Italy
Southern EuropeEurope
A country shaped like a boot, full of Roman ruins, art and food the whole world loves. You will find Italy in Southern Europe. The capital is Rome. About 60 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Rome
- People
- 60 million
- Size
- 300,000 km²
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Two tiny countries lie completely inside Italy: Vatican City and San Marino.
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Italy has three active volcanoes: Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius.
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The story goes that pizza margherita was named after a queen in 1889. Its red, white and green are the colours of the flag.
Compare with
Size
Italy300,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit the United Kingdom into Italy about 1.3 times.
People
Italy60 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout as many people live in Italy as in the United Kingdom.
Its colours are red, green and white.
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Ivory CoastCities · 50
- Rome
- Milan
- Naples
- Turin
- Florence
- Salerno
- Palermo
- Catania
- Genoa
- Bari
- Bologna
- Verona
- Pescara
- Cagliari
- Venice
- Messina
- Caserta
- Como
- Trieste
- Padua
- Pisa
- Taranto
- Brescia
- Bergamo
- Prato
- Reggio Calabria
- Treviso
- Modena
- Reggio nell'Emilia
- Parma
- Lecce
- Livorno
- Foggia
- Perugia
- Rimini
- Ravenna
- Ferrara
- Syracuse
- Sassari
- Udine
- Barletta
- Trento
- Brindisi
- Novara
- Ancona
- Catanzaro
- Potenza
- L’Aquila
- Campobasso
- Aosta
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Neighbours
6 countries border Italy.
Austria
France
San Marino
Slovenia
Switzerland
Vatican City
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Greece
Kosovo
Malta
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Portugal
Serbia
Spain- ColosseumThe arena where Rome came to watch gladiators fight.
- Mount EtnaThe most active volcano in Europe.
- VeniceA city built on water, with canals instead of streets.
- Leaning Tower of PisaA bell tower that began to lean while it was still being built.
- PompeiiA Roman town stopped in a single day by a volcano.
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