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ITALY

Capital : Rome

Language : Italian

Major Religion : Christianity

Population : 57,523,000

Currency : Lira

GNP : 1,140,484 million

Selected Crops : Tomatoes, egg plant

Selected Industrial Products : Wine, caustic soda, pig iron

Contribution to Jeff's Literary Career :
"Rumors of War", published in the Nova SF anthology

Fun Fact :
- Ten years following publication, Nova SF has still not paid Jeff for his story
- For some reason the art accompanying "Rumors of War", a near-future political intrigue tale set on Earth, depicts weasel-like aliens attacking an other-worldly city

[Note: All country-specific information derives from The Europa World Year Book, 1999, Volumes I and II, 40th edition, from Europa Publications.]