Italy β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Italy covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Italy
The capital of Italy is Rome. It has a population of approximately 58.9M. The country covers an area of 301,336 kmΒ². It is located in Southern Europe.
Holds the record for the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites globally (58).
Geography
Italy is a country in Southern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 301,336 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Austria, France, San Marino, and Slovenia, totalling 6 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Italy has a population of approximately 58,927,633 people. Population density is around 195.6 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Italian and Catalan, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Italian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Italy reports a nominal GDP of about $2.38 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 77.3% of GDP in 1992. The official currency is the euro (EUR, symbol β¬). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.86 EUR.
Culture & Time
Italy operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.it.
Government & Status
The capital of Italy is Rome. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +39. Its FIFA country code is ITA, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is IT.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.