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Location, Capital, Population, Area, Race composition, Religion, Form of government, Language, Currency, Independence Day, Date of diplomatic relationship established, Military attache establishment
Location Southern Central Europe
Capital Rome
Population 58,147,733 (June 2007)
Area 301,230¢ (1.5 times the size of the Korean peninsula)
Race composition Italian
Religion Catholic (98%)
Form of government Republic system
Language Italian
Currency Euro (€)
Independence Day Jun. 2, 1946 (Anniversary of Republic Proclamation)
Date of diplomatic relationship established Nov. 24, 1956
Military attache establishment Jan. 1961 in Italy, Aug. 1986 in Korea