COUNTRY GUIDE · Europe
Italy
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Italy.
Italy at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Rome
- REGION
- Europe
- POPULATION
- 58,900,000
- AREA
- 301,340 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Italian
- CURRENCY
- Euro (EUR)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Venetian Canals
Venice was built across more than 100 small islands in a lagoon.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Italy
Modern musical terms such as piano, forte and allegro come from Italian.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Italy in its Europe region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 301,340 km² and a population of approximately 58,900,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.