Where is Italy?

Italy is located in the Southern Europe region at latitude 41.87194 and longitude 12.56738 and is part of the European continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

41° 52' 18.98'' N
12° 34' 2.57'' E

You can see the location of Italy on the world map below:

Italy on the World Map

Flag of Italy on map
Italy's location in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea marked by a pin of its national flag.

Italy Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Italy (IT) are:

  1. Austria (AT)
  2. France (FR)
  3. San Marino (SM)
  4. Slovenia (SI)
  5. Switzerland (CH)
  6. Holy See (VA)

Maritime Borders

Italy borders with Mediterranean Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Adriatic Sea, and the Ionian Sea.

Italy Key Facts

Country Italy
Coordinates Latitude: 41.87194
Longitude: 12.56738
Country Codes Alpha 2: IT
Alpha 3: ITA
Country Flag Emoji 🇮🇹
Int. Phone Prefix +39
Capital city Rome
Continent / Subcontinent Europe
Southern Europe
Country Area 301,340 sq km
Population 2021 59,066,225
World Rank: 25
Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), 2021
Median Age 46.8
Life expectancy 82.9
Major languages Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
UTC/GMT Time Number of time zones: 1
  • UTC+01:00
Internet TLD .it
Biggest Airport Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino (FCO)
Average temperature 13.45 °C
56.21 °F
Administrative Divisions 15 regions 5 autonomous regions 80 provinces 2 autonomous provinces 6 free municipal consortiums 14 metropolitan cities 4 decentralized regional entities
Political system Parliamentary republic

Italy Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group High income
World Bank Region Europe & Central Asia
Currency Euro (EUR)
GDP in 2020 $1892.6 (billions of USD)
World Rank: 8
GDP per capita in 2020 $31,835
World Rank: 28
Major Industries / Economic Sectors Manufacturing, services, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries Germany, China, France, Netherlands, United States
Top 5 Export Countries Germany, France, United States, Spain, United Kingdom

Biggest Cities in Italy

Here are the largest cities in Italy based on 2021 data:

City Population
Rome 2,872,800
Milan 1,366,180
Naples 966,144
Turin 870,952
Palermo 668,405
Genoa 580,097
Bologna 389,261
Florence 380,948
Bari 323,370
Catania 311,584

Map of Italy with the Largest Cities