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Italy

Italian Republic

Flag of Italy
Region
Europe · Southern Europe
Capital
Rome
Population
58,915,656 (2025)
Government
parliamentary republic
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Official languages
Italian
Spoken languages
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German-speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
301,336 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
EU, G7, G20, IMF, NATO, OECD, WCO, WTO
Borders
Austria , France , San Marino , Slovenia , Switzerland , Vatican City

Political stability

71 / 100

Economic stability

72 / 100

Population stability

53 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
packaged medicine, garments, cars, refined petroleum, vehicle parts/accessories (2023)
Key imports
natural gas, crude petroleum, cars, packaged medicine, garments (2023)
Natural resources
coal, antimony, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur)
Luxury goods
fashion and leather goods, sports cars, wine, fine furniture
Primary route
Genoa and Gioia Tauro on Mediterranean Asia–Europe lanes
Secondary route
Adriatic corridor to Central Europe

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.