Italy
Italy is a country in southern Europe. Its capital is Rome. About 59 million people live there (2023). It covers 302,068 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Rome
- People (2023)
- 59 million
- Area
- 302,068 km²
Italy at a glance
- In its own language
- Repubblica Italiana, Italia
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Rome
- Population
- 58,850,717 (2023)
- Area
- 302,068 km² (116,629 mi²)
- People are called
- Italian
- Official languages
- Italian
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$2010 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 83 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.895 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 35.2 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 8.1% (2022)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Sergio Mattarella (since 2015)
- Head of government
- Giorgia Meloni (since 2022)
- Country codes
- IT, ITA
- Calling code
- +39
- Internet domain
- .it
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 42.5°, 12.5°
Italy and its neighbours
Italy borders San Marino, Vatican City, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Malta. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Italy
- Neighbours
Divisions of Italy
- Abruzzo
- Basilicata
- Calabria
- Campania
- Emilia-Romagna
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Lazio
- Liguria
- Lombardy
- Marche
- Molise
- Piedmont
- Apulia
- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Tuscany
- Trentino-South Tyrol
- Umbria
- Aosta Valley
- Veneto
Member of
- United Nations
- Council of Europe
- NATO
- G8
- G20
- Interpol
- African Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank
- European Space Agency
- Australia Group
- Bank for International Settlements
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- CERN
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
and 60 more organisations.
How far are you from Italy?
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Questions
What is the capital of Italy?
The capital of Italy is Rome.
What is the population of Italy?
Italy has about 58,850,717 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Italy?
Italy covers 302,068 square kilometres (116,629 square miles).
What language is spoken in Italy?
The official language of Italy is Italian.
Which countries border Italy?
Italy shares a border with San Marino, Vatican City, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Malta.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.