Country name :

conventional long form : Italian Republic

conventional short form : Italy

local long form : Repubblica Italiana

local short form : Italia former: Kingdom of Italy

Area :

total :301,230 sq km

land : 294,020 sq km

water :7,210 sq km

note : includes Sardinia and Sicily

Land boundaries :

total : 1,932.2 km

Border countries :

Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 232 km, Switzerland 740 km

Coastline : 7,600 km

Maritime claims :

territorial sea : 12 nm

continental shelf : 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Elevation extremes :

lowest point : Mediterranean Sea 0 m

highest point : Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)

Government type :

Republic

Capital : name : Rome

geographic coordinates: 41 54 N, 12 29 E

Internet country code : it