39.332
2.713
Germany
1.687
Italy
1.223
India
1.159
Canada 474 United Kingdom 367 0K
10K
20K
30K
Million U.S. Dollars
27
40K
50K
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).
We are talking about IPERDRONE, a “made in Italy” project funded by the
The Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules (MPLM) Leonardo, Raffaello and
Italian Space Agency (ASI) involving the Temporary Business Partnership led
Donatello – the names of which allow for no mistake regarding their country
by the Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA) in Capua, with the
of origin – have been contributed by Italy directly to the Space Station
participation of the companies Tyvak International and Kayser Italia.
programme through a bilateral agreement between ASI and NASA. 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
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2018
2018
VEGA (rocket)
BepiColombo satellites
VEGA: twelfth consecutive success
BepiColombo will provide the best understanding of Mercury to date. It
Vega, the European launcher designed, developed and constructed in
to map the planet, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO) to
consists of two individual orbiters: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO)
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-withlaunch-of-aeolus/ http://www.russianspaceweb.com/vega_lv.html
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Credit: ESA/ATG medialab; Mercury: NASA/JPL
ESA solar system insignia for BepiColombo
2018 Italian Spaceport
2018 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
Source: https://greatsport.info/radar-evidence-of-subglacial-liquid-water-on-mars/
the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in the southern part of Italy. 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-jointdeclaration-0
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Credit: ESA
Credit: ASI agenzia spaziale italiana
Number of Gold medals Country
Most successful countries at The World Games as of 2017,
Italy
by number of medals
153 142
United States
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that
Germany
137
Russia
136
France
are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are
101
China
organised and governed by the International World Games Association
67
Great Britain
(IWGA), recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The
59
Japan
World Games are held every four years, one year after the Summer Olympic Games. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Games
55
Ukraine
44
Spain
42
North Korea
41
Sweden
40
Netherlands
39
Australia
32
Chinese Taipei
31
Belgium
28
Colombia
28
Canada
21
Denmark
20 20
Switzerland 0
50
100 Gold medals
31
150
Country United States Soviet Union
Olympic Games medals
Great Britain
882
Germany
855
France
840
Italy
All-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2018,
701
Sweden
including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a
652
China
combined total of both. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table
2.827
1.204
608
Russia
546
Norway
520
East Germany
519
Australia
512
Canada
501
Hungary
498
Japan
497
Finland
470
Netherlands
415
Switzerland
345
South Korea
337
Austria
319
Romania
307
Poland
306 243
West Germany 0K
1K
2K Combined Total
32
3K
Soccer World Cup titles won by country from 1930 to 2018
Country Brasile
The graph depicts the number of soccer World Cup titles won by country since the inaugural World Cup in 1930. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266464/number-of-world-cup-titles-wonby-country-since-1930
Germania
4
Italia
4
Argentina
2
Francia
2
Uruguay
2
Inghilterra
1 1
Spagna 0
1
2
3
4
Number of World Cup titles
33
5
5
6
Healthiest Country The healthiest countries on Earth The Bloomberg Global Health Index is calculated taking into account
Italy
1
Iceland
2
Switzerland
3
Singapore
4
Australia
5
Spain
6
Japan
7
data to be included in the final outcome.
Sweden
8
Italy got the highest score and Iceland, Switzerland, Singapore and
Israel
9
Luxembourg
10
Norway
11
Austria
12
Netherlands
13
France
14
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
Cyprus
18
New Zealand
19
Greece
20
variables such as life expectancy, causes of death, incidence of high blood pressure, high blood glucose, tobacco use, and physical inactivity. Other parameters taken into account are childhood malnutrition, mental health, vaccination coverage, greenhouse gas emissions. More than 200 countries have been evaluated and 163 had enough
Australia complete the list of the top 5. The U.S. placed 34th with a health index negatively impacted by the high prevalence of overweight people. Source:
has-world-s-healthiest-people
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-
United States
Chile
Greece
Germany
Poland
Mexico
Lithuania
Slovak Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Luxembourg
Turkey
35
Colombia
Belgium
Spain
Iceland
Netherlands
France
Austria
United Kingdom
Sweden
Switzerland
Slovenia
Russian Fed.
