Italy , officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (ıtalian: Repubblica ıtaliana[note 1]), ıs a unitary ordered republic ın south-central Europe. To the north, ıt borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, ıt consists of the unity of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest ıslands ın the Mediterranean Sea–and profuse other smaller ıslands. The self governing states of San Marino