Total area: 301,388 sq.km, of which 2.4% is water surface;

Population: 59,685,227 people according to the census carried out in 2012. research;

Currency: Euro;

Capital: Rome;

Schengen area: Member of Schengen since 26.10.1997 with full rights;

State system: Parliamentary Republic;

Official holidays of Italy:

• April 25 – Liberation Day. On this day in 1945 commemorating the liberation of Italy after the end of World War II.
• June 2 – Republic Day;
• November 1 – All Saints’ Day. It is a religious holiday in Italy during which Italians bring flowers to the graves of their deceased loved ones.
• Monday after Easter, or Pasquetta, is the day Italians spend with their families, often going on picnics and marking the beginning of spring.
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• Italians are extremely religious. Each month of the year they celebrate holidays dedicated to different saints. Among them, the most famous are:
• the feast of San Marco, the patron saint of Venice /April 25/;
  the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, patron saints of Rome /June 29/;
  the feast of Saint Gennaro, patron saint of Naples /September 19/;
  the feast of Saint Nicholas, patron saint of Bari /6th December/;