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HOME Italy is a peninsula extending from Southern Europe into the Mediterranean Sea , with adjacent islands, principally Sicily and Sardinia. Boundaries: Switzerland and Austria are to the North, Slovenia is to the North East, The Adriatic Sea is to the East, The Ionian Sea to the South East, The Mediterranean Sea is to the West, and France is to the North West. The Total area is 116,305 sq.mi. (301,230 sq.km) . Coastline is 4,720 miles (7,600 Km) . Population: 58,000,000 . Courtesy  of  I. G. De Agostini Spa –   www.deag