Italy is a peninsula shaped similar to a boot. It is surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic Sea. Its boundaries are made up of France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. The Apennine Mountains and the Alps are some mountain ranges found in Italy. Their largest northern lake, Garda (143 sq mi). The Po river flows from the Alps on Italy's western border  to the Adriatic Sea. Some large islands form a part of Italy. The largest are Sicily (9,926 sq mi) and Sardinia (9,301 sq mi). The capital of Italy is the interesting city of Rome. Italians are mostly Roman Catholic with some Protestant, Jewish and a growing Muslim immigrant population. Italy has about 58,057,477 people. Italian is the official language of Italy. 93% of the population are native Italian speakers.
                                                                                                    Informative Italy web sites

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107658.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html

http://www.mapsofworld.com/country-profile/italy1.html

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/culture/italy.asp