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Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula, which extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi), and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Rome is the capital of Italy; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Bari, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous Italic peoples, notably including the ancient Romans, who conquered the Mediterranean world during the Roman Republic and ruled it for centuries…

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Italy

FCDO travel advice for Italy. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Italy

Capital: Rome
Language: Italian
Currency: Q4916
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Calling code: +39
Internet domain: .it
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Italy

CapodannoNew Year's Day2026-01-01

EpifaniaEpiphany2026-01-06

PasquaEaster Sunday2026-04-05

Lunedì dell'AngeloEaster Monday2026-04-06

Festa della LiberazioneLiberation Day2026-04-25

Festa del LavoroInternational Workers Day2026-05-01

Lunedì di PentecosteWhit Monday2026-05-25

Festa della RepubblicaRepublic Day2026-06-02

Ferragosto o AssunzioneAssumption Day2026-08-15

San Francesco d'AssisiSt. Francis of Assisi's Day2026-10-04

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalRome

Population60,431,283

CurrencyEUR

Languagesit-IT,de-IT,fr-IT,sc,ca,co,sl

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Cities

◎Rome2,318,895 residents ◎Milan1,371,498 residents ◎Naples909,048 residents ◎Turin847,287 residents ◎Palermo648,260 residents ◎Genoa580,097 residents ◎Bologna394,843 residents ◎Florence367,150 residents ◎Bari316,491 residents ◎Catania311,584 residents ◎Verona258,031 residents ◎Messina219,948 residents ◎Trieste204,338 residents ◎Padua203,725 residents ◎Brescia200,423 residents ◎Taranto198,585 residents ◎Parma198,292 residents ◎Prato195,089 residents ◎Modena184,732 residents ◎Reggio Calabria182,455 residents ◎Quarto Oggiaro182,118 residents ◎Reggio nell'Emilia171,944 residents ◎Livorno157,017 residents ◎Cagliari149,257 residents ◎Rimini148,688 residents ◎Mestre147,662 residents ◎Circoiscrizione II141,344 residents ◎Foggia137,032 residents ◎Circoiscrizione VIII134,028 residents ◎Ferrara132,009 residents ◎Circoiscrizione III130,709 residents ◎Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica129,362 residents ◎Circoiscrizione V126,666 residents ◎Salerno125,797 residents ◎Monza124,398 residents ◎Siracusa121,605 residents ◎Bergamo121,200 residents ◎Trento120,709 residents ◎Perugia120,137 residents ◎Pescara119,554 residents ◎Forlì116,696 residents ◎Vicenza111,980 residents ◎Terni111,189 residents ◎Pisa109,960 residents ◎Bolzano107,436 residents ◎Circoiscrizione VI107,369 residents ◎Piacenza103,607 residents ◎Novara101,916 residents ◎Arezzo100,734 residents ◎Udine100,170 residents ◎Andria99,784 residents ◎Circoiscrizione IV98,787 residents ◎Cesena97,137 residents ◎La Spezia93,288 residents ◎Barletta93,279 residents ◎Alessandria92,104 residents ◎Sassari91,895 residents ◎Ancona89,994 residents ◎Circoiscrizione VII89,448 residents ◎Guidonia Montecelio89,165 residents ◎Campo di Marte88,588 residents ◎Brindisi87,141 residents ◎Treviso85,760 residents ◎Torre del Greco85,332 residents ◎Lido di Ostia85,301 residents ◎Como84,808 residents ◎Busto Arsizio83,405 residents ◎Sesto San Giovanni81,822 residents ◎Lucca81,748 residents ◎Pozzuoli81,231 residents ◎Ravenna80,868 residents ◎Fiumicino80,738 residents ◎Lecce80,695 residents ◎Varese80,588 residents ◎Giugliano in Campania80,269 residents ◎Catanzaro78,970 residents ◎Circoiscrizione I78,523 residents ◎Marsala77,915 residents ◎Pesaro77,241 residents ◎Fuorigrotta76,521 residents ◎Latina76,305 residents ◎Cinisello Balsamo75,943 residents ◎Gela75,001 residents ◎Aprilia74,977 residents ◎Asti74,348 residents ◎Ragusa74,251 residents ◎Casoria73,918 residents ◎Pistoia73,832 residents ◎Caserta72,844 residents ◎Cremona71,223 residents ◎Carpi71,148 residents ◎Altamura70,539 residents ◎Lamezia Terme70,501 residents ◎Imola69,953 residents ◎San Carlo All'Arena69,094 residents ◎Arenella67,634 residents ◎Trapani67,531 residents ◎Quartu Sant'Elena66,620 residents ◎Castellammare di Stabia66,164 residents ◎Pavia65,734 residents

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