Outline of Italy

The Flag of Italy		The Coat of arms of Italy

The location of Italy

An enlargeable map of the Italian Republic

See also: Index of Italy-related articles

The Italian Republic, commonly known as Italy, is a sovereign country located in Southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia.^[1] Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.

Italy has been the home of many European cultures, such as the Etruscans and the Romans, and later was the birthplace of the movement of the Renaissance, that began in Florence and spread all over Europe. Italy's capital Rome has been for centuries the center of Western civilization, and is the seat of the Catholic Church.

Today, Italy is a democratic republic, and a developed country with the 8th-highest GDP, the 8th-highest Quality-of-life index,^[2] and the 20th-highest Human Development Index rating in the world.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Italy:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Italy

• Pronunciation: /ˈɪtəli/ ( listen)
  • Italian: [iˈtaːlja]
• Common English country name: Italy
• Official English country name: The Italian Republic
• Common endonym(s): Italia
• Official endonym(s): Repubblica italiana
• Adjectival(s): Italian
• Demonym(s): Italian
• Etymology: Name of Italy
• International rankings of Italy
• ISO country codes: IT, ITA, 380
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:IT
• Internet country code top-level domain: .it

Geography of Italy

An enlargeable topographic map of Italy

Main article: Geography of Italy

• Italy is: a peninsula and a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Western Europe
      • Southern Europe
        • Italian Peninsula
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Italy
    • North: Glockenkarkopf
    • South: Punta Pesce Spada
    • East: Capo d'Otranto
    • West: Rocca Bernauda
    • High: Monte Bianco 4,810 m (15,781 ft)
    • Low: Contane on the Po Delta −3.2 m (−10 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 1,899 km

 Switzerland 740 km

 France 488 km

 Austria 430 km

 Slovenia 199 km

 San Marino 39 km

 Vatican City 3 km

• Coastline: 7,600 km

• Population of Italy: 60,067,554 people (2009/01/31 estimate)^[3] - 23rd most populous country
• Area of Italy: 301,338 km² (116,347 sq mi) - 71st largest country
• Atlas of Italy

Environment of Italy

An enlargeable satellite image of Italy

Main article: Environment of Italy

• Climate of Italy
• Environmental issues in Italy
• Ecoregions in Italy
• Renewable energy in Italy
  • • Biofuel in Italy
    • Geothermal energy in Italy
    • Hydroelectricity in Italy
    • Solar power in Italy
    • Wind power in Italy
• Geology of Italy
  • Volcanism of Italy
• National parks of Italy
• Protected areas of Italy
• Wildlife of Italy
  • Flora of Italy
  • Fauna of Italy
    • Birds of Italy
    • Mammals of Italy

Geographic features of Italy

• Glaciers of Italy
• Islands of Italy
• Lakes of Italy
• Mountains of Italy
  • Volcanoes in Italy
• Rivers of Italy
  • Waterfalls of Italy
• Valleys of Italy
• World Heritage Sites in Italy (See also Transboundary sites)

Regions of Italy

Main article: Regions of Italy

Administrative divisions types

See also: Administrative division

• Regions
  • Provinces
    • Comuni (Municipalities)

Statistical divisions of Italy

Main article: NUTS of Italy

Groups of regions, regions, and provinces of Italy

Northwestern Italy Piedmont (Region) Province of Turin Province of Vercelli Province of Biella Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province of Novara Province of Cuneo Province of Asti Province of Alessandria Valle d'Aosta (Region) Aosta (Province) Liguria (Region) Province of Imperia Province of Savona Province of Genoa Province of La Spezia Lombardy (Region) Province of Varese Province of Como Province of Lecco Province of Sondrio Province of Milan Province of Monza and Brianza Province of Bergamo Province of Brescia Province of Pavia Province of Lodi Province of Cremona Province of Mantua Northeastern Italy Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Region) Province of Bolzano/Bozen Province of Trento Veneto (Region) Province of Verona Province of Vicenza Province of Belluno Province of Treviso Province of Venice Province of Padua Province of Rovigo

Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Region) Province of Pordenone Province of Udine Province of Gorizia Province of Trieste Emilia-Romagna (Region) Province of Piacenza Province of Parma Province of Reggio Emilia Province of Modena Province of Bologna Province of Ferrara Province of Ravenna Province of Forlì-Cesena Province of Rimini Central Italy Tuscany (Region) Province of Massa-Carrara Province of Lucca Province of Pistoia Province of Florence Province of Prato Province of Livorno Province of Pisa Province of Arezzo Province of Siena Province of Grosseto Umbria (Region) Province of Perugia Province of Terni Marches (Region) Province of Pesaro e Urbino Province of Ancona Province of Macerata Province of Fermo Province of Ascoli Piceno Latium (Region) Province of Viterbo Province of Rieti Province of Rome Province of Latina Province of Frosinone

Southern Italy Abruzzo (Region) Province of L'Aquila Province of Teramo Province of Pescara Province of Chieti Molise (Region) Province of Isernia Province of Campobasso Campania (Region) Province of Caserta Province of Benevento Province of Naples Province of Avellino Province of Salerno Apulia (Region) Province of Foggia Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani Province of Bari Province of Taranto Province of Brindisi Province of Lecce Basilicata (Region) Province of Potenza Province of Matera Calabria (Region) Province of Cosenza Province of Crotone Province of Catanzaro Province of Vibo Valentia Province of Reggio Calabria Insular Italy Sicily (Region) Province of Trapani Province of Palermo Province of Messina Province of Agrigento Province of Caltanissetta Province of Enna Province of Catania Province of Ragusa Province of Siracusa Sardinia (Region) Province of Olbia-Tempio Province of Sassari Province of Nuoro Province of Ogliastra Province of Oristano Province of Medio Campidano Province of Cagliari Province of Carbonia-Iglesias

Comuni (municipalities) of Italy

Main article: Comune

• Cities of Italy
  • Capital of Italy: Rome
  • Cities in Italy over 100,000 population
  • Hilltowns in Italy

Demography of Italy

Main article: Demographics of Italy

Neighbors of Italy

Italy shares its north border with:

• Austria
• France
• Slovenia
• Switzerland shares Italy's northern border, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland.

Independent states surrounded by Italy (otherwise within Italy's borders) include:

• San Marino
• Vatican City

Government and politics of Italy

Main article: Government of Italy and Politics of Italy

• Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic
• Capital of Italy: Rome

• Elections in Italy
• Human rights in Italy
• Political parties in Italy
• Political scandals of Italy
• Taxation in Italy

Branches of the government of Italy

Main article: Government of Italy

Executive branch

• Head of state: President of Italy
• Head of government: President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (Prime Minister)
  • Prime ministers of the past
• Council of Ministers of Italy

Legislative branch

• Parliament of Italy
  • Italian Chamber of Deputies (lower house)
  • Italian Senate (upper house)

Judicial branch

• Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)
• Constitutional Court of Italy

Foreign relations of Italy

Main article: Foreign relations of Italy

International organization membership

The Italian Republic is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member) Arctic Council (observer) Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer) Central European Initiative (CEI) Council of Europe (CE) Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer) Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Investment Bank (EIB) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) European Space Agency (ESA) European Union (EU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of Seven (G7) Group of Eight (G8) Group of Ten (G10) Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Energy Agency (IEA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) (observer) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Paris Club Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Schengen Convention Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer) Unione Latina United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) Western European Union (WEU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Italy

Main article: Legal system of Italy

• Law enforcement in Italy
• Italian Code of Criminal Procedure
• Capital punishment in Italy
• Constitution of Italy
• Crime in Italy
  • Organized crime in Italy
• Human rights in Italy
  • Freedom of the press in Italy
  • Freedom of religion in Italy
  • LGBT rights in Italy
• Law enforcement in Italy
  • Polizia Municipale
• Religious freedom in Italy

