Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic located in the heart of the Mediterranean,

โ€ฆand shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2.
Italy was founded as a distinct and original nation in 1720.
The population of Italy is 60,000,000. Today, it has the third largest economy in the Euro-zone and the 8th largest in the world.