Italy

    Coat of Arms

    Coat of arms of the country of Italy

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    Population
    • Population: 60665551 people.
    • Official Language: Italian
    • HDI: 0,906
    • Salary: $1717
    • Poverty rate: 2.2%
    • Gini: 35.2%
    • The believing population: 74%
    • Main religion: Christianity (83.3%)
    • Second religion: Atheism (12.4%)
    Harmful habits
    • Alcohol: 7.7 litres/year
    • Smoking: 23.1%
    Internet
    • Internet users: 85.3%
    • Mobile Internet: 67.2%
    • Landline Internet: 30.9%
    • Internet speed: 37.1 Mbps
    • Country Top Level Domain: .IT
    General information about the country
    • Country name:
      Italy
    • Code (2-digit):
      IT
    • Continent:
      Europe
    • Country level:
      Tier 1
    • Capital:
      Rome
    • Country area:
      301340 sq km.
    • Telephone code:
      39
    • Currency (code):
      Euro (EUR)
    Geographical features of the country

    Administrative division into regions

    Region (20): Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Valle d'Aosta, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Trentino - Alto Adige, Umbria, Friuli - Venice Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Veneto, Veneto, Umbria, and Emilia-Romagna.

    Features of the country

    The modern territory of the country was partially or completely occupied by the states of: Carthage, Zancla (Messena), Roman Kingdom, Cumae, Syracuse, Regius, Croton, Tarentum, Gela, Etruscan Union, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Frankish State (Frankia), Gallic Empire, Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire), Western Roman Empire, Kingdom of the Burgundians, Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans, Kingdom of the Ostgoths, Langobard Kingdom, Republic of Venice, Abbasid Caliphate, Papal Province, Holy Roman Empire, Republic of Genoa, Republic of Pisa, Republic of Florence, Kingdom of Sicily, Republic of Siena, Kingdom of Naples, Duchy of Savoy, Spanish Empire, French Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire.

    Italy is washed by seas: Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ligurian Sea.

    Italy has access to the following lakes: Garda, Lago Maggiore, Como, Trasimeno, Bolsena, Iseo, Bracciano, Lugano.

    The following rivers flow through the territory: Drava, Po, Adige, Tiber, Adda, Tanaro, Arno, Piave, Reno, Oglio, Volturno, Tagliamento, Panaro, Dora-Baltea, Brenta, Bormida, Socha (Isonzo), Ticino, Vipava.

    In the water area of the country there are straits: Sicilian (Tunisian), Otranto, Corsican, Messinian, Bonifacio.

    Italy owns the islands: Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, Sant'Antioco, Pantelleria, San Pietro, Asinara, Ischia, Lipari, Salina, Giglio, Vulcano, Lampedusa, La Maddalena, Favignana.

    Mountains in the territory: Matterhorn, Grande Jorassus, Dan d'Eran, Gran Paradiso, Etna, Corno Grande, Pizzi Deneri, Amaro, La Montagnola, Velino, Vettore, Pizzo di Sevo, Terminillo, Sibiglia, Soro, Vesuvius, Stromboli.

    The volcanoes present in the territory are Etna, Vesuvius, Stromboli and Vulcano.

    Famous caves in the territory: Del Monte Corcia, Codula di Luna, Di Piaggia Bella, Buso de la Rana, Fiume Vento, Grota della Bigonda, Omber en Banda al Bus del Zel, Soteraneo del Col della Erbe, Abiso Sargato, Di Conca de Carcene, Grota della Mottera, Abiso-Olivifer, Soteraneo Tachi-Zelbio-Aurora, Abiso-Franzo-Milaso, Soteraneo-le-Donne-Mostro-Ching-Antica, Abiso-dello-Gnomo, Abiso-Bacardi, Spluga-della-Preta, Abiso di Malga-Fosetta, Abiso-Paolo-Roversi and others.

    Gambling regulation
    • Online casinos:
      Regulated
    • Online sports betting:
      Regulated
    Top brands in the country

    Top 20 iGaming Brands (January 2025):

    1. SuperEnalotto (2,630,000)
    2. Sisal (2,040,000)
    3. BetFlag (1,860,000)
    4. Bet365 (1,750,000)
    5. Goldbet (1,260,000)
    6. Lottomatica (1,140,000)
    7. Eurobet (1,020,000)
    8. SNAI (802,000)
    9. MillionDAY (583,000)
    10. Planetwin365 (567,000)
    11. Starcasino (334,000)
    12. William Hill (301,000)
    13. Eurojackpot (264,000)
    14. Bwin (223,000)
    15. Betfair (201,000)
    16. LeoVegas (168,000)
    17. StarVegas (136,000)
    18. BIG Casino (135,000)
    19. 888casino (132,000)
    20. Betpoint (130,000)
    Online Gambling in the country

    At the moment (January 2025), Italy is undergoing reforms in the gambling industry, where online sports betting and online casinos are allowed.

    The country has already raised the cost of a license from €200k to €7m with a mandatory 3% GGR tax. Also, gambling and betting operators need to prove profitability and have experience of operating in the EU.

    The next stage of the reforms will be the development of laws aimed at combating the black market, while revising a controversial decree that bans gambling advertising.

    The high cost of the license is likely to discourage smaller operators, but larger companies such as Stake will remain in the market and take full advantage of the weeding out of more budget-conscious brands.