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Italy (IT, ITA) is a country in Southern Europe, with Rome as its capital. The currency is the Euro (EUR, €). The international dialling code is +39; mobile numbers are written like 312 345 6789. The time zone is Europe/Rome. Official language: Italian.

CurrencyEUR€
Dial code+39e.g. 312 345 6789
Time zoneRomeUTC+01:00
LanguageItalian
CapitalRome
Population61M301.3K km²

Overview

Official name
Italian Republic
Native name
Italia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
IT
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
ITA
ISO 3166-1 numeric
380
IOC code
ITA
Demonym
Italian
Capital
Rome
Region
Europe › Southern Europe
Status
Independent, UN member
Groups
  • Southern Europe
  • European Union
  • Eurozone
  • United Nations
Internet domain
.it
Area
301,336 km²
Population
60,964,900
GDP
$3.1T ($50.8K per person)
Literacy
99%
Landlocked
No

Currency

Euro EUR

Symbol
€
Minor units
2 decimals
Example
1234,50 €

Former currencies: ITL

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
Italian itOfficial95% (57.9M)
French frOfficial (regional)20% (12.2M)
Venetian vecOfficial (regional)1.3% (792.5K)
English en34% (20.7M)
Lombard lmo5.7% (3.5M)
Sardinian sc1.7% (1M)
German de1.6% (975.4K)
Piedmontese pms1.1% (670.6K)
Neapolitan nap0.97% (591.4K)5%
Ligurian lij0.86% (524.3K)
Sicilian scn0.82% (499.9K)5%
Sassarese Sardinian sdc0.17% (103.6K)
Slovenian sl0.17% (103.6K)
Friulian fur0.06% (36.6K)5%
Emilian egl0.05% (30.5K)
lld lld0.048% (29.3K)
Catalan ca0.035% (21.3K)
Greek el0.035% (21.3K)
Croatian hr0.0057% (3.5K)
mhn mhn0.0023% (1.4K)
Romagnol rgn0% (0)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
Europe/RomeUTC+01:00UTC+02:00Central European Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code
+39
Shared with
Dial-out prefix
00
Trunk prefix
none
National number length
6–12 digits
Emergency number
112 pattern 11[2358]

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line212345678+39 212345678XXXXXXXXX[6-12]
Mobile312 345 6789+39 312 345 6789XXX XXX XXXX9, 10
Toll free800 123 456+39 800 123 456XXX XXX XXX6, 9
Premium rate899 123 456+39 899 123 456XXX XXX XXX6, [8-10]
Shared cost848 123 456+39 848 123 456XXX XXX XXX6, 9
Personal number178 123 4567+39 178 123 4567XXX XXX XXXX9, 10
VoIP55 1234 5678+39 55 1234 5678XX XXXX XXXX10
Voicemail331 0123 4501+39 331 0123 4501XXX XXXX XXXX11, 12
Show the 12 formatting rules
Digits patternLeading digitsFormatInternational
(\d{4,5})1(?:0|9[246]) | 1(?:0|9(?:2[2-9]|[46]))$1$1
(\d{6})1(?:1|92)$1$1
(\d{2})(\d{4,6})0[26]$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{3})(\d{3,6})0[13-57-9][0159]|8(?:03|4[17]|9[2-5]) | 0[13-57-9][0159]|8(?:03|4[17]|9(?:2|3[04]|[45][0-4]))$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{4})(\d{2,6})0(?:[13-579][2-46-8]|8[236-8])$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{4})(\d{4})894$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{2})(\d{3,4})(\d{4})0[26]|5$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3,4})1(?:44|[679])|[378]|43$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{3,4})(\d{4})0[13-57-9][0159]|14$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{2})(\d{4})(\d{5})0[26]$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{4})(\d{3})(\d{4})0$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{4})(\d{4,5})[03]$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City} {State/province}
Required fields
Street address, City, State/province, Postal code
Uppercase fields
City, State/province
Predefined regions
111

Postal code

Pattern
\d{5}
Examples
00144 · 47037 · 39049

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Monday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 4 days of the new year
Hour cycle
24-hour (0–23), also hB
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4

Number and date formats

As written by the Italian (Italy) locale (it-IT), amounts in EUR.

Number
1.234.567,891
Percent
45,7%
Currency (EUR)
1.234.567,89 €
Accounting
-1.234.567,89 €
Currency, name
1.234.567,89 euro
Compact short
1,2 Mln
Compact long
1,2 milioni
Scientific
1,235E6
Speed
88 chilometri orari
Temperature
21,5 °C
Date, full
venerdì 27 marzo 2026
Date, long
27 marzo 2026
Date, medium
27 mar 2026
Date, short
27/03/26
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27 mar 2026, 15:04
Month and year
marzo 2026
Weekday
venerdì
Relative time
ieri · tra 3 giorni · 2 ore fa
List: and
A, B e C
List: or
A, B o C

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