🇮🇹 Italy

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Italy.

Current time in Italy

Europe/Rome · GMT+1 · observes DST

Time zones in Italy

Upcoming public holidays in Italy

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At a glance

Capital
—
Region
Europe
Subregion
Southern Europe
Population
58,927,633
Area
301,336 km²
Currency
EUR €
Calling code
+39
Driving side
right
Languages
ita, cat
Internet TLD
.it

About

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi), and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice.

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