Country | Italy |
Continent | Europe |
Location | 41.87190 N, 12.56740 E |
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Area | 301,338 km² |
Coastline | 4,700 miles |
Neighboring Countries | San Marino Monaco Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenia Montenegro Liechtenstein Albania Malta Serbia Macedonia Andorra Tunisia Slovakia Luxembourg Bulgaria |
Time Zone | CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) |
Population | 59.797 million (2017) |
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Founded | 1st January, 1958 |
Republic Day | 2nd June, 1946 |
President | Sergio Mattarella |
Prime Minister of Italy | Paolo Gentiloni |
President of the Senate | Pietro Grasso |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | Laura Boldrini |
National Anthem | ‘’II Canto degli Italiani” |
National Animal | Wolf |
National Bird | Bluebirds |
National Flower | Lily |
National Game | Soccer |
National Tree | Olive, Oak |
National Drink | Limoncello |
National Color | Green |
National Dance | Tarantella |
National Poet | Giosue Carducci |
National Language | Italian |
Seasons in Italy | Winter Season Spring Season Summer Season Autumn Season |
Prestigious Awards of Italy | Civilian Awards – Order of the Star of Italy, Order of the Crown of Italy Military Awards – Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Golden Medal of Military Valour Literature Awards – Strega Prize, Premio Campiello, Urania Award, Premio Fernanda Pivano, Premio Friuli Storia, Rapallo Carige Prize, Zeilli-Marimo Prize for Italian Fiction Cinema Awards – David di Donatello, Nastro d’Argento, Flaiano Prizes |
Religion in Italy | Christianity (83.3% No Religion (12.4%) Islam (3.7%) Buddhism (0.2%) Hinduism (0.1%) Other Religion (0.3%) |
Average Marriage age in Italy | 34.2 years for men and 31.3years for women |
Capital | Rome (410 54’N 120 29’E) |
Number of Regions | 20 Regions Abruzzo Aosta Valley Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardy Marches Molise Piedmont Sardinia Sicily Trentino-South Tyrol Tuscany Umbria Veneto |
Largest Region in Italy | Lombardy |
Smallest Region in Italy | Aosta Valley |
Number of Cities | 144 Cities |
Largest City in Italy | Rome |
Smallest City in Italy | Scandicci |
Literacy rate | 99.4% (males) 99.0% (females) |
Type of Government | Republic Unitary State Constitutional Republic Parliamentary Republic |
GDP | PPP – $2.234 trillion (2016) Nominal – $1.850 trillion (2017) |
GDP per capita | $36,833 (2016) |
Total number of Political parties in Italy | 9 political parties |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Calling Code | +39c |
Internet TLD | .it |
ISO 3166 code | IT |
Festivals of Italy | Carnevale Carnevale di Viareggio Ivrea Carnevale Rome Marathon Vinitaly Settimana della Cultura Gelato Festival Artichoke Festival Sagre del Limone Volgalonga Regatta |
Monuments | Colosseum St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican Museums Duomo di Monreale Florence Cathedral Ducal Palace St Mark’s Basilica Siena Cathedral Ponte Vecchio Tower of Pisa |
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Italy | 25 National parks 20 Nature Reserves |
Longest River in Italy | Po River |
Largest Lake | Lake Garda |
Highest Mountain in Italy | Mont Blanc |
Highest waterfall in Italy | Cascata delle Marmore |
Biggest Airport in Italy | Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino |
Biggest dam in Italy | Vajont Dam |
Tallest building in Italy | Allianz Tower |
Richest person of Italy | Maria Franca Fissolo |
Best places to visit in Italy | Rome Tuscany Venice Pompeii Amalfi Coast Milan Cinque Terre Sicily Italian Lake District Naples |
Official Website | www.oecd.org |
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