Official name: Italian Republic

Territory: 301,338 km2

Population: 60,589,445 people

Capital: Rome

State language: Italian language

Currency: EUR (EUR)

State structure: Parliamentary republic

Head of state: Sercio Mattarella

Number of Azerbaijanis: 4,000 (informal)

Italy recognized Azerbaijan's independence on January 1, 1992, and diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 8 May 1992.