LanguagesItalian (official)German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German-speaking)French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region)Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)Croatian (in Molise)
TimezonesUTC+1
Area301,340 km²
Map ReferenceSouthern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia