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Updated: 2026-07-25
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- Capital
- Rome
- Language
- Italian
- Calling code
- +39
- Currency
- euro, EUR
- Form of government
- parliamentary republic
Italy’s official government app for accessing public services, receiving notifications from public authorities, making payments and using digital signatures; managed by the state-owned company PagoPA S.p.A.
Open in browserThe official website of the Italian Government (Prime Minister’s Office), featuring news, initiatives and information on the Government’s activities.
Open in browserThe official app providing citizens with access to public services, notifications, payments and rewards; managed by PagoPA S.p.A.
Open in browserThe official register of Italy’s current legislation, maintained by the Institute Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato under the Prime Minister; it contains the texts of laws, codes and the Constitution.
Open in browserThe Official Gazette of the Italian Republic is the official publication of legislative acts.
Open in browserThe Italian Ministry of the Interior is responsible for matters relating to immigration, residence permits and asylum.
Open in browserThe Italian tax authority, which administers taxes, issues tax codes (codice fiscale) and provides tax services to citizens.
Open in browserThe Central Bank of Italy, which is responsible for banking supervision and the regulation of the financial sector, and is part of the Eurosystem.
Open in browserThe Italian Interbank Deposit Guarantee Fund guarantees each depositor compensation of up to €100,000 per bank in the event of the bankruptcy of a participating bank.
Open in browserMain banks
The Italian Ministry of Education and Skills is responsible for school and higher education.
Open in browserThe Italian Ministry of Health – formulates health policy and regulates the healthcare system.
Open in browserItaly’s National Institute of Social Security – pensions, benefits and social security payments.
Open in browserThe Italian Constitutional Court – monitors the constitutionality of laws and resolves disputes between public authorities.
Open in browserThe Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy is the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction (civil and criminal cases).
Open in browserItaly’s independent data protection authority, which monitors compliance with the GDPR and national privacy legislation.
Open in browserGazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana · Legislation
Index update for the Gazzetta Ufficiale (Italy's official gazette): the publication date changed from 07 August 2026 to 15 August 2026, issue numbers were updated, and new laws and decrees published in August 2026 were added. This is a routine update to the list of legal acts, with no change to the content of the laws themselves.
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