Outline of Italy

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The location of Italy

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Italy:

Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe, located primarily upon the Italian Peninsula. It is where Ancient Rome originated as a small agricultural community about the 8th century BC, which spread over the course of centuries into the colossal Roman empire, encompassing the whole Mediterranean Basin and merging the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures into one civilization. This civilization was so influential that parts of it survive in modern law, administration, philosophy and arts, providing the groundwork that the Western world is based upon.

General reference[]

An enlargeable basic map of Italy
  • Name of Italy
    • Pronunciation: /ˈɪtəli/ (About this soundlisten)
      • Italian: [iˈtaːlja]
    • Common English country name: Italy
    • Official English country name: Italian Republic[1]
    • Common endonym(s): Italia
    • Official endonym(s): Repubblica italiana
    • Adjectival(s): Italian
    • Demonym(s): Italian
  • Date and time notation in Italy
  • International rankings of Italy
  • ISO country codes: IT, ITA, 380
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IT
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .it

Geography of Italy[]

An enlargeable topographic map of Italy
An enlargeable satellite image of Italy
Crater on Vulcano Island
Mount Vesuvius as seen from the ruins of Pompeii
View of Brescia
Capri from the sea
Piedmont landscape

Geography of Italy

  • Italy is:
    • a peninsula
    • a country
      • a member state of the European Union
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Western Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Italian Peninsula
    • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
    • Extreme points of Italy
      • North: Glockenkarkopf
      • South: Punta Pesce Spada
      • East: Capo d'Otranto
      • West: Rocca Bernauda
      • High: Monte Bianco 4,810 m (15,781 ft)
      • Low: Contane on the Po Delta −3.2 m (−10 ft)
    • Land boundaries: 1,899 km
  Switzerland (outline) 740 km
 France (outline) 488 km
 Austria (outline) 430 km
 Slovenia (outline) 199 km
 San Marino (outline) 39 km
  Vatican City (outline) 3 km
  • Coastline: 7,600 km
  • Sharing Adriatic Sea with Croatia
  • Population of Italy: 60,067,554 people (2009/01/31 estimate)[2] - 23rd most populous country
  • Area of Italy: 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) - 71st largest country
  • Atlas of Italy

Environment of Italy[]

Geographic features of Italy[]

Regions of Italy[]

Regions of Italy

Administrative divisions types[]

See also: Administrative division
  • Regions
    • Provinces
      • Comuni (Municipalities)

Statistical divisions of Italy[]

NUTS of Italy

Groups of regions, regions, and provinces of Italy[]

Comuni (municipalities) of Italy[]
View of Portofino
Civita di Bagnoregio, a hilltown in Central Italy

Comune

San Marino

Demography of Italy[]

Demographics of Italy

Neighbors of Italy[]

Italy shares its north border with:

  • Austria
  • France
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland shares Italy's northern border, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.

Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include:

  • San Marino
  • Vatican City

Government and politics of Italy[]

Politics of Italy

Branches of the government of Italy[]

The Quirinal Palace, residence of the President of the Italian Republic
The Italian Parliament in joint session for a presidential inauguration
Palazzo Montecitorio, seat of the Chamber of Deputies

Government of Italy

Head of State[]

Executive branch[]

  • Prime Minister of Italy (a.k.a. President of the Council of Ministers, see also Head of government)
  • Council of Ministers of Italy

Legislative branch[]

Judicial branch[]

  • Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)
  • Constitutional Court of Italy
  • Judiciary of Italy

Foreign relations of Italy[]

Foreign relations of Italy

International organization membership[]

The Italian Republic is a member of:[3]

Law and order in Italy[]

Carabinieri with capes
In 2004 the Polizia di Stato received two Lamborghini Gallardo equipped with V10 engines in the classic blue white livery
Guardia di Finanza police in central Rome
Corazzieri at the Quirinal Palace in Rome

Military of Italy[]

Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Italian Air Force

Military of Italy

History of Italy[]

