Explore Italy in Europe - Italy Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Italy with its capital Rome is located in Europe (Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea). It covers some 301,231 square kilometres (slightly larger than Arizona) with 58,145,000 citizens. Italian, German, French and Slovenian are the languages used by people in Italy (consider regional differences). Switzerland, Vatican, Slovenia, San Marino, France and Austria are bordering countries.

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About Italy

The topography features mostly rugged and mountainous with some plains, coastal lowlands. The average density of population is about 193 per km². The climate in can be described as predominantly Mediterranean with Alpine in far north, hot, dry in south. Potential natural disasters are regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding or land subsidence in Venice.

To reach someone in Italy dial +39 prior to a number. There are 21,300,000 installed telephones. And there are 90,613,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".it". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 20 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Italy

European Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Italy Tourism

Via Marghera 2/6
00185 Roma
Italy

Phone: +39 6 49711
Fax: +39 6 4463379

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Italy has 39 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the Italy Unesco Heritage location overview.

18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex

The monumental complex at Caserta, created by the Bourbon king Charles III in the mid-18th century to rival Versailles and the Royal Palace in Madrid, is exceptional for the way in which it brings...

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia

Aquileia (in Friuli-Venezia Giulia), one of the largest and wealthiest cities of the Early Roman Empire, was destroyed by Attila in the mid-5th century. Most of it still lies unexcavated beneath...

Archaeological Area of Agrigento

Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., Agrigento became one of the leading cities in the Mediterranean world. Its supremacy and pride are demonstrated by the remains of the magnificent...

Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata

When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as well as the many wealthy villas in the area. These have been progressively...

Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites

Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, closely associated with the work of the Franciscan Order. Its medieval art masterpieces, such as the Basilica of San...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Italy

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Italy is shrinking at an rate of 0.08% (or by 43,568 citizens). Each year 120,248 people enter this country (or 2.10 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of -0.28%. Or an total decrease of 163,816 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.