Italy

Country name in English
Italy (officially: Republic of Italy)
Country name in Italian
Italia (officially: Repubblica Italiana)
Official language
Italian
Capital
Rome
Largest city
Rome
Regions
Abruzzo
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Latium (Lazio)
Liguria
Lombardy (Lombardia)
Marche
Molise
Piedmont (Piemonte)
Apulia (Puglia)
Sardinia (Sardegna)
Sicily (Sicilia)
Tuscany (Toscana)
Trentino-South Tyrol (Trentino-Alto Adige)
Umbria
Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta)
Veneto
Government
Republic
President
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Prime Minister
Silvio Berlusconi
Area
301,230 km²
Population
58,462,375 (2005)
Unification date
March 17, 1861
Religion
90% Roman Catholic (based on infant baptism – less actually practicing); remainder made of up Protestants, Jews and Muslims
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC + 2) in summer
Currency
Euro (formerly Lira)
National anthem
Il Canto degli Italiani
Internet domain
.it
Country calling code
+39