Prehistoric step pyramid of Monte d'Accoddi
Greek temple at Selinunte, built in the 5th century BC
The Roman Forum, the commercial, cultural, and political center of the city at the time of the Roman Republic
Castel del Monte, a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

History of Italy

By period[]

Timeline of Italian history

  • Prehistoric Italy
  • Magna Graecia (8th–7th centuries BC)
  • Italy during Roman times (8th century BC – 6th century AD)
    • Roman Kingdom
    • Roman Republic
    • Roman Empire
  • Italy in the Middle Ages (6th–14th centuries)
  • Italian Renaissance (14th–16th centuries)
  • Italian Wars (1494–1559)
  • History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (1559 –1814)
  • Modern history of Italy
    • Italian unification (1814 –1861)
    • History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
      • Italian Fascism
      • Italian Colonial Empire
    • History of the Italian Republic (1945 – present)
      • Years of Lead (Italy) (1969–1988)
      • Berlusconi era (2001 – present)

By region[]

  • History of Florence
  • History of Milan
  • History of Naples
  • History of Rome
  • History of Tuscany
  • History of Palermo

By subject[]

  • Economic history of Italy
  • Genetic history of Italy
  • Historical states of Italy
  • Military history of Italy
  • History of coins in Italy
  • History of Italian citizenship
  • History of Italian culture (1700s)
  • History of Italian fashion
  • History of rail transport in Italy
  • History of Roman Catholicism in Italy
  • History of the Italian Republic
  • History of the Jews in Italy

Culture of Italy[]

Villa Capra "La Rotonda", a fine example of Palladian architecture
A typical Italian vineyard scene, with vines growing together with olive trees
Vittoriale degli italiani, the amphitheatre
Masks at the Carnival of Venice
The Italian tricolor flying at Vittoriano, Rome
Portrait of Dante Alighieri
The School of Athens, a famous fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael
Portrait of Galileo Galilei
The auditorium of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the leading opera and ballet theatre in Italy
Giuseppe Verdi, portrait by Giovanni Boldini
Leonardo da Vinci
Portrait of Christopher Columbus by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio

Culture of Italy

Art in Italy[]

People in Italy[]

Ethnic groups in Italy[]

Religion in Italy[]

Monumental façade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the world's largest Christian church
Milan Cathedral, the fourth-largest church in the world
Florence Cathedral: Brunelleschi's Dome, the nave, and Giotto's Campanile as seen from the South

Religion in Italy

Sport in Italy[]

Michele Alboreto, won the 1985 German Grand Prix for Ferrari
Giancarlo Fisichella, the most recent Italian racing driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix
Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sport in Italy

Football in Italy[]

The Italian national football team, called Azzurri or squadra azzurra for their blue shirts, are the second-most successful national team in the world
Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 171 caps

Football in Italy

Other sports popular in Italy[]

  • Combat sports
  • Equestrian sports
  • Motorcycle racing
  • Roller hockey
  • Water sports
  • Winter sports

Economy and infrastructure of Italy[]

View of Italy at night from the International Space Station
Tuscan agricultural landscape
Ferrari 458 Spider, a sports car produced by the Italian manufacturer Ferrari
White Valentino dresses in celebration of Valentino's 45 years in fashion
Rome, one of the most important tourist destinations of the world
Venice, a popular destination
Frecciabianca (left) and Frecciarossa (right) high-speed trains at Milan Central railway station

Economy of Italy

Local economies[]

  • Economy of Milan
  • Economy of Naples
  • Economy of Rome
  • Economy of Turin

Education in Italy[]

University of Bologna, Italy and Europe's oldest university, founded in 1088

Education in Italy

Health in Italy[]

See also[]

  • Index of Italy-related articles
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the European Union
  • Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
  • Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Outline of Europe
  • Outline of geography

References[]

  1. ^ The English name of the Italian state used in the English text of the Treaty of Lisbon.
  2. ^ Istat
  3. ^ "Italy". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Italy

  • Italy travel guide from Wikivoyage
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