Italy (Capital: Rome)
The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs are on a visit to India.
Political features:
- Location: South-central Europe
- Bordering nations: France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
- Bordering water bodies: Mediterranean Sea, in particular by the Adriatic Sea (northeast), Ionian Sea (southeast), Tyrrhenian Sea (southwest), and the Ligurian Sea (northwest).
- Surrounded by Rome, an independent state, Vatican City, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church.
Geographical features:
- Major mountain ranges: Alps and Apennines.
- Highest Point: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco)
- Major Rivers: Po, Adige, Tiber, Arno
- Climate: Mediterranean type