Italy, Europe
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Italy is a G7 country excelling in design and advanced manufacturing, expanding renewable-energy capacity, and hosting extensive UNESCO heritage.
Italy in one word would be “Renaissance,” meaning art rebirth.
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Italy is a country located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Italy administrative divisions
15 regions (regioni) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome);regions:
- Abruzzo,
- Basilicata,
- Calabria,
- Campania,
- Emilia-Romagna,
- Lazio (Latium),
- Liguria,
- Lombardia,
- Marche,
- Molise,
- Piemonte (Piedmont),
- Puglia (Apulia),
- Toscana (Tuscany),
- Umbria,
- Veneto
autonomous regions:
- Friuli Venezia Giulia,
- Sardegna (Sardinia),
- Sicilia (Sicily),
- Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German),
- Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)
Easy learning about Italy |
The capital city of Italy is Rome.
Italy is located in | Southern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Italy are called Italians |
Member of | European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1997 NATO since 1949 |
Italy has a population of | 59,499,453 inhabitants within a total area of 301,230 Km2 (187,175 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Italy’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 33 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.69 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Italy HDI ranks in position nº 29 worldwide HDI of 0.915 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
Italy’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 189 countries Italy passport ranks 3rd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Italy GDP per capita is | $41,091 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Italy ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
Italy EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Moderate proficiency has a score of 528 ranks 46th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
Latitude & Longitude | 42° 50' N, 12° 50' E Open in Google Maps |
Neighbouring countries | Switzerland, Vatican, Slovenia, San Marino, France, Austria. |
Italy Climate | predominantly Mediterranean; alpine in far north; hot, dry in south |
Most predominant religion | Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), |
Second most predominant religion | Muslim |
Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
Internet ccTLD | .it |
Italy calling code | +39 |
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