Portugal
Norway
New Zealand
Korea
Japan
Italy
Israel
Ireland
Finland
Denmark
Czech Republic
Canada
Australia
36
73
86
89
91
92
92
94
94
95
95
97
98
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
2017_health_glance-2017-en
Total public coverage
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 United States
From the research “Be-Italy” conducted by Ipsos for Enit with the aim
32
Australia
of investigating the brand Italy in 18 countries, it emerges that 37%
31
France
of respondents answered “Italy” to the question “Where would you
20
Japan
go on vacation if you win a travel?” This is a large percentage that puts Italy in first place, ahead of the United States and Australia (chosen 32% and 31% respectively), which once more demonstrates how Italy
19
Spain
16
United Kingdom
16
Germany
has a unique charm on foreign travelers.
12
Polynesia
11
China
10
Brazil
Source: https://www.eturbonews.com/170072/italy-tourism-desired-country
9
Mexico
8 8
South Africa 0
10
20
30
Preferences
36
37
40
Why would you make a trip to Italy? According to research Ipsos “Be-Italy,” foreign tourists put Italy at the
Motivations
forefront of quality of life, creativity, and inventiveness, while the wine
Art cities
and food supply is now a primary motivation for travel (as cited by
Arts / Monuments
48% of respondents), and on the same level as art cities and
Wine and Food
monuments (chosen respectively from 49 and 48% respectively).
48
Sea
Cooking, in fact, is the first aspect associated with Italy (according to 23% of respondents), followed by monuments and fashion (both at 16%) – a result confirmed by
49 48
, according to which
25
Cultural events
19
Shopping
19
Mountain
Italy is the first place in the world as a food and wine destination.
15
Lake
Source: https://www.eturbonews.com/170072/italy-tourism-desired-country
13
Fashion events
10
Business
6
Sport events
6
Study reasons
4 3
Playing sports 0
20
40
Preferences
37
Foreigners looking for their home in Italy Country Germany
15,92 14,81
USA United Kingdom
14,69 14,54
13,18
Italy
13,11
6,70 6,51
France 0
10
20 0
5
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-2018sempre-in-crescita-la-domanda-dall-estero/
38
10
22,66%
4,72% 15
20 0,0
Purchase request 2016 (%)
Italy = foreigners resident in Italy
the period between January 1 and June 30 by foreigners looking for
24,31%
6,75 7,69
Purchase request 2017 (%)
According to the 2018 report of Gate-away.com, requests sent in
34,04% 25,99%
0,2 Performance
0,4
8 Ways the Italian Lifestyle Teaches You to Appreciate Life More
10 Reasons to Live in Italy
10 Reasons to Live in Italy
8 Ways the Italian Lifestyle Teach..
Climate
Being Proud of the Local Culture
Community
Celebrating Beauty
Culture
Drinking a Lot of Coffee
Diversity of Nature
Eating a Mediterranean Diet
Gateway to the rest of Europe
Taking a Proper Lunch Break
Italy is still affordable
Taking an Evening Passeggiata
La Dolce Vita
Talking, Talking, Talking
Renting in the countryside is still affordable
Valuing Family Time
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
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Countries with the hottest men
Countries with the most beautiful women
The .. Country 1
Italy
2
United States
3
Russia
4
Brazil
Italian women are always ranked in the Top 10 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 Colombia
A “Male Beauty” survey of nearly 10,000 men and women in 12
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 Russia
The survey, conducted in October in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China,
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-butbald-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-theworld/
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
market and provides a global economic outlook.
Other countries
17
United States
Italy was again the leading luxury goods country in terms of number
13
United Kingdom
of companies, with 24 companies in the Top 100. Deloitte, Analytics Source:
10
China
9
France
9
Switzerland
9
Germany
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/mx/Documents/consumer-
4
Spain
business/2018/Global-Power-of-Luxury-Goods-2018.pdf
24
0
5
5 10
15
20
Number of companies
41
25
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
Rolex
Switzerland
Coach
United States
Victoria's Secret
United States
Chow Tai Fook
China
Tiffany & Co.
United States
Burberry
United Kingdom
Christian Dior
France
Polo Ralph Lauren
United States
Prada
Italy
Under Armour
United States
Armani
Italy
PUMA
Germany
Ray-Ban
Italy
Omega
Switzerland
The North Face
United States
Pandora
Denmark
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
Valentino
Italy
Top 10 Best Selling Clothing Brands In The World Top 10 .. F2
F3
1
Louis Vuitton
$28.1 Billion
2
Gucci
$12.4 billion
3
Hermes
$10.6 billion
4
Prada
$7.3 billion
5
Chanel
$6.8 billion
6
Ralph Lauren
$6.6 billion
7
Burberry
$5.87 billion
8
Versace
$5.5 billion
9
Fendi
$3.5 billion
10
Armani
$3.1 billion
Source: http://cordmagazine.com/fashion/top-10-best-selling-clothing-brands-world
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Best country for luxury Which country of manufacturing do you consider the best for luxury?
