ITA · Southern Europe
Italy
Third-largest eurozone economy, diplomatic pivot in the Mediterranean. Rolling out the Mattei Plan for Africa, with privileged dialogue with the Maghreb.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.0
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 6.8
- Influence 5.1
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 10 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (9), Sudan (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 90 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 12 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 10 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Rome
- Population
- 59,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 301,340 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- Parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Sergio Mattarella
Head of Government
Giorgia Meloni
Government in office 2 members
ministre de l'Intérieur
Matteo Piantedosi
ministre du Tourisme et du Spectacle
Gianmarco Mazzi
Parliament
Chambre des députés
400 seats
Chair Lorenzo Fontana
Inception 1948
Sénat de la République
205 seats
Chair Ignazio La Russa
Inception 1948
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
2.55 T$
GDP / capita
43,309 $
Growth
0.5 %
Inflation
1.5 %
Unemployment
6.4 %
Defense / GDP
1.6 %
Life expectancy
84.0 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Abroad 5
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1
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2
Task Force Air Kuwait
Kuwait · Base aérienne Ali Al Salem
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3
UNIFIL Sector West
Lebanon · Shama
UNIFIL's mandate ends on 31 December 2026 (Resolution 2790), with withdrawal within a year.
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4
Status uncertainCoalition against the Islamic State
Iraq · Erbil
The coalition mission in Iraqi Kurdistan was due to end in September 2026.
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5
RotationalNATO brigade in Latvia
Latvia · Ādaži
Foreign bases on national soil 3
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6
Aviano Air Base
United States of America · Aviano
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7
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8
Naval Air Station Sigonella
United States of America · Sicile
Military capabilities Wikipedia · IISS Military Balance résumés
Active
165 000
Reserve
18 000
Paramilitary
175 000
Land
- 200 C1 Ariete Char (modernisation en cours)
- 200 Dardo VCI
- 150 Centauro II Char à roues
- 70 PzH 2000 Artillerie auto.
Air
- 96 Eurofighter Typhoon Chasseur
- 30 F-35A/B Lightning II Chasseur 5e gén.
- 30 Tornado Chasseur
- 4 KC-767A Ravitailleur
Naval
- 2 Cavour + Trieste Porte-avions STOVL (Trieste 2024)
- 4 Sous-marins classe Todaro Sous-marin AIP
- 8 Frégate FREMM (Bergamini) Frégate
- 2 Destroyer Andrea Doria (Horizon) Destroyer
Armed forces 158 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 158 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Corps d'armée
3rd Army Corps
Commandement
Allied Joint Force Command Naples
Commandement
Comando 1ª regione aerea
Commandement
Comando Logistico della Marina Militare
Commandement
Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto
Commandement
Comando logistico dell'Esercito
Commandement
Comando per la formazione, specializzazione e dottrina dell'Esercito
Commandement
Commandement des forces spéciales de l'armée
Commandement
Operational Land Forces Command
Division
1 Alpine Division Taurinense
Division
4e division d'infanterie Littorio
Division
5 Alpine Division Pusteria
Division
Division ''Acqui''
Division
Division Flechas
Division
Division Tridentina
Division
Multinational Division South
Unité forces spéciales
17º Stormo Incursori
Brigade
4º Reparto Tecnico Manutentivo
Brigade
Isonzo Mechanized Brigade
Régiment
1. oklepni polk
Régiment
10th Engineer Regiment (Italy)
Régiment
10th Infantry Regiment "Regina"
Régiment
114º Reggimento fanteria "Mantova"
Régiment
11th Field Artillery Regiment
Régiment
11º Reggimento artiglieria "Teramo"
Régiment
120th Infantry Regiment "Emilia"
Régiment
120th Motorized Artillery Regiment (Italy)
Régiment
121e régiment d'infanterie Macerata
Régiment
121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna"
Régiment
123rd Infantry Regiment "Chieti"
Régiment
12th Alpini Regiment
Régiment
12th Bersaglieri Regiment
Régiment
130th Infantry Regiment "Perugia"
Régiment
131st Artillery Regiment "Centauro"
Régiment
131st Tank Regiment
Régiment
132° Reggimento carri
Régiment
13th Infantry Regiment "Pinerolo"
Régiment
141st Infantry Regiment "Catanzaro"
Régiment
151st Infantry Regiment "Sassari"
Régiment
152nd Infantry Regiment "Sassari"
Régiment
155th Artillery Regiment "Emilia"
Régiment
157th Infantry Regiment "Leoni di Liguria"
Régiment
17th Volunteer Training Regiment "Acqui"
Régiment
182nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi"
Régiment
183e régiment de parachutistes Nembo
Régiment
185th Artillery Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
Régiment
186 th Parachute Regiment "Folgore"
Régiment
187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
Régiment
1er régiment de grenadiers (Italie)
Régiment
1st Army Aviation Support Regiment "Idra"
Régiment
1st Heavy Artillery Regiment
Régiment
1st Signal Regiment (Italy)
Régiment
21st Engineer Regiment (Italy)
Régiment
21st Field Artillery Regiment "Trieste"
Régiment
21st Infantry Regiment "Cremona"
Régiment
225th Infantry Regiment "Arezzo"
Régiment
22nd Infantry Regiment "Cremona"
Régiment
231st Infantry Regiment "Avellino"
Régiment
232nd Signal Regiment (Italy)
Régiment
235th Volunteer Training Regiment "Piceno"
+ 98 more units · Wikidata data
Nuclear posture
OTAN, partage nucléaire
B61-12 (Aviano, Ghedi) · 40 ogives estimées
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- contrôle Détroit de Sicile Avec Tunisie · clé Méditerranée centrale
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.74/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
87/100
Corruption (CPI)
53/100
Press freedom (RSF)
65/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#12
Annual budget
45.4 Md$
Defense effort
1.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
663 Md$
Imports
624 Md$
Balance
39 Md$
Top exports
- 14.0% Machines industrielles 93 Md$
- 7.4% Véhicules + pièces 49 Md$
- 7.0% Médicaments + chimie 46 Md$
- 5.4% Mode + textile + cuir 36 Md$
Top imports
- 13.5% Pétrole brut + gaz 84 Md$
- 5.0% Voitures + pièces 31 Md$
- 4.4% Médicaments 27 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
87%
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GBR
92%
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FRA
96%
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DEU
96%
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RUS
18%
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CHN
23%
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ISR
60%
Abstention: 9%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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✓
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2027
Législatives
Bilan Meloni
Last election
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2026-03-22
Yes 46.8%, no 53.2% · turnout 55.7%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
- 2025-06-08
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2022-09-25
Législatives
Coalition droite (FdI 26%, Lega, FI) · turnout 64.0%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.915/1
Top 10% (wealth)
56.4 %
Gini
34.3
Refugees hosted
192,914
Refugees originating
266
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Kosovo
Does not recognize
- Palestine
- Crimée russe
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#8
4% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Indirizzo politico 2024 + plan Mattei pour Afrique
Prime contractors
- Leonardo
- Fincantieri
- Iveco DV
- MBDA Italia
- Avio
Key platforms
- Typhoon part-italienne
- Cavour/Trieste
- Aster (avec FR)
National anthem
Fratelli d'Italia
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UE
- OTAN
- G7
- G20
- UN
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 7,742 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,332, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01