Hypotheses for the etymology of the name Italia are numerous. One theory suggests that it originated from an Ancient Greek term that refers to the land of the Italói, a tribe that resided in … See more

Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the eponymous geographical region, is located in Southern Europe (and is also considered a part … See more

At the beginning of 2020, Italy had 60,317,116 inhabitants. The resulting population density, of 202 inhabitants per square kilometre … See more

Italy has an advanced capitalist mixed economy that ranks as the third-largest in the eurozone and the eighth-largest in the world by nominal … See more

Prehistory and antiquity
Thousands of Lower Paleolithic artefacts, dating as far back as 850,000 years, have been recovered from Monte Poggiolo. Excavations … See more

Italy has been a unitary parliamentary republic since 2 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished by a constitutional referendum. The President of Italy (Presidente della Repubblica), Sergio Mattarella since 2015, is Italy's head of state. The … See more

Italy is one of the birthplaces of Western culture and a cultural superpower. Divided by politics and geography for centuries until its unification in … See more