The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Italy:
Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe, located primarily upon the Italian Peninsula. It is where Ancient Rome originated as a small agricultural community about the 8th century BC, which spread over the course of centuries into the colossal Roman Empire, encompassing the whole Mediterranean Basin and spreading Roman culture and civilization across the empire. This civilization was so influential that parts of it survive in modern law, administration, philosophy and arts, providing the groundwork that the Western world is based upon.
General reference
Name of Italy Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Italy Official English country name: Italian RepublicThe English name of the Italian state used in the English text of the Treaty of Lisbon. Common endonym(s): Italia Official endonym(s): Repubblica italiana Adjectival(s): Italian Demonym(s): Italian Date and time notation in Italy International rankings of Italy ISO country codes: IT, ITA, 380 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IT Internet country code top-level domain: .it
Geography of Italy
Italy is: a peninsula: Italian Peninsula a country a member state of the European Union a member state of NATO a region: Italy (geographical region) Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Europe Western Europe Southern Europe Italian Peninsula Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02) Time in Italy Extreme points of Italy North: Glockenkarkopf South: Punta Pesce Spada East: Capo d'Otranto West: Rocca Bernauda High: Monte Bianco Low: Contane on the Po Delta Land boundaries: 1,899 km (outline) 740 km (outline) 488 km (outline) 430 km (outline) 199 km (outline) 39 km (outline) 3 km Coastline: 7,600 km Mediterranean Sea: Ligurian, Tyrrhenian, Ionian, Adriatic, Sardinian seas Population of Italy: 58,968,501 people (2024/04/30 estimate) - 25th most populous country Area of Italy: - 71st largest country Atlas of Italy
Environment of Italy
Climate of Italy Climate change in Italy Conservation in Italy National parks of Italy Marine protected areas of Italy Regional parks of Italy Renewable energy in Italy Biofuel in Italy Geothermal power in Italy Hydroelectricity in Italy Solar power in Italy Wind power in Italy Ecoregions in Italy Geology of Italy Natural hazards in Italy Volcanism of Italy Earthquakes in Italy Wildlife of Italy Flora of Italy Fauna of Italy Amphibians of Italy Birds of Italy Mammals of Italy Reptiles of Italy Snakes of Italy
Geographic features of Italy
Beaches in Italy Canals in Italy Caves in Italy Earthquakes in Italy Glaciers of Italy Islands of Italy Lakes of Italy Mountains of Italy Alpine foothills Alps Apennine Mountains Volcanoes in Italy Rivers of Italy Valleys of Italy World Heritage Sites in Italy (See also Transboundary sites)
Regions of Italy
Regions of Italy
Administrative divisions types
Regions of Italy Provinces of Italy Metropolitan cities of Italy Comuni (Municipalities) Frazioni
Statistical divisions of Italy
NUTS of Italy
Groups of regions, regions, and provinces/metropolitan cities of Italy
Northwest Italy (Northern Italy Piedmont (Region) Metropolitan City of Turin Province of Vercelli Province of Biella Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province of Novara Province of Cuneo Province of Asti Province of Alessandria Valle d'Aosta (Region) Aosta (Province) Liguria (Region) Province of Imperia Province of Savona Metropolitan City of Genoa Province of La Spezia Lombardy (Region) Province of Varese Province of Como Province of Lecco Province of Sondrio Metropolitan City of Milan Province of Monza and Brianza Province of Bergamo Province of Brescia Province of Pavia Province of Lodi Province of Cremona Province of Mantua Northeast Italy (Northern Italy) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Region) Province of Bolzano/Bozen Province of Trento Veneto (Region) Province of Verona Province of Vicenza Province of Belluno Province of Treviso Metropolitan City of Venice Province of Padua Province of Rovigo Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Region) Province of Pordenone Province of Udine
Province of Gorizia Province of Trieste Emilia-Romagna (Region) Province of Piacenza Province of Parma Province of Reggio Emilia Province of Modena Metropolitan City of Bologna Province of Ferrara Province of Ravenna Province of Forlì-Cesena Province of Rimini Central Italy Tuscany (Region) Province of Massa-Carrara Province of Lucca Province of Pistoia Metropolitan City of Florence Province of Prato Province of Livorno Province of Pisa Province of Arezzo Province of Siena Province of Grosseto Umbria (Region) Province of Perugia Province of Terni Marches (Region) Province of Pesaro e Urbino Province of Ancona Province of Macerata Province of Fermo Province of Ascoli Piceno Lazio (Region) Province of Viterbo Province of Rieti Metropolitan City of Rome Capital Province of Latina Province of Frosinone Southern Italy Abruzzo (Region) Province of L'Aquila Province of Teramo Province of Pescara Province of Chieti
Molise (Region) Province of Isernia Province of Campobasso Campania (Region) Province of Caserta Province of Benevento Metropolitan City of Naples Province of Avellino Province of Salerno Apulia (Region) Province of Foggia Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani Metropolitan City of Bari Province of Taranto Province of Brindisi Province of Lecce Basilicata (Region) Province of Potenza Province of Matera Calabria (Region) Province of Cosenza Province of Crotone Province of Catanzaro Province of Vibo Valentia Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria Insular Italy Sicily (Region) Province of Trapani Metropolitan City of Palermo Metropolitan City of Messina Province of Agrigento Province of Caltanissetta Province of Enna Metropolitan City of Catania Province of Ragusa Province of Siracusa Sardinia (Region) Province of Olbia-Tempio Province of Sassari Province of Nuoro Province of Ogliastra Province of Oristano Province of Medio Campidano Metropolitan City of Cagliari Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
Comuni (municipalities) of Italy
Cities of Italy Capital of Italy: Rome Cities in Italy over 100,000 population Hilltowns in Italy
Demographics of Italy
Demographics of Italy
Neighbors of Italy Italy shares its north border with: Austria France Slovenia Switzerland shares Italy's northern border, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.
Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include: San Marino Vatican City
Government and politics of Italy
Politics of Italy Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic Capital of Italy: Rome Corruption in Italy Elections in Italy Primary elections in Italy Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy Political ideologies in Italy Anarchism in Italy Liberalism and radicalism in Italy Socialism in Italy Political parties in Italy Political scandals of Italy Public administration in Italy Racism in Italy Taxation in Italy
Branches of the government of Italy
Government of Italy
Head of State President of Italy (see also Head of State) List of presidents of Italy
Executive branch
Prime Minister of Italy (a.k.a. President of the Council of Ministers, see also Head of government) List of prime ministers of Italy Council of Ministers of Italy
Legislative branch
Parliament of Italy Italian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) Italian Senate (upper house)
Judicial branch Judiciary of Italy Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) Constitutional Court of Italy
Local government Regions of Italy Province Metropolitan cities of Italy Comune
Foreign relations of Italy Foreign relations of Italy CIA activities in Italy Italian soft power List of diplomatic missions of Italy
International organization membership The Italian Republic is a member of:
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member) Arctic Council (observer) Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer) Central European Initiative (CEI) Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) Council of Europe (CE) Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer) Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Investment Bank (EIB) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) European Space Agency (ESA) European Union (EU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of Seven (G7) Group of Eight (G8) Group of Ten (G10) Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Energy Agency (IEA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) (observer) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Paris Club Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Schengen Convention Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer) Unione Latina United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) Western European Union (WEU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) World Veterans Federation Zangger Committee (ZC)
Law and order in Italy
Law of Italy Capital punishment in Italy