| Italian Republic Repubblica italiana |
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Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani
The Song of the Italians
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Capital
(and largest city) | Rome
41°54′N12°29′E / 41.9°N 12.483°E / 41.9; 12.483 |
| Official language(s) | Italian[1] |
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| Demonym | Italian |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentary republic |
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| - | President | Giorgio Napolitano |
| - | Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi (PdL) |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| - | Upper House | Senate of the Republic |
| - | Lower House | Chamber of Deputies |
| Formation |
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| - | Unification | 17 March 1861 |
| - | Republic | 2 June 1946 |
| EUaccession | 25 March 1957 (founding member) |
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| Area |
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| - | Total | 301,338 km2 (71st)
116,346 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 2.4 |
| Population |
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| - | April 2010 estimate | 60,418,711[2] (23rd) |
| - | 2001 census | 56,995,744 |
| - | Density | 200.5/km2 (54th)
519.3/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.771 trillion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $29,417[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $2.036 trillion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $33,828[3] |
| Gini (2006) | 32[4] |
| HDI (2010) |  0.854[5] (very high) (23rd) |
| Currency | Euro (€)2 (EUR) |
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| Time zone | CET(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | Right |
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| ISO 3166 code | IT |
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| Internet TLD | .it3 |
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| Calling code | 394 |
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| 1 | French is co-official in the Aosta Valley; Slovene is co-official in the province of Trieste and the province of Gorizia; German and Ladin are co-official in the province of Bolzano-Bozen. |
| 2 | Before 2002, the Italian Lira. The euro is accepted in Campione d'Italia, but the official currency there is the Swiss Franc.[6] |
| 3 | The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. |
| 4 | To call Campione d'Italia, it is necessary to use the Swiss code +41. |
![Location of Italy (dark green)– on the European continent (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Italy.svg)
