| Area: | 301.340 km2 |
| Population: | 59.901.000 |
| Density: | 202 ab/km2 |
| Languages: | Italian |
| Capital: | Rome |
| Form of State: | Bicameral Parliamentary Republic |
| Member of: | NATO, OECD, UN, OSCE, EU |
| Country risk 2012: | 0/7 |
| National airline: | Alitalia |
| Ethnic groups: | Italian |
| Most common religions: | Catholic |
| Currency: | Euro |
| Exchange rate: | - |
| Per capita income 2012: | € 29.812 |
| Inflation rate 2012: | 3,0% |
| Unemployment rate 2012: | 12,7% |
| GDP variation rate 2012: | -2,4% |
| GDP growth forecast 2013: | -1,9% |