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    Italy (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]; English: [ˈɪt.ə.li]), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica italiana),[7][8][9][10] is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe.[note 1] Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. Due to its shape, it is often referred to in Italy as lo Stivale (the Boot).[11][12] With 61 million inhabitants it is the fourth most populous EU member state.

Italian Republic
Repubblica Italiana  (Italian)

Flag

Emblem
Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani  (Italian)
"The Song of the Italians"

Location of  Italy  (dark green)
– in Europe  (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (light green)  –  [Legend]
Capital
and largest city Rome
41°54′N 12°29′E
Official language
and national language Italiana
Religion
83.3% Christians
12.4% Irreligious
3.7% Muslims
0.2% Buddhists
0.1% Hindus
0.3% Other religions[1]
Demonym Italian
Government Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Sergio Mattarella
• Prime Minister
Paolo Gentiloni
• President of the Senate
Pietro Grasso
• President of the Chamber of Deputies
Laura Boldrini
Legislature Parliament
• Upper house
Senate of the Republic
• Lower house
Chamber of Deputies
Formation
• Italia
Roman Era
• Regnum Italicum
23 August 476
• Kingdom of the Lombards
2 April 568
• Kingdom of Italy (medieval state)
2 January 888
• Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
17 March 1805
• Unification (modern state)
17 March 1861
• Republic
2 June 1946
• Founded the EEC (now the European Union)
1 January 1958
Area
• Total
301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) (71st)
• Water (%)
2.4
Population
• 2016 estimate
60,599,936 [2] (23rd)
• Density
201.3/km2 (521.4/sq mi) (63rd)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$2.234 trillion[3] (12th)
• Per capita
$36,833[3] (32nd)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.850 trillion[3] (8th)
• Per capita
$30,507[3] (25th)
Gini (2015) 32.4[4]
medium
HDI (2015) 0.887[5]
very high · 26th
Currency Euro (€)b (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the right
Calling code +39c
ISO 3166 code IT
Internet TLD .itd
German is co-official in South Tyrol; French is co-official in the Aosta Valley; Slovene is co-official in the province of Trieste and the province of Gorizia; Ladin is co-official in South Tyrol, in Trentino and in other northern areas.
Before 2002, the Italian lira. The euro is accepted in Campione d'Italia but its official currency is the Swiss franc.[6]
To call Campione d'Italia, it is necessary to use the Swiss code +41.
The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.
Since classical times, ancient Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Greeks established settlements in the south of Italy, with Etruscans and Celts inhabiting the centre and north of Italy respectively and various different ancient Italian tribes and Italic peoples dispersed throughout the Italian Peninsula and insular Italy. The Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom, which eventually became a republic that conquered and assimilated other nearby civilisations. Ultimately the Roman Empire emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean basin, conquering much of the ancient world and becoming the leading cultural, political and religious centre of Western civilisation. The legacy of the Roman Empire is widespread and can be observed in the global distribution of civilian law, republican governments, Christianity and the Latin script.

During the Early Middle Ages Italy suffered sociopolitical collapse amid calamitous barbarian invasions but by the 11th century numerous rival city-states and maritime republics rose to great prosperity through shipping, commerce and banking, laying down the groundwork for modern capitalism.[13] These independent statelets, acting as Eur

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