| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Italian |
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| Other languages: | Albanian, French, German, Slovene |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .it | International Dialling Code: 39 |
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For help planning your trip to Italy including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Italy trip planning page.
Further information on Italy
Discover more about Italy - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 301,230 sq km (7,210 sq km under water)
Coastline: 7,600 km (Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Austria (430km), France (488km), San Marino (39km), Slovenia (199km), Switzerland (740km), Vatican City (3km)
Highest mountain: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur (4,748m) - Climb this mountain!
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Italy from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 29/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 80/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 72/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 69/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 47/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Italian Republic Status: Independent Country
Population: 61,680,122 (rank: 23/196) Density: 204.7 people/sq km (rank: 43/196)
Ethnic groups: Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)
Religions: Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)
GDP (PPP): $1805 billion GDP per capita: $29,600 (rank: 37/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.