F1 Accessories Clothing Jewelry Cars Watches
Italy
1 1 1 2 2
France
2 2 2 5 4
Germany
4 4 4 1 3
Switzerland
Source: http://www.luxesf.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BCG-AltagammaTrue-Luxury.pdf
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7 8 3 8 1
Top 10 UHNW countries
Wealth-X
Country
The latest edition of the Wealth-X World Ultra Wealth Report provides
United States
an in-depth analysis of the world’s ultra high net worth (UHNW) population, an xclusive group of wealthy individuals located across the globe, each with a net worth of $30m or more. In 2017, the world’s ultra high net worth (UHNW) population – individuals with a net worth of $30m or more – rose by 12.9% to 255,810 people, a sharp acceleration from a year earlier.
Japan
17.915
China
16.875
Germany
15.080
Canada
10.840
France
10.120
Hong Kong
10.010
United Kingdom
Source: https://www.wealthx.com/report/world-ultra-wealth-report-2018
Switzerland Italy
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/ultra-high-net-worth-individuals-uhnwi.asp
79.595
9.370 6.400 5.960 0K
50K Population 2017
44
100K
Gold reserves Countries with the largest gold reserves
Country United States
This statistic presents the gold reserves of largest gold holding
Germany
countries worldwide as of November 2017. In that time, the central
Italy
bank of the United States held approximately 8133.5 metric tons of
2.452
France
gold.
2.436
China
1.843
Russia
1.829
Switzerland
(Metric Tons (or Tonnes)
1.040
Japan
A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms, or approximately 2,204.6 pounds.) Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267998/countries-with-the-largestgold-reserves/ IMF; World Gold Council
765
Netherlands
613
India
558
Turkey*
526
Taiwan
424
Portugal
383
Saudi Arabia
323
United Kingdom
310
Kazakhstan
296
Lebanon
287 282
Spain
8.134
3.374
0K
2K
4K
6K
Gold reserves in metric tons
45
8K
Top 20 export countries worldwide in 2017 (in billion U.S. Dollars) China leads the world in exports in 2017. China was followed by the
Leading export countries .. China
United States and Germany.
United States
1.547
Germany
1.448
Japan
Source: wto.org
698
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
300 298
India 0
500
1000
1500
Exports in billion U.S. dollars
46
2.263
2000
2500
Country USA
80.664 78.765
ITA DEU
68.810
NLD
65.500
ESP
38.161
GBR
34.341
CAN
31.678
KOR
28.985
FRA AUT
enterprises. Business size is measured by the number of employees
17.252 14.701
POL
14.198
SWE
and exports are measured in trade value in millions of USD. SMEs employ fewer than 250 people, with further subdivision into micro
12.002
ISR
9.023
CZE
8.829
IRL
enterprises (fewer than 10 employees), small enterprises (10 to 49 employees), medium-sized enterprises (50 to 249 employees). Large
8.305
PRT
7.412
NOR
enterprises employ 250 or more people.
7.091
HUN
5.969
FIN
5.193
ROU
4.300
SVK
4.242
GRC
4.100
SVN
3.446
LTU
3.439
BGR
Source: https://data.oecd.org/trade/exports-by-business-size.htm#indicator-chart OECD (2018), Exports by business size (indicator). doi: 10.1787/54d56e8b-en (Accessed on 15 October 2018)
3.398
LVA
2.296
LUX
2.160
EST
2.098
HRV
1.742
ISL
This indicator shows the contribution to exports by different sized
24.747
DNK
MEX
Exports by business size
33.597
BEL
1.221 965
CYP 681 MLT 297 0K
10K
20K
30K
40K
50K
60K
70K
80K
90K
Milions of US$
47
Eurostat Entrepreneurship (all-size)
Italy is first in the world for number of enterprises
Country ITA
389.317 341.912
USA TUR
335.311
FRA
This indicator is measured as the number of employees in the
213.303
DEU
205.028
POL
manufacturing sector. An enterprise is defined as a legal entity
187.374
CZE
172.054
ESP
possessing the right to conduct business on its own, for example to
166.936
AUS
enter into contracts, own property, incur liabilities and establish bank
123.328
PRT
66.729
SVK
63.969
accounts. An enterprise may be a corporation, a quasi- corporation, a
GRC
63.890
non-profit institution, or an unincorporated enterprise. Enterprises
NLD
63.337
HUN
49.310
CAN
48.730
can be classified in different categories according to their size; for this
ROU
purpose, different criteria may be used, but the most common is
BGR
