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Italy, officially Italian republic is located in Southern Europe on Italian Peninsula and on the two largest Islands Sicily and Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. Italy is the home of several European cultures such as Roman and Etruscans. Rome is the capital and largest city of Italy and center of western civilization and seat of Roman Catholic Church. Italy is the founding member of European Union and member of G8, with its seventh highest nominal GDP. Italy with its eighth highest quality of life index rating is a developed country.

With a population of around 60 million, Italy is the fourth largest populated country in Europe and twenty third largest in the world. Italy is subdivided into twenty regions. Rome, Florence, Sicily, Milan, and Naples are few of the major cities of Italy. Throughout its history, Italy has remained as the favorite destination for the immigrants, current immigrant population being 5.8% of the total population. Roman Catholicism is the religion in Italy. Italy is home to the largest numbers of UNESCO World heritage Sites. Official language of Italy is Italian and the currency is Euro.