| 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: 39e) | 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.
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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 |
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Venise (Venezia)
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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 |
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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 |