<P> Coordinates: 43 ° N 12 ° E ﻿ / ﻿ 43 ° N 12 ° E ﻿ / 43; 12 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Italian Republic Repubblica Italiana (Italian) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Flag Emblem </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani (Italian) "The Song of the Italians" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Italy (dark green) <P>--in Europe (light green & dark grey)--in the European Union (light green)--(Legend) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Rome 41 ° 54 ′ N 12 ° 29 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 41.900 ° N 12.483 ° E ﻿ / 41.900; 12.483 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> Italian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Native languages </Th> <Td> see full list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 83.3% Christians </Li> <Li> 12.4% irreligious </Li> <Li> 3.7% Muslims </Li> <Li> 0.2% Buddhists </Li> <Li> 0.1% Hindus </Li> <Li> 0.3% other religions </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Italian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary constitutional parliamentary republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Sergio Mattarella </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Paolo Gentiloni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President of the Senate </Th> <Td> Elisabetta Casellati </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President of the Chamber of Deputies </Th> <Td> Roberto Fico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Parliament </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate of the Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Chamber of Deputies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unification </Th> <Td> 17 March 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Republic </Th> <Td> 2 June 1946 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded the EEC (now the European Union) </Th> <Td> 1 January 1958 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 301,338 km (116,347 sq mi) (71st) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water (%) </Th> <Td> 2.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 estimate </Th> <Td> 60,589,445 (23rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 201.3 / km (521.4 / sq mi) (63rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (PPP) </Th> <Td> 2016 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $2.233 trillion (12th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $36,823 (32nd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (nominal) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2.050 trillion (9th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $33,700 (27th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini (2016) </Th> <Td> 33.1 medium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI (2015) </Th> <Td> 0.887 very high 26th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Euro (€) (EUR) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> CET (UTC + 1) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer (DST) </Th> <Td> CEST (UTC + 2) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date format </Th> <Td> dd / mm / yyyy (AD) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> IT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. it </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> German is co-official in South Tyrol; French is co-official in the Aosta Valley; Slovene is co-official in the province of Trieste and the province of Gorizia; Ladin is co-official in South Tyrol, in Trentino and in other northern areas . </Li> <Li> Before 2002, the Italian lira . The euro is accepted in Campione d'Italia but its official currency is the Swiss franc . </Li> <Li> To call Campione d'Italia, it is necessary to use the Swiss code + 41 . </Li> <Li> The . eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Italian Republic Repubblica Italiana (Italian) </Th> </Tr>

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