Italy Map

CAPITAL: Rome

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic

AREA: 301,225 Square Kilometers (116,304 Square Miles)

ESTIMATED POPULATION: 57,263,700

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Italy is located in southern Europe. Tyrrhenian and Ligurian Seas are to the west, France to the northwest, Switzerland and Austria to the north, Slovenia to the northeast.

PEOPLE: The main people are the Italians who account for most of the population. Other people include the German speaking population of Bolzano, Tyroleans, Greeks, Albanians,and Slovenes.

LANGUAGES: The official language is Italian, which is spoken by most of the population.