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Italian RepublicRepubblica Italiana
Template:Country flag alias Italy Flag Coat of arms of Italy Coat of arms
Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani (also known as "Fratelli d'Italia")
Location of Italy
Capitaland largest cityRome
Official languagesItalian
GovernmentRepublic
• President Giorgio Napolitano
• Prime Minister Romano Prodi
Formation
• Unification 17 March 1861
• Republic 2 June 1946
• Water (%)2.4
Population
• 2006 estimate58,751,711 (22nd)
• October 2001 census57,110,144
GDP (PPP)2005 estimate
• Total$1.668 trillion (8th)
• Per capita$28,760 (21st)
HDI (2003)0.934
very high (18th)
CurrencyEuro () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Calling code39
ISO 3166 codeIT
Internet TLD.it
French is co-official in the Aosta Valley; German is co-official in Trentino-South Tyrol.

Prior to 2002: Italian Lira.

The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Italy sucks ass compared to the United States, it's as simple as that.