Italy

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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Climate
predominantly Mediterranean; alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Terrain
mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands
Natural resources
coal, antimony, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Christian 80.8% (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), Muslim 4.9%, unaffiliated 13.4%, other 0.9% (2020 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
17 March 1861
National holiday
Republic Day, 2 June (1946)
Legal system
civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislation under certain conditions
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$3.133 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$53,100 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
0.7% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.8% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Germany 11%, USA 11%, France 10%, Spain 5%, UK 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 15%, France 9%, China 8%, Netherlands 6%, Spain 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Italy

Summary

Italy is a country[1]. Italy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Italy is in the country of Italy[3].
  • Italy is on the body of water Adriatic Sea[4].
  • Italy is on the body of water Tyrrhenian Sea[5].
  • Italy is on the body of water Ionian Sea[6].
  • Italy is on the body of water Ligurian Sea[7].
  • Italy is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[8].
  • Italy's head of government is recorded as Giorgia Meloni[9].
  • Italy is on the continent of Europe[10].
  • Italy is on the continent of Africa[11].
  • Italy's instance of is recorded as country[12].
  • Italy's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Italy's instance of is recorded as social state[14].
  • Italy's instance of is recorded as unitary state[15].
  • Italy's instance of is recorded as republic[16].
  • Italy's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country[17].
  • Italy's head of state is recorded as Sergio Mattarella[18].
  • Italy's capital is recorded as Rome[19].
  • Italy's official language is recorded as Italian[20].
  • Italy's currency is recorded as euro[21].
  • Italy's shares border with is recorded as San Marino[22].
  • Italy's shares border with is recorded as Vatican City[23].
  • Italy's shares border with is recorded as France[24].
  • Italy's shares border with is recorded as Switzerland[25].
  • Italy's shares border with is recorded as Austria[26].
  • Italy's shares border with is recorded as Slovenia[27].

Body

Geography

Italy is in the country of Italy[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Adriatic Sea[4], a sea[28]; Tyrrhenian Sea[5], a sea[29]; Ionian Sea[6], a marginal sea[30], in Greece[31]; Ligurian Sea[7], a marginal sea[32], in France[33]; and Mediterranean Sea[8], an adjacent sea[34], in Spain[35]. Continents include Europe[10] and Africa[11]. Italy is part of European Economic Area[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include country[12], sovereign state[13], social state[14], unitary state[15], republic[16], and Mediterranean country[17].

History and Context

Roman Italy is named after Italy[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Italy include Italian brainrot[38], an internet meme[39]; Italian Game[40], a chess opening[41]; Italia[42], a semi-rigid airship[43], in Kingdom of Italy[44]; Corso Italia[45], a waterfront promenade[46], founded in 1909[47]; Italian Gambit[48], a gambit[49]; ItaliaOnLine[50], a business[51], founded in 1994[52], headquartered in Milan[53]; avenue d'Italie[54], an avenue[55], in France[56]; and Little Italy[57].

Why It Matters

Italy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Italy is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Italy has been cited as an influence by George Frideric Handel[59], a composer[60], 1685–1759[61], of Brandenburg-Prussia[62].

Entities named for Italy include Italian brainrot[38], an internet meme[39]; Italian Game[40], a chess opening[41]; Italia[42], a semi-rigid airship[43], in Kingdom of Italy[44]; Corso Italia[45], a waterfront promenade[46], founded in 1909[47]; Italian Gambit[48], a gambit[49]; and ItaliaOnLine[50], a business[51], founded in 1994[52], headquartered in Milan[53].

FAQs

Who did Italy influence?

Italy has been cited as an influence by George Frideric Handel[59].

References

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cwgc burial ground id 4004334
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1920]]: 4004334, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/75721082|Italy (#75721082)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2486|CWGC burial ground full]] #m"
  2. 17h ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center 41.8719,12.5674
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44771|batch #44771]]"
  3. 4d ago · Ђидо · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with San Marino, Vatican City, France +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P47]]: [[Q83286]]"
  4. 8d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id Q26874
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  5. 8d ago · FitikWasTaken · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio Lb-Italien.ogg, Fr-Italie.ogg, En-us-Italy.ogg +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||isv-cyrl, isv-latn */"
  6. 10d ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio Lb-Italien.ogg, Fr-Italie.ogg, En-us-Italy.ogg +3
    Image Colosseo 2020.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: It-Italia.ogg"
  7. 12d ago · FabC · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Colosseo 2020.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Colosseo 2020.jpg, Although iconic, the Colosseum is not a picture of Italy"
  8. 13d ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id 8343
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 8343, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167480240|ITALY (#167480240)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n'"
  9. 25d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pares id 82180
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  10. 29d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14610 Q6621506
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  11. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 5w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 3358
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3358, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285572|Italy (#107285572)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]"
  13. 6w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Locations/Italy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Italy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293241683|Italy (#293241683)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7990|Giant Bomb Wiki l"
  14. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id g0001610-Italie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0001610-Italie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  15. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match https://w3id.org/italia/controlled-vocabulary/territorial-cl
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  16. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag italy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: italy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289938154|italy (#289938154)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  17. 11w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Norwegian war prisoner detention camp id 1167
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  18. 11w ago · Lyonrail · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id itali01
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  19. 12w ago · Putnik · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id italija-1
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  20. 13w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Participant in Treaty of Osimo
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  21. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id italy:Italy, countries:Italy, cryptids12-everything:Italy +2
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