Hypotheses for the etymology of Italia are numerous. One theory suggests it originated from an Ancient Greek term … Visa mer

Lower Paleolithic artefacts, dating back 850,000 years, have been recovered from Monte Poggiolo. Excavations throughout Italy revealed a Neanderthal presence in the Middle Palaeolithic period 200,000 years ago, while … Visa mer

Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the eponymous geographical region, is located in Southern Europe (and is also considered part of western Europe ) between latitudes 35° and 47° N, and longitudes … Visa mer

Italy has been a unitary parliamentary republic since 1946, when the monarchy was abolished by a constitutional referendum. The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella since 2015, is Italy's head of state. The p… Visa mer

In 2020, Italy had 60,317,116 inhabitants. The population density, of 202 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi), is higher than most West European countries. However, distribution is uneven: the most densely pop… Visa mer

Italy has an advanced capitalist mixed economy that is the third-largest in the eurozone and 13th-largest in the world by purchasing power parity GDP. It has the ninth-largest national wealth and the third-largest central … Visa mer