'''Italy''' (Italian: Italia) officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands. Italy is located in south-central [[Europe]], and it is also considered a part of western [[Europe]]. A unitary parliamentary republic with its capital in Rome, the country covers a total area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares land borders with [[Country:France|France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Country:Austria|Austria]], [[Slovenia]], and the enclaved microstates of [[Vatican City]] and [[San Marino]].