number of people employed. In small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) employ fewer than 250 people. SMEs are further subdivided into micro enterprises (fewer than 10 employees), small enterprises (10 to 49 employees), medium-sized enterprises (50 to 249 employees). Large enterprises employ 250 or more people. Source: https://data.oecd.org/entrepreneur/enterprises-by-business-size.htm
AUT
25.323
ISR
23.917
FIN
20.768
CHE
20.598
HRV
19.716
LTU
19.398
SVN
18.853
NOR
17.141
IRL
15.242
DNK
14.832
NZL
11.811
LVA
OECD (2018), Starting a business (indicator). doi: 10.1787/a22da914-en (Accessed on
MKD
15 September 2018)
48.405 30.879
10.523 7.362
EST
7.053
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
2.024,0
2.018,0
1.980,0
1.954,0
1.895,0
1.885,0
1.875,0
1.863,0
1.857,0
1.844,0
1.780,0
1.776,0
1.753,0
1.740,4
1.738,0
1.722,6
1.714,0
1.710,0
1.695,0
1.686,5
1.681,0
1.675,9
1.655,1
1.628,0
1.613,1
1.609,0
1.570,0
1.518,0
1.514,0
1.433,0
1.419,1
1.408,0
1500
1.356,0
2000
1000
500
49
MEX
CRI
KOR
GRC
RUS
CHL
POL
ISR
LVA
PRT
EST
LTU
USA
CZE
NZL
HUN
IRL
ITA
SVK
JPN
CAN
ESP
GBR
AUS
SVN
FIN
AUT
SWE
CHE
LUX
FRA
NLD
NOR
DNK
0 DEU
Average annual hours actually worked
2500
2.178,9 2.257,4
October 2018) (Accessed on 08 October 2018)
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Country United States
Gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices is the expenditure on
China
12.237.700
Japan
final goods and services minus imports: final consumption
4.872.137
Germany
expenditures, gross capital formation, and exports less imports. "Gross" signifies that no deduction has been made for the depreciation of machinery, buildings and other capital products used in production. "Domestic" means that it is production by the resident institutional units of the country. The products refer to final goods and services, that is, those that are purchased, imputed or otherwise, as: final consumption of households, non-profit institutions serving households and government; fixed assets; and exports (minus imports). (In Italian: PIL Prodotto Interno Lordo)
2.622.434
India
2.597.491
France
2.582.501
Brazil
2.055.506
Italy
1.934.798
Canada
1.653.043
Russian Federation
1.577.524
Korea, Rep.
1.530.751
Australia
1.323.421
Spain
1.311.320
Mexico
1.149.919
Turkey
OECD (2018), Gross domestic product (GDP) (indicator). doi: 10.1787/dc2f7aec-en (Accessed on 15 September 2018)
3.677.439
United Kingdom
Indonesia
Source: https://data.oecd.org/gdp/gross-domestic-product-gdp.htm
1.015.539 851.102
Netherlands
826.200
Saudi Arabia
683.827 678.887
Switzerland
0M
5M
10M
15M
GDP 2017 (million US dollars)
50
19.390.604
20M
25M
Top 20 countries by GDP (PPP) in 2017 GDP-PPP makes for a better comparison of living standards, because
Country China
PPP takes into account cost of living and inflation rates, rather than
23.300.783 19.390.604
United States
just exchange rates, which may distort the real differences in income.
India
This is the measure most economists prefer for comparing living
9.448.659
Japan
5.487.161
Germany
conditions and economic strength across countries.
4.187.583
Russian Federation
3.817.201
Indonesia
3.242.769
Brazil
3.240.524
France
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)
2.876.060
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 1.192.066
Australia 0M
5M
10M
15M
20M
25M
GDP-PPP 2017 (million US dollars)
Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD?end=2017&start=2016&y
51
ear_high_desc=true
Country NLD
10,47 9,80
CHE IRL
8,47
DEU
8,00
DNK
7,63
SVN
7,12
NOR
Current Account (% of GDP)
5,51
KOR
5,14
LUX
4,94
JPN
The current account is one of the two components of a country's
4,03
ISL
3,34
SWE
balance of payments, the other being the capital account. It consists
3,32
EST
3,04
HUN
2,96
ISR
2,87
ITA
2,75
RUS
2,24
SAU
2,22
AUT
1,88
ESP
1,88
CHN
of the trade balance (the difference between the total value of exports of goods and services and the total value of imports of goods and
Positive
services), the net factor income (difference between the return on investments generated by citizens abroad and payments made to foreign investors domestically) and net cash transfers, where all these
1,35
CZE
elements are measured in the domestic currency.
