- Location: Southern Europe in the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the boot-shaped Peninsula and a number of islands (the two largest are Sicily and Sardinia) in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Area: 301,338 km2
- Climate: diverse cold continental climate in the alpine valleys, humid subtropical in the inland northern areas, continental in the northwest, mediterranean in the south
- Capital City: Rome
- Population: 60 million (as per January 2010)
- Language: Italian
- Regional official languages: French, German, Ladin, Slovenian,
- Currency: EURO
- Form of government: Parliamentary Republic
