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| Capital (and largest city) |
Rome | ||||||
| Other cities | Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Genoa, Bologna and Venice | ||||||
| Language | Italian | ||||||
| Ethnic Groups main |
Italians | ||||||
| others | Greeks, Albanians, Arabs, Africans, Chinese and Others | ||||||
| Demonym | Italian | ||||||
| Legislature | Unitary Parliamentary Republic | ||||||
| Area | 301.340 km² | ||||||
| Organizations | EU, UN, NATO | ||||||
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country occupying the Italian peninsula in Western Europe.