Italy October 8, 2022 Adriatic , Adriatic Sea , Alps , amarone , Aoste , Apennins , archipelago , Bari , Bologne , Brescia , Capri , Catane , chianti , Côme , earthquakes , États pontificaux , Etna , Euro zone , Europe , European Union , Ferrari , Florence , Francophonie , Frecciarossa , French , French language , G7 , G8 , Gènes , îles Pelages , islands , Italian , Italian language , Italian Republic , Italy , Lac de Côme , Lac de Garde , Lac Majeur , Lampedusa , Mafia , Maserati , Mediterranean Sea , Mer Ionienne , Mer Tyrrhénienne , Messine , migrations , migrations internationales , Milan , Monza , mountains , Naples , NATO , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , OECD , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Padoue , Palerme , Parme , Pelages , Pise , Pô , Repubblica italiana , Republic , Rome , San Marino , Sardaigne , Sicile , South Europe , speed train , Syracuse , TGV , Toscane , Tour de Pise , tourism , Treaty of Verdun , Trévise , Trieste , Turin , Union for the Mediterranean , Val d'Aoste , Vatican , Venice , Venice Republic , Vernazza , Vérone , volcano , volcano Etna , wine Official name Italian Republic Name in local language Repubblica italiana (it) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 24e ) 58,983,122 inhabitants (2022) Population growth -0.43 % / year Area 302,072 km² Density 195.26 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 9e )2,099.880 billions $USD (2021) GDP/capita (ranking ) 35,551 $USD (2021) GDP growth 6.60 % / year (2021) Life expectancy (ranking ) 82.40 years (2020) Birth rate 7.00 ‰ (2020) Fertility rate 1.30 children / woman (2018) Death rate (ranking ) 12.00 ‰ (2020) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 3.30 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 99.15 % (2015) Official languages Italian Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 38e )0.895 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )76.96 (2018) Government Unitary constitutional parliamentary republic Head of State President Sergio Mattarella ; Prime Minister Mario Draghi National Day 2 June (Republic of 1946) ISO Codes IT, ITA Demonym Italian Tourists (ranking ) 58,253,000 people (2017)
Italian demographics remain very weak Italy is a country of Southern Europe. It consists of a peninsula located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea and island parts formed by the two largest islands of this sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and several other smaller islands. It shares borders with France to the north-west, Switzerland and Austria to the north, Slovenia to the north-east. It hosts two small landlocked states: the Vatican , located in the heart of its capital Rome, and San Marino , located in the north-central of the country.
Chianti winery, Tuscany, Italy. Photo: Francesco Sgroi Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. Source: Wildlife Archives Vernazza, Italy. Source: Most Beautiful Spots Urban areas (2014) Urban areas Population Milan (Milano) 8,247,125 inhabitants Naples (Napoli) 4,434,136 inhabitants Rome (Roma) 4,340,474 inhabitants Turin (Torino) 2,282,197 inhabitants Florence (Firenze) 1,558,434 inhabitants Palerme (Palermo) 1,271,406 inhabitants Brescia 1,264,105 inhabitants Bari 1,263,820 inhabitants Catane (Catania) 1,115,535 inhabitants Bologne (Bologna) 1,005,831 inhabitants Padoue (Padova) 936,887 inhabitants Vérone (Verona) 922,383 inhabitants Trévise (Treviso) 885,447 inhabitants Vicence (Vicenza) 867,314 inhabitants Venise (Venezia) 855,696 inhabitants Gênes (Genova) 854,099 inhabitants Modène (Modena) 701,642 inhabitants Messine (Messina) 640,675 inhabitants Tarente (Taranto) 586,061 inhabitants Cagliari 561,289 inhabitants Reggio de Calabre (Reggio di Calabria) 555,836 inhabitants Reggio d'Émilie (Reggio nell'Emilia) 532,872 inhabitants Parme (Parma) 447,779 inhabitants La Spezia 418,725 inhabitants Brindisi 398,661 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Abruzzes 1,322,760 inhabitants 10,763 km² Basilicate 571,409 inhabitants 9,992 km² Calabre 1,966,649 inhabitants 15,079 km² Campanie 5,841,750 inhabitants 13,590 km² Émilie-Romagne 4,446,929 inhabitants 22,446 km² Frioul-Vénétie julienne 1,218,159 inhabitants 7,844 km² Latium 5,891,545 inhabitants 17,207 km² Ligurie 1,566,307 inhabitants 5,421 km² Lombardie 10,011,861 inhabitants 23,863 km² Marches 1,539,277 inhabitants 9,366 km² Molise 310,850 inhabitants 4,438 km² Ombrie 889,695 inhabitants 8,456 km² Piémont 4,395,363 inhabitants 25,402 km² Pouilles 4,067,294 inhabitants 19,358 km² Sardaigne 1,654,796 inhabitants 24,090 km² Sicile 5,057,247 inhabitants 25,709 km² Toscane 3,742,589 inhabitants 22,994 km² Trentin-Haut-Adige (Région autonome) 1,061,046 inhabitants 13,607 km² Vallée d'Aoste 126,832 inhabitants 3,263 km² Vénétie 4,907,408 inhabitants 18,399 km²
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