Military of Italy

Main article: Military of Italy

• Armed forces of Italy:
  • Army of Italy: Esercito Italiano
  • Navy of Italy: Marina Militare
  • Air force of Italy: Aeronautica Militare
  • Gendarmerie of Italy: Carabinieri
• Military history of Italy

History of Italy

Main article: History of Italy and Timeline of Italian history

• Economic history of Italy
• Historical states of Italy
• Military history of Italy
  • Military history of Italy during World War II

By period

Prehistoric Italy Terramare culture Villanovan culture Etruscan civilization Magna Graecia (8th–7th c. BC)

Italy during Roman times (8th c. BC – 6th c. AD) Roman Kingdom Roman Republic Roman Empire Italy in the Middle Ages (6th–14th c.) Italian Renaissance (14th–16th c.)

Italian Wars (1494–1559) History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (1559 –1814) Italian unification (1814 –1861) History of Italy as a monarchy and in the World Wars (1861 –1945) History of the Italian Republic (1945 – present)

Culture of Italy

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, one of the most famous landmarks in Italy.

Main article: Culture of Italy

• Architecture of Italy
• Cuisine of Italy
• Languages of Italy
  • Italian dialects
• Media in Italy
• National symbols of Italy
  • Coat of arms of Italy
  • Flag of Italy
  • National anthem of Italy
• Public holidays in Italy
• Religion in Italy
  • Hinduism in Italy
  • Buddhism in Italy
  • Christianity in Italy
  • Hinduism in Italy
  • Islam in Italy
  • Judaism in Italy
  • Sikhism in Italy
• World Heritage Sites in Italy (See also Transboundary sites)

Art in Italy

• Art in Italy
• Cinema of Italy
• Cuisine of Italy
• Literature of Italy
• Music of Italy
  • Music history of Italy
• Television in Italy
• Theatre in Italy

Sport in Italy

Main article: Sport in Italy

Sports popular in Italy:

American football Association football Athletics Auto racing Baseball Basketball Combat sports

Cricket Cycling Equestrian sports Golf Motorcycle racing Roller hockey

Rugby Tennis Traditional sports Volleyball Water sports Winter sports

Economy and infrastructure of Italy

View of Italy at night from the International Space Station.

Main article: Economy of Italy

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 7th (seventh)
• Banking in Italy
• Communications in Italy
  • Telecommunications in Italy
    • Internet in Italy
• Companies of Italy
• Currency of Italy: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Energy in Italy
• Health care in Italy
• Economic history of Italy
  • Economy of Italy under Fascism, 1922-1943
  • Italian economic miracle
• Tourism in Italy
• Transport in Italy
  • Airports in Italy
  • Automobile industry in Italy
  • Highway system of Italy
  • Rail transport in Italy
    • High-speed rail in Italy
• Water supply and sanitation in Italy

Local economies

• Economy of Milan
• Economy of Rome

Education in Italy

Main article: Education in Italy

• GPA in Italy
• Universities in Italy

Health in Italy

Main article: Health in Italy

See also

	Italy portal
	European Union portal

Main article: Italy

• Index of Italy-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Italy-related topics
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Italy". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 15, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ Quality-of-life Survey, The Economist
3. ^ Istat

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Italy

• Outline of Italy travel guide from Wikitravel

Country profiles

• by the BBC News
• by the CIA Factbook
• by the CIA World Leaders
• by the Economist
• by the U.S. Department of State
• by the World Bank

Government

• President of the Republic of Italy
• Chamber of Deputies
• Court of Accounts
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Education: International Exchanges
• Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
• Ministry of Justice

Public institutions

• National Statistics Office
• ENIT Italian State Tourism Board
• ENIT North America
• Italian Railways
• Italian National and Regional Parks

Other

• History of Italy: Primary Documents
• List and maps of archaeological sites in Italy
• WWW-VL: History: Italy at IUE