Italian Republic Repubblica Italiana (Italian) | |
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![]() Location o Italy (dark green) – on the European continent (light green & dark grey) | |
Caipital | Roum 41°54′N 12°29′E / 41.900°N 12.483°E |
Offeecial leids | Italiana |
Demonym(s) | Italian |
Govrenment | Unitary pairlamentary constitutional republic |
• Preses | Sergio Mattarella |
Giorgia Meloni | |
Legislatur | Pairlament |
Senate | |
Chamber o Deputies | |
Formation | |
17 March 1861 | |
• Republic | 2 June 1946 |
• Foondit the EEC (nou the European Union) | 1 Januar 1958 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) (72nt) |
• Water (%) | 2.4 |
Population | |
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• 2011 census | ![]() |
• Density | 201.3/km2 (521.4/sq mi) (63rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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Gini (2018) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2017) | ![]() verra heich · 28t |
Currency | Euro (€)b |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+ (CEST0332778852) |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | 39c0708958929 |
ISO 3166 code | IT |
Internet TLD | .itd |
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Italy (Italian: Italia), offeecially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a kintra in the sooth o Europe. It comprises a buit-shapit, peninsula an twa muckle islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily an Sardinia, an shares it's northren alpine mairch wi Monaco, Fraunce, Swisserland, Austrick an Slovenie. The independent kintras o San Marino an the Vatican Ceety is enclaves inouth the Italian Region.
Italy uised ti be tribelaunds, suin bein ringed bi the Latin tribe an foondin the Roman Empire. Efter the faw o Roum, the Italian peninsula brak apairt intae mony fechtin independent kintras. In modren times, Italy comprises o maist o the Italian peninsula, Sicily, an Sardinie.
The Italian Republic is made o 20 regions, five bein autonomous.