Official nameRepubblica Italiana (Italian Republic)CapitalRomePopulation estimate (2015)59·80 millionInternet domain extension.itCurrencyThe euro (EUR), which consists of 100 cents, has been in circulation since 1 January 2002.TerritoryItaly is bounded in the north by Switzerland and Austria, east by Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea, south-east by the Ionian Sea, south by the Mediterranean Sea, south-west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and Ligurian Sea and west by France.LanguageThe official language is Italian.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words