'''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 [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Slovenia]], and the enclaved microstates of [[Vatican City]] and [[San Marino]].  [[file:Flag of Italy.png|180px]]  Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campione_d%27Italia Campione]) and a maritime exclave in Tunisian waters ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampedusa_e_Linosa Lampedusa]). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the third-most populous member state of the European Union.