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City Statistics

Location: Lazio region, western central Italy.
Country dialling code: 39.
Population: 2,810,931 (city in 2003).
Ethnic Mix: Majority Italian, about 9.5% legally registered foreign minority includes Romanian (one fifth of all immigrants in Rome), Philippino, Albanian, Polish, North American, Spanish, Sri Lankan and Indian.
Religion: Roman Catholic majority; Russian and Greek Orthodox, Jewish and Muslim minorities.
Time zone: GMT +1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin or three-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temp: 8C (46F).
Average July temp: 28C (82F).
Annual rainfall: 760mm (30 inches).



   
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