Italy officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, it consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands; its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region.
Italy shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione.
Italy covers an area of 301,230 km² (116,310 sq mi), with a population of about 60 million.
It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area.
Italy’s capital and largest city is Rome.