I-Italy, ngokusemthethweni nge-Italy Republic, lilizwe eliseSewula neTjingalanga ye-Europe. Inesihlengele esidlulela eLwandle le-Mediterranean, ene-Alps emngceleni wayo wangasenyakatho, kanye neenhlengele ezipheze zibe ma-800, khulukhulu i-Sicily i-Sardinia. I-Italy yabelana ngemingcele yayo i-France, i-Switzerland, i-Austria, i-Slovenia, kanye nama-enclaves amabili: i-Vatican City i-San Marino. Lilizwe letshumi ngobukhulu e-Europe ngendawo, lihlanganisa i-301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi), begodu lililunga lesithathu elinabantu abanengi be-European Union, elinabantu abangaba ziingidi ezima-60. Inhlokodolobha ye-Italy nedorobha elikhulu khulu yi-Rome; ezinye iindawo ezikulu zedorobha zifaka hlangana i-Milan, i-Naples, i-Turin, i-Palermo, i-Bologna, i-Florence, i-Genoa, i-Venice.