- President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini Legislature Parliament - Upper house Senate of the Republic

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Location of  Italy  (dark green)
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– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
Capital
and largest city    Blason ville it Rome.svg Rome
41°54′N 12°29′E
Official languages    Italiana
Demonym    Italian
Government    Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
 -     President    Giorgio Napolitano
 -     Prime Minister    Enrico Letta
 -     President of
the Senate    Pietro Grasso
 -     President of the Chamber of Deputies    Laura Boldrini
Legislature    Parliament
 -     Upper house    Senate of the Republic
 -     Lower house    Chamber of Deputies
Formation
 -     Unification    17 March 1861
 -     Republic    2 June 1946
Area
 -     Total    301,338 km2 (72nd)
116,347 sq mi
 -     Water (%)    2.4
Population
 -     2012 estimate    59,685,227[1] (23rd)
 -     2011 census    59,433,744[2] (23rd)
 -     Density    197.7/km2 (63rd)
511.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)    2013 estimate
 -     Total    $1.805 trillion[3] (11th)
 -     Per capita    $29,598[3] (34th)
GDP (nominal)    2013 estimate
 -     Total    $2.068 trillion[3] (9th)
 -     Per capita    $33,909[3] (27th)
Gini (2011)    31.9[4]
medium
HDI (2013)    Increase 0.881[5]