1,08
LVA
0,57
PRT
0,45
LTU
0,38
POL
When a country's current account balance is positive (also known as
0,20
BEL
-0,17
BRA
-0,47
FRA
-0,57
FIN
-0,68
GRC
incurring a surplus), the country is a net lender to the rest of the world. When a country's current account balance is negative (also known as running a deficit), the country is a net borrower from the rest of the
-0,80
CHL
-1,50
IND
-1,51
MEX
-1,68
IDN
world. Negative:
-1,70
SVK
-2,11
USA
international competitiveness
-2,31
ZAF
-2,45
AUS
Source:
-2,61
NZL
-2,86
CRI
-2,94
CAN
-2,95
COL
https://www.focus-economics.com/economic-indicator/current-account-balance https://data.oecd.org/trade/current-account-balance.htm
-3,37
GBR
-3,87
ARG
OECD (2018), Current account balance (indicator). doi: 10.1787/b2f74f3a-en (Accessed
-4,91 -5,52
TUR -8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
on 15 September 2018)
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
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/statisticsexplained/index.php?title=GDP_at_regional_leve Eurostatl
53
(% of the EU average)
General government deficit G20, 2017 Countries
General government deficit
Germany
General government deficit is defined as the fiscal position of
Switzerland
1,30 1,20
Netherlands
1,10
government after accounting for capital expenditures.
Singapore Canada
-0,90
This indicator is measured as a percentage of GDP.
Euro Area
-0,90
Source: https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/governmentbudget?continent=g20 https://data.oecd.org/gga/general-government-deficit.htm OECD (2018), General government deficit (indicator). doi: 10.1787/77079edb-en (Accessed on 21 October 2018)
0,30
Russia
-1,50
Turkey
-1,50
Australia
-1,90
South Korea
-2,00
Italy
-2,30
United Kingdom
-2,30
Indonesia
-2,50
France
-2,60
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 Saudi Arabia
-7,80 -8,90 % of GDP
54
55,80 55,00 53,70 52,00 51,60 50,00 48,78 48,00 48,00 47,50
Denmark Austria Belgium Netherlands Finland Israel Luxembourg Ireland Portugal Germany
55
35,88 35,00 35,00 35,00 35,00
India Argentina Malta Mexico Turkey
15,00
Hungary
Cayman Islands 0,00 Saudi Arabia 0,00
Brunei 0,00
Bermuda 0,00
Romania
10,00
13,00
15,00 Russia
25,00
27,50
30,00
22,00 Hong Kong
Singapore
Panama
Brazil
Indonesia
33,00
37,00
United States
Canada
38,00
Morocco
40,00
45,00
United Kingdom
Switzerland
45,00
Taiwan
40,00
45,00
Spain
South Korea
45,00
South Africa
41,50
45,00
Greece
Euro area
45,00
France
43,00
45,00
China
Italy
45,00
Australia
Japan
61,85 55,95
Sweden
Countries
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/
National wealth
Top 20 countries by National wealth in 2017 Country
National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total
United States
sum of the value of a nation's assets minus its liabilities. It refers to the total value of net wealth possessed by the citizens of a nation at a set point in time.
China Japan
23,68
United Kingdom
14,07
Germany
13,71
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_wealth
France
https://www.credit-suisse.com/corporate/en/research/research-institute/global-
Canada
12,97
Italy
10,85 7,41
Australia
wealth-report/tables.html
93,56
29,00
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 1,84
Indonesia 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Total Wealth (billions USD)
56
80
90
100
Currency and deposits, % of total financial assets, 2016 Country TUR SVK
Household financial assets
RUS
61,22
GRC
60,93
CZE
51,97
JPN
51,55
SVN
50,06
POL
Household financial assets include: currency and deposits securities other than shares loans shares and other equity net equity of
47,35
LUX
44,59
PRT
44,21
KOR
43,12
AUT
households in life insurance reserves net equity of households in
41,20
ESP
39,82
pension funds prepayments of premiums and reserves against
DEU
outstanding claims, and other accounts receivable. Financial assets
LTU
39,25
held by households form an important part of overall wealth and are
CHE
an important source of revenue, either through the sale of those
EST
30,04
FIN
29,82
IRL
37,30 37,24
LVA
34,16 32,38
ITA
assets or refinancing, or as a source of property income (such as
30,88
BEL
29,57
FRA
interest and dividends). It is measured as a percentage of the total financial assets held by households.
