A mountainous peninsula, surrounded by the Mediterranean on three sides
Italy forms a long peninsula reaching into the Mediterranean, bordered by the Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Adriatic seas. Its terrain is dominated by the Alps in the north and the Apennines, which run the length of the peninsula, with the vast Po Valley in the north.
302,110 km²
Area
4,810 m
Highest point · Mont Blanc (Italian side)
6
Land borders
The main rivers of Italy. Click a river to see its length, source and mouth.
Climate
Mediterranean climate on the coasts and in the south, more continental in the Po Valley, alpine in the northern mountains.
Bordering countries
Administrative divisions
Italy is organised into regions, themselves divided into provinces and metropolitan cities, then into municipalities. Five regions (Aosta Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sicily, Sardinia) have special status granting them greater autonomy.
20
Including 5 with special status.
107
Second-level administrative units, including 14 metropolitan cities.
7,904
Comuni.
The 20 regions of the mainland territory of Italy.