Italy The country I picked to do my report on was Italy. Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is an independent nation in southern Europe. The word "Italy" comes from the ancient Oscan language and means "Calf". Italy is a fairly small, important mediteranean country of about 116,328 square miles. Its capital city "Rome" is both the industrial center as well as the cultural center of Italy. Romes current population is about 2,786,307 people. With the countries over all population estimated at 57,904,628 people, at a density of 498 people per square mile. 72% of these people living in urban areas, while 28% of the population resides in rural areas. Some of Ital