italy | capital | rome <tsp> amatriciana_sauce | country | italy <tsp> italy | leadername | laura_boldrini <tsp> italy | language | italian_language <sep> italy (italian: italia [iˈtaːlja] (listen)), officially the italian republic or the republic of italy, is a country in southern and western europe located in the middle of the mediterranean sea, it consists of a peninsula delimited by the alps and surrounded by several islands; its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region italy shares land borders with france, switzerland, austria, slovenia and the enclaved microstates of vatican city and san marino it has a territorial exclave in switzerland, campione, and some islands in the african plate italy covers an area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi), with a population of about 60 million 
amatriciana sauce is a traditional sauce in italy. the country where rome is the capital. the language is italian and laura boldrini is the leader.italy is the italian republic or the republic of italy