28,04
NOR
27,68
HUN
27,19
GBR
23,87
AUS
21,70
ISR
Source: https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-financial-assets.htm
21,05
COL
https://stats.oecd.org/ (National Accounts at a Glance/Household)
20,98
CAN
20,34
NZL
19,16
NLD
16,82
OECD (2018), Household financial assets (indicator). doi: 10.1787/7519b9dc-en
DNK
(Accessed on 26 September 2018)
SWE
13,82
ZAF
13,69
CHL
13,11 12,89
15,77
ISL
14,05
USA 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Currency and deposits, % of total financial assets
57
76,27
61,32
70
80
Household net worth The value of the things you own. “Net” simply refers to the fact that you need to subtract the amount you owe others. Therefore, your net worth is the value of everything you own once you deduct your loans, mortgages and other debts. The total net worth is measured as a percentage of net disposable income.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2018/08/15/is-your-net-worthhigher-than-average/#27defe4e6f88 https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-financial-assets.htm https://stats.oecd.org/ (National Accounts at a Glance/Household) OECD (2018), Household net worth (indicator). doi: 10.1787/2cc2469a-en (Accessed on 17 September 2018)
World
2017
Europe Country
Country Netherlands
Netherlands
748,1 716,8
Belgium Japan
601,6
United States
592,6
Canada Sweden
563,5 556,6
Italy
552,7
France
Austria
Finland
360,1
Czech Republic
349,9
Slovenia 0
200
400
434,3
Portugal
405,0
Greece
398,3
Latvia
384,7
Hungary
384,4
Finland
360,1
Czech Republic
349,9
Estonia
305,3
Slovenia
295,9 224,8
Slovakia
452,0
Austria
434,3 365,5
521,9 457,9
Luxembourg
420,7
Korea, Republic of
556,6 537,7
Germany
452,0
Australia
560,4
United Kingdom
521,9
Luxembourg
565,1
Italy France
537,7
United Kingdom
Sweden Denmark
571,7
Denmark
748,1 716,8
Belgium
295,9
Slovakia
224,8
Lithuania
219,4 162,2
Poland
600
800
0
% of net disposable income
200
400
600
% of net disposable income
58
800
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
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_debt
2017
Countries
https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-debt.htm OECD (2018), Household debt (indicator). doi: 10.1787/f03b6469-en (Accessed on 26
Netherlands
October 2018) (Accessed on 27 October 2018)
Luxembourg
254,5 184,4
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 56,3
Slovenia 0
50
100
150
200
% of net disposable income
59
250
300
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
Czech Republic
State aid
1,440
Germany
1,310
Croatia
State aid means action by a (national, regional or local) public authority, using
1,150
Poland
public resources, to favour certain undertakings or the production of certain
1,080
Finland
goods. A business that benefits from such aid thus enjoys an advantage over its competitors. Aid granted selectively by EU countries or through state resources and which may affect trade between EU countries or distort competition is prohibited
0,930
Lithuania
0,870
Estonia
0,860
Sweden
0,780
Slovenia
0,760
Bulgaria
under Article 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
0,740
Cyprus
(TFEU).
0,710
France
Aid may be permitted if justified by objectives of general interest: aid to
0,650
Romania
promote the development of disadvantaged areas or for services of general economic interest, small and medium-sized enterprises, research and
0,610
Belgium
0,580
Austria
0,560
Malta
development, environmental protection, training, employment and culture.
0,550
United Kingdom
EU countries must notify the European Commission of the aids that they
0,490
Slovakia
grant - except in certain specified instances.
0,470
Greece
0,410
Portugal
Under Article 108 TFEU, the European Commission has the task of keeping
0,360
Netherlands
under review state aid granted by EU countries, whether planned or already
0,330
Luxembourg
operational, so as to ensure that it does not distort competition.
0,280
Spain
Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossary/state_aid.html http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/scoreboard/state_aid_scoreboard_%202
0,250
Italy
0,220
Ireland
0,200 0,0
017.pdf
0,5
1,0
1,5 %
60
2,0
Bank NRW.BANK
Country DE
N.V. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten
NL
Swedbank - group
SE
Svenska Handelsbanken - group
SE
Nordea Bank - group
SE
16,68%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken - group
SE
16,47%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA
PL
15,93%
Nykredit Realkredit
DK
15,63%
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA
PL
15,47%
OP Financial Group
FI
15,28%
DNB Bank Group
NO
15,03%
ABN AMRO Group N.V.
