Italy, Europe

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Italy is a country located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Italy
Italy is located in	Southern Europe Europe Continent
Member of	European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1997 NATO since 1949
Italy has a population of	59,499,453 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Italy are called Italians
The country’s total area is	301,230 Km² ( 187,175 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	33
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Italy HDI ranks in position nº 30 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.906 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Italy’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 189 countries Italy passport ranks in position nº 3 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 in English has a score of 528 ranks 46th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	42° 50' N, 12° 50' E Open in Google Maps
Italy Capital city	Rome
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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