Italy

Italy, officially known as the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. The Italian peninsula was home to many ancient civilisations including the Roman Empire and is the seat of the Catholic church and of the papacy. Now it has a population of 60 million and its capital, Rome, is a huge draw for tourists around the world, helping to make the nation the fifth most-visited in the world. Giorgia Meloni has been the country’s prime minister since 2022 and is the leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party.