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Italy (italian: Italia), officially The Italian Republic (italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a democratic republic in southern Europe. The country is lead by a president.
Legislature: The parliament (Il Parlamento), which consists of the House of Lords (Senato della Repubblica) and the Lower House (Camera dei deputati).
 
Area: 301.338 km2     Population: 60,500,000 (2017)     GDP: 2.4 trillions US-dollar     Religion: Catholisism
 
Italy is one of the founders of EU, and is a member of NATO, UN, OECD, WTO, G7, G20 and other associations. Italy is divided into 20 regions (regioni). Each region is divided into provinces, with the exception of the Valle d'Aosta.
Region Main city Area km2
Abruzzi L'Aquila 10.763
Valle d'Aosta Aosta 3.263
Puglia Bari 19.358
Basilicata Potenza 9.995
Calabria Catanzaro 15.080
Campania Napoli 13.590
Emilia-Romagna Bologna 22.446
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste 7.858
Lazio Roma 17.236
Liguria Genova 5.422
Lombardia Milano 23.844
Marche Ancona 9.366
Molise Campobasso 4.438
Piemonte Torino 25.402
Sardegna Cagliari 24.090
Sicilia Palermo 25.711
Tuscana Firenze 22.993
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Trento 13.607
Umbria Perugia 8.456
Veneto Venezia 18.399