Italy



"Oh no! Italy used to be reunited once again officially since the end of World War II! Now it's divided. How can this be so possible about this?"

--Su Ji-Hoon, Italy Re-Divided

Italy (/ˈɪtəli/ IT-ə-lee; Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), was a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,338 square kilometers (116,347 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants it is the fourth most populous EU member state.