Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Arizona |
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Area > Land
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294,020 sq km |
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[70th of 238]
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Area > Total
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301,230 sq km |
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[75th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Rome - 2,693,383 |
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Climate
predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south |
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Forested Land
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34% |
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[70th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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42 50 N, 12 50 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Austria 430 km, France 488 km, Holy See (Vatican City) 3.2 km, San Marino 39 km, Slovenia 199 km, Switzerland 740 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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26.41% |
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[34th of 258]
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Largest city population
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4,251,000 |
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[26th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Rome - 2,693,383 |
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Location
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia |
Map references
Europe |
Natural hazards
regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice |
Natural resources
coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land |
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Population density
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192.96 people per sqkm |
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[55th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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199.27 people/m²
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[45th of 204]
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Precipitation
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944 mm |
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[35th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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301,340 km²
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[71st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
Monte Bianco |
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