Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San MarinoVaticanCity, as a second language in Albania, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia, by minorities in Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya,Monaco, Montenegro, Romania and Somalia, and by expatriate communities in Europe, in the Americas and in Australia. It is also the language of the Vatican city. Italy is an influential EU member and the seventh most industrious nation with highly developed production industry. Its business Culture thrives on close relationships.