| Official Name | Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic) |
| Area | 301,340 km² (about the size of Germany without Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg) |
| Population | approx. 59 million (2025) |
| Capital | Rome (Roma) — approx. 2.8 million inhabitants, metropolitan area approx. 4.3 million |
| Language | Italian (regional minority languages: German in South Tyrol, French in Aosta Valley, Slovenian in Friuli, Sardinian in Sardinia) |
| Currency | Euro (€) — Italy has been in the Eurozone since 2002 |
| Time Zone | CET (UTC+1), daylight saving time like Germany — no time change needed |
| Electricity | 230V, Type C/F/L — Type-C plug (Europlug) works everywhere, for Type-F (Schuko) an adapter may occasionally be needed (Type L has 3 round pins in a row) |
| Drinking Water | Tap water is drinkable almost everywhere and of good quality. In Rome, there are over 2,500 public drinking water fountains (Nasoni). In Sardinia and some southern regions, the water can be heavily chlorinated |
| EU Member | Yes (founding member 1957), Schengen Area, Eurozone — no border controls, no customs formalities |
| Coastline | approx. 7,600 km |
| Highest Mountain | Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco (4,807 m, border with France) or Gran Paradiso (4,061 m) as the highest peak entirely in Italy |
| Religion | Predominantly Roman Catholic (~80%), seat of the Vatican in Rome |
| Telephone Code | +39 — the leading zero of the area code is NOT omitted (unlike in most countries!) |
| Internet TLD | .it |
| License Plate Code | I |
| Regions | 20 administrative regions, 5 of which have special status (South Tyrol, Aosta Valley, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily) |