| Official name: |
Italian Republic
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| Capital: |
Rome
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| Area: |
total: 301,230 sq km
note: includes Sardinia and Sicily
water: 7,210 sq km
land: 294,020 sq km
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| Climate: |
predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
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| Location: |
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
42 50 N, 12 50 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than Arizona
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,932.2 km
border countries: Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 232 km, Switzerland 740 km
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| Coastline: |
7,600 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)
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