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Location and infrastructures
Road and rail networks
Italy's modern and extensive road and rail network is one of the most highly developed in Europe.
Italian roads cover approximately 1 million km, making them the second longest network in the EU of 25, after France. The network as a whole includes about 6,500 km of motorways, representing 13.7% of all motorways in the EU (25).
The Italian rail network has 16,300 km of track, making it the fifth longest in the EU (25) and representing 8.2% of the entire rail network in the EU (25).
- Over 100 million tonnes of goods transported per year
- 753 million passengers carried each year (fourth largest in EU 25).