Military expenditures:
1.8% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 85
Transnational Issues ::Italy
Disputes - international:
Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
Illicit drugs:
important gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market; money laundering by organized crime and from smuggling
page last updated on January 19, 2011
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