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Italy is located in southern central Europe, sharing its western border with France, its northern border with Switzerland and Austria, its eastern border with Slovenia, and circumscribing borders with the Vatican City and San Marino. The capital city is Rome.
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  • Population: 58,103,033
  • Land Area: 294,020 sq km
  • Capital City: Rome
  • Languages: French,  German,  Italian,  Slovene
  • Religions: Muslim, 98% Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 3/17/1861
  • GDP: $1.609 trillion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Italy country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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