Capital:Rome
Population:58,103,033
Area:301,230 sq km
Climate:predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Languages:Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
Currency:euro (EUR)
Government:republic
Religions:predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
