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Also Known As Italia • Italian Republic • Repubblica Italiana
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Giorgia Meloni
Capital Rome
Population (2024 est.) 58,653,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State President: Sergio Mattarella
Form Of Government republic with two legislative houses (Senate [3221]; Chamber of Deputies [630])
Official Language Italian2
Official Religion none
Official Name Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic)
Total Area (Sq Km) 302,069
Total Area (Sq Mi) 116,629
Monetary Unit euro (€)
Population Rank (2023) 25
Population Projection 2030 60,286,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 502.9
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 194.2
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2018) 70.4% • Rural: (2018) 29.6%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 80.5 years • Female: (2022) 84.8 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2019) 99% • Female: (2019) 99%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 2,244,585
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 38,200
1Includes seven nonelective seats (five presidential appointees and two former presidents serving ex officio).2In addition, German is locally official in the region of Trentino–Alto Adige, and French is locally official in the region of Valle d’Aosta.

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