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Italy

Italian Republic

Civil lawUnitary parliamentary republicReviewed· 2026-08-02
Capital
Rome
Population
58,800,000
Languages
Italian
Currency
EUR

Italy · Constitution

Constitution of the Italian Republic

The 1948 Constitution, adopted after the fall of Fascism and the abolition of the monarchy, creates a parliamentary republic with a President as guarantor, a bicameral Parliament, an independent judiciary and a Constitutional Court, and entrenches fundamental rights.

The constitutional text

The 1948 Constitution, adopted after the fall of Fascism and the abolition of the monarchy, creates a parliamentary republic with a President as guarantor, a bicameral Parliament, an independent judiciary and a Constitutional Court, and entrenches fundamental rights.

Separation of powers

A parliamentary republic with a President as head of state and guarantor, a Government answerable to Parliament, an independent judiciary and a Constitutional Court.

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