Administrative divisions of Italy
Italy is divided into 110 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Italy
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RomeCapital | 2,318,895 |
| 2 | Milan | 1,371,498 |
| 3 | Naples | 909,048 |
| 4 | Turin | 847,287 |
| 5 | Palermo | 648,260 |
| 6 | Genoa | 580,097 |
| 7 | Bologna | 394,843 |
| 8 | Florence | 367,150 |
| 9 | Bari | 316,491 |
| 10 | Catania | 311,584 |
Rome is the largest city in Italy with about 2,318,895 people. All 44 largest cities of Italy β
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Italy: β 4,788 m β read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
π Rivers
- Dora Baltea
- Ofanto
- Tevere
- Mincio
- Ticino
- Adige
- Po
- Drau
ποΈ Lakes
- Lago di Como
- Lago di Garda
- Lago di Bracciano
Ethnic groups in Italy
Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north, Albanian-Italians, Croat-Italians, and Greek-Italians in the south)
Regionally, Italian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 110 divisions, while German predominates in 1 division (Bozen).
Source: CIA World Factbook Β· regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Italy
Christian 80.8% (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), Muslim 4.9%, unaffiliated 13.4%, other 0.9% (2020 est.)
Regionally, Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 110 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) Β· regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Italy
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German-speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area), Croatian (in Molise)
Regionally, Italian is the most common language group across most of the 110 divisions, while German predominates in 1 division (Bozen).
Source: CIA World Factbook Β· regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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RomaniaSources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.