Italy
Italy (Italian: Italia ), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana ), is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands. Italy is located in south-central Europe, and it is also considered a part of western Europe. The country covers a total area of 301,340 km (116,350 sq mi) and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian Sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
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| Population:Density | 201.3/km (521.4/sq mi) (63rd)
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| GDP:Total |  $1.989 trillion (8th) |
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| GDP:Per capita | $32,947 (25th) |
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| Gini |  33.4medium |
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