Despite its great population. due to its mountainous terrain more than twothirds of its area cannot be used for agricultural purposes. This necessitates the importation of a great portion of its essential food supply. Coupled with an agricultural shortage. there exists an almost complete absence of native coal. iron. oil. and other necessities for a modern. complex manufacturing civilization. The loss of the colonies. plus the raising of immigration barriers in the United States. France. and Australia prohibits draining off any part of the surplus Italian population. As a result of these aforementioned factors. a great deal of unemployment exists.
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