| 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 | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| - | President | Giorgio Napolitano |
| - | Prime Minister | Mario Monti |
| 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 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 301,338 km2 (71st)
116,346 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 2.4 |
| Population |
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| - | 2011 estimate | 60,813,326[2] (23rd) |
| - | 2011 (preliminary results) census | 59,570,581[3] |
| - | Density | 201.8/km2 (61st)
522.7/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.847 trillion[4] (10th) |
| - | Per capita | $30,464[4] (30th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $2.198 trillion[4] (8th) |
| - | Per capita | $36,267[4] (24th) |
| Gini (2006) | 32[5] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.874[6] (very high) (24th) |
| 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 South Tyrol. |
| 2 | Before 2002, the Italian Lira. The euro is accepted in Campione d'Italia, but the official currency there is the Swiss Franc.[7] |
| 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)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Italy.svg)
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