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Italy, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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 population 59 499 453 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Italy Area 301 230 Km2
( 187 175 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 42° 50' N, 12° 50' E
Italy Capital cityRome
Neighbouring countriesSwitzerland, Vatican, Slovenia, San Marino, France, Austria.
Italy Climatepredominantly Mediterranean; alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Most predominant religionChristian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants),
Second most predominant religionMuslim
Currency name & code Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD.it
Italy calling code39
Italy administrative divisions
  • 15 regions and 5 autonomous regions
  • 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)

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