Italy













Italy is situated in Southern Europe - the famous "boot" of Europe. It was one of the founding members of the Eurozone, issuing coins from 2002. It has one of the largest economies in the Euro Zone.


Some basic facts about Italy:


  • Area:  301,340 sq. kilometers
  • Population:  60,317,116 (2020 estimate)
  • Official Language: Italian
  • Government Form : Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
  • GDP - Total € 2,443 billion (2019 estimate)
  • GDP - Per Capita € 40,470 (2019 estimate)

Prior to the Euro the official currency was the Lira. The conversion rate to the Euro was set at 1936.27 to 1 Euro on 1st January 1999.

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