Geography of Italy
- Main article: Geography of Italy
- Italy is: a peninsula and a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Southern Europe
- Italian Peninsula
- Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Italy
- North: Glockenkarkopf
- South: Punta Pesce Spada
- East: Capo d'Otranto
- West: Rocca Bernauda
- High: Monte Bianco 4,810 m (15,781 ft)
- Low: Contane on the Po Delta −3.2 m (−10 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,899 km
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- Switzerland 740 km
- France 488 km
- Austria 430 km
- Slovenia 199 km
- San Marino 39 km
- Vatican City 3 km
- Coastline: 7,600 km
- Population of Italy: 60,067,554 people (2009/01/31 estimate) - 23rd most populous country
- Area of Italy: 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) - 71st largest country
- Atlas of Italy
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