NL
14,85%
Allied Irish Banks Group plc
IE
14,81%
KBC Group NV
BE
13,60%
Group Crédit Mutuel
FR
13,26%
Belfius Banque SA
BE
13,21%
OTP Bank Nyrt.
HU
13,03%
Danske Bank
DK
Jyske Bank
DK
11,69%
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
NL
11,44%
Bank of Ireland Group plc
IE
11,15%
ING Groep N.V.
NL
10,70%
Landesbank Baden - Württemberg
DE
10,69%
Groupe BPCE
FR
10,69%
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
IT
10,40%
Groupe Crédit Agricole
FR
33,96% 22,33% 21,98% 19,53%
Italy’s banks performed better than UK Lloyds and Barclays in EU stress test
12,77%
A bank stress test is an analysis conducted under hypothetical unfavorable economic scenarios, such as a deep recession or financial crisis, designed to determine whether a bank has enough capital to withstand the impact of adverse economic developments.
10,21%
Landesbank Hessen- Thüringen Girozentrale AdöR DE
9,96%
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
GB
9,93%
Commerzbank AG
DE
9,93%
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
AT
9,73%
Banco Santander S.A.
ES
9,72%
Bayerische Landesbank
DE
9,44%
HSBC Holdings Plc
GB
9,42%
UniCredit S.p.A.
IT
9,34%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
ES
9,25%
CaixaBank, S.A.
ES
9,11%
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral- Genossenschafts.. DE
8,97%
BNP Paribas
FR
8,64%
Erste Group Bank AG
AT
8,56%
Lloyds Banking Group Plc
GB
8,55%
Banco BPM S.p.A.
IT
8,47%
Banco de Sabadell S.A.
ES
8,40%
Unione di Banche Italiane Società Per Azioni
IT
8,32%
La Banque Postale
FR
8,22%
Deutsche Bank AG
DE
8,14%
Société Générale S.A.
FR
7,61%
Barclays Plc
GB
7,28%
Norddeutsche Landesbank - Girozentrale -
DE
7,07%
The most important shocks of the EU adverse scenario would lead to: - Cumulative fall in GDP over 3 years by 2.7%; - Unemployment reaches in 2020 by 9.7%; - Cumulative inflation over 3 years stands at 1.7%; Cumulative fall in residential and commercial real estate prices over 3 years of 19.1% and 20% respectively.
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) is a component of Tier 1 capital that consists mostly of common stock held by a bank or other financial institution. CET1 is a measure of bank solvency that gauges a bank’s capital strength. This measure is better captured by the CET1 ratio, which measures a bank’s capital against its assets. Source: European Banking Authority (EBA) https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/common-equity-tier-1-cet1.asp
61
Member States' share of budget contributions 2016 Source: HM Treasury; GOV.UK https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinan ce/articles/theukcontributiontotheeubudget/2017-10-31 https://www.statista.com/statistics/316691/european-union-eu-budget-share-ofcontributions/ http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm
Country
%
Germany
19
France
16.63
United Kingdom
13.45
Italy
12.49
Spain
8.55
Belgium
4.47
Netherlands
3.71
Poland
3.26
Sweden
2.45
Austria
2.36
Denmark
1.83
Ireland
1.61
Finland
1.56
Portugal
1.35
Czech Republic
1.3
Greece
1.29
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 0
5
10
15
Share of total contributions ( % )
62
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 France
380
Spain
Italy
474
France Spain
102
Hungary Bulgaria
38
Greece
33
Austria
26
Germany
26 18
Slovakia
64
United Kingdom
46
Romania
76
Portugal
52
Portugal
102
Greece
56
12
Austria
10
Croatia
10 8
Poland
0
100
200
300
400
0
500
167
104
50
100
150
Count of Food with a protected geographical indication (PDO)
Wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO) Country
Country
Italy Greece
116
France
France
129
Italy
75
Spain
Spain
45
Germany Netherlands Portugal
United Kingdom
12
Greece
10
Hungary
4
Cyprus 0
78
Portugal
13
74 41 30
Poland
8
22
Croatia
9 6
Austria 20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0
Wine with a protected geographical indication (PGI)
143
89
Germany
26
Romania
127
50
100
150
Count of Food with a protected geographical indication (PGI)
Source: E-Bacchus - https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/wine/e-bacchus_en
Source: Door - http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/list.html
63
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 Uganda
210.352
Mexico
210.000
Ethiopia
203.602
Philippines United Republic of Tanzania Peru
165.994 148.610 91.771
Turkey
67.879
Italy
64.210 58.258
Paraguay
835.000
0K 100K 200K 300K 400K 500K 600K 700K 800K 900K Organic producers
64
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 Argentina
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 1,25M
Germany
27,15M
3,01M
0M
5M
10M
15M
20M
Organic area (farmland) (ha)
65
25M
30M
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
Volume in thousands of hectoliters (mhl)
Country Italy France Spain United States Australia Argentina South Africa China Chile Germany Portugal
50.000
50.900
42.500
47.000
45.400
36.700
37.700
40.000
32.100
21.700
23.600
23.300
11.900
