Italy

Italy (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja] ( listen)), officially the Italian Republic[a][11][12] or the Republic of Italy,[13][14] is a
country in Southern[15][16][17] and Western[18][note 1] Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, it
consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands; its territory largely coincides
with the homonymous geographical region.[19] Italy shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria,
Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in
Switzerland, Campione, and some islands in the African Plate. Italy covers an area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq
mi), with a population of about 60 million.[20] It is the third-most populous member state of the European
Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land
area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome