Europe

Italy: flag, map, capital and facts

Everything about Italy: its flag, its map and its facts.

Capital: Rome
Population: 58.9 million
Area: 301,336 km²
Currency: Euro (€)

#25 by population · #72 by area · #9 economy in the world · #52 by population density

Population and society

Population of it, 1960–2025. From 50.2 million in 1960 to 58.9 million in 2025. Its peak: 60.3 million in 2014.

Population density: 199 per km² (rank 52 of 194)
Urban population: 69.7% (2025)
Under 15: 11.7% (2025)
Over 65: 25.1% (2025)
Children per woman: 1.18 (2024)
Internet users: 89.2% (2024)

Economy and nature

GDP: $2.6T (rank 9 of 194)
Unemployment: 6.4% (2025)
Inflation: 1.5% (2025)
Forests: 31.8% (of its land · 2024)
CO₂ per person: 5.1 t (a year · 2024)
Lowest point: -3.44 m (Contane)

Figures: World Bank, latest year with data. Lowest point: reviewed by hand.

Symbols

Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani
Official name: Repubblica italiana

Coat of arms and anthem: Wikimedia Commons.

Practical facts

Official language: Italian
Calling code: +39
Internet domain: .it
Driving side: On the right
Time zone: UTC+1, with summer time
Demonym: Italian

Geography

Continent: Europe
Neighbouring countries: Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Highest point: Mont Blanc (4,806 m)
Largest city: Rome, the capital
Access to the sea: Yes

History and politics

Form of government: Parliamentary republic

Economy and life

GDP per person: $43,309 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84 years (2024)
Human Development Index: 0.915 (rank 29 of 193)

Regions in figures

Name	Capital	Population	Area (km²)
Abruzzo	L'Aquila	1,308,451 (2019)	10,832
Aosta Valley	Aosta	125,666 (2019)	3,263
Apulia	Bari	3,866,174 (2025)	19,541
Basilicata	Potenza	547,579 (2020)	9,995
Calabria	Catanzaro	1,947,131 (2019)	15,222
Campania	Naples	5,786,373 (2019)	13,671
Emilia-Romagna	Bologna	4,459,477 (2019)	22,123
Friuli Venezia Giulia	Trieste	1,215,220 (2019)	7,862
Lazio	Rome	5,720,536 (2023)	17,236
Liguria	Genoa	1,550,640 (2019)	5,422
Lombardy	Milan	10,067,494 (2019)	23,864
Marche	Ancona	1,522,608 (2019)	9,694
Molise	Campobasso	304,285 (2019)	4,438
Piedmont	Turin	4,341,375 (2019)	25,387
Sardinia	Cagliari	1,628,384 (2020)	23,949
Sicily	Palermo	4,983,478 (2019)	25,711
Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol)	Trento	1,072,276 (2019)	13,607
Tuscany	Florence	3,729,641 (2019)	22,987
Umbria	Perugia	852,085 (2024)	8,456
Veneto	Venice	4,869,830 (2021)	18,345

Capitals, population and area: Wikidata. The year of each population is in brackets.

Flags: Wikimedia Commons. Authors, where the licence asks for it: Apulia (CC BY-SA 3.0, A ngelus), Emilia-Romagna (CC BY-SA 4.0, Gambo7), Sardinia (CC BY-SA 3.0, A ngelus), Tuscany (CC BY-SA 3.0, Angelo Romano), Veneto (CC BY-SA 3.0, Derivative work: F l a n k e r).