13.000
13.700
13.400
9.400
11.800
11.200
10.500
10.800
11.500
11.400
10.800
12.900
10.100
9.500
8.900
9.000
7.700
7.000
6.000
6.600
2015
2016
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2017
Note: 2017 data are estimated
Least accurate
Country India
1
China Taiwan
2 3
South Africa
4
US
5
Brazil
6
Thailand
7
Singapore
8
Turkey
9
Indonesia
10
Mexico
11
Canada
Perils of Perception - 2016
12
Montenegro
13
Russia
14
Serbia
Across all 40 countries in the 2016 study, each population gets a lot
15
Philippines
16
Hong Kong
wrong, such as the proportion of our population that are Muslims and
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Israel
wealth inequality. We also show that we’re often unduly pessimistic
18
Denmark
19
Argentina
about how happy people are and our tolerance on controversial issues
20
France
such as homosexuality, sex before marriage and abortion.
21
Vietnam
22
Peru
23
Spain
Source: http://perils.ipsos.com/
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
Most accurate
37
South Korea
38
Great Britain
39 40
Netherlands 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Position
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Country
GAI Rank..
United states
1
Germany
2
China
3
Japan
4
Singapore
5
Canada
6
France
7
United Kingdom
8
Netherlands
9
Korea, rep.
10
Australia
11
Switzerland
12
Hong Kong
13
Austria
14
Belgium
15
Italy
16
Ireland
17
Denmark
18
Sweden
19
Luxembourg
20
Iceland
21
New Zealand
22
Czech Republic
23
Norway
24
Spain
25
Finland
26
India
27
Russia
28
Brazil
29
United Arab Emirates
30
Poland
31
Estonia
32
Qatar
33
Hungary
34
Global Attractivness Index
The true measure of a Country’s attractiveness The strategic management of a 'pro-business' country-image and the positioning of a country in international competitiveness rankings, are key issues for development and growth. In 2016 the European House - Ambrosetti in conjunction with ABB, Toyota Material Handling Europe and Unilever,
launched the initiative titled "Global
Attractiveness Index" with a view to providing Italian and international decision-makers with an innovative and reliable index of attractiveness. The index would offer a well-defined representation of a country's attractiveness and sustainability, while at the same time providing reliable information regarding the choices in terms of attractiveness, growth and the enhancement of a pro-business environment. Source: https://www.ambrosetti.eu/en/global-attractiveness-index
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The World’s Most Reputable Countries
Ranking Country RepTrak® 2018
Country
To determine the Country RepTrak, the institute surveyed more than
Sweden
58,000 individuals in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States during the period from March to April 2018. The 55 countries considered were those with the greatest gross domestic product and familiarity with at least 51% of the G8 general population. Source: Ranking Country RepTrak® 2018 - www.reputationinstitute.com
Finland
81,70 81,60
Switzerland
81,30
Norway
81,10
New Zealand
79,70
Australia
79,60
Canada
79,20
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 68,50
Singapore 0
50 Reputation Index
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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-CountryRepTrak.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
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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 Source: http://www.febaf.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Ventoruzzo.pdf
assets. 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-agreat-reputation
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Reputation difference between internal and external valuation Country
Least self-critical countries
Russia United States of America
23,40
Turkey
18,80
Peru
17,30
Colombia
12,40
Morocco
Italy is very self-critical
11,50
Mexique
9,50
Chile
9,20
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 South Africa Most self-critical countries
Brazil
40,80
-10,20 -11,80 -12,00 -20
-10
0
10
20 Value
Source: Country RepTrak® 2017 - www.reputationinstitute.com
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Italian-American stereotyping According to the Italic Institute of America:
Since the early decades of the 20th century, Italian Americans have been 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, and TV and radio commercials with
concludes that only one in 6,000 has any involvement with organized
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
The article What do you know about Reality? Says “The U.S. Department
of stereotyping in media. More than two-thirds of the 2,000 films
of Justice estimates that less than .0025 percent of the 26 million
assessed in the study portray Italian Americans in a negative light. Nearly 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
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