Rome

Rome Roma
Capital city and comune
Roma Capitale
Clockwise from top: the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, Castel Sant'Angelo, Ponte Sant'Angelo, Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: Possibly Etruscan: Rumon, lit. 'river'
Nickname(s):  Urbs Aeterna (Latin) The Eternal City Caput Mundi (Latin) The Capital of the world Throne of St. Peter
The territory of the comune (Roma Capitale, in red) inside the Metropolitan City of Rome (Città Metropolitana di Roma, in yellow). The white area in the centre is Vatican City.
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Coordinates: 41°53′N 12°30′E / 41.883°N 12.500°E / 41.883; 12.500
Country	Italy[a]
Region	Lazio
Founded	c. 753 BC
Founded by	King Romulus
Government
• Type	Special Comune ("Roma Capitale")
• Body	Capitoline Assembly
• Mayor	Roberto Gualtieri (PD)
Area
• Total	1,285 km2 (496.3 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (30 April 2018)
• Rank	1st, Italy (3rd in EU)
• Density	2,236/km2 (5,790/sq mi)
• Comune	2,879,728 [1]
• Metropolitan City	4,355,725[2]
Demonym(s)	Italian: romano (masculine), romana (feminine) English: Roman
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
CAP code(s)	00100; 00118 to 00199
Area code	06
Website	"Roma Capitale - Sito Istituzionale". Comune di Roma. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Reference	91
Inscription	1980 (4th Session)
Area	1,431 ha (3,540 acres)

Rome (Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital and largest city in the region of Lazio, and the geographical region of Latium. It is on the Tiber River and has 2.8 million people. An estimate by the OECD put the number of people of the city area of Rome at 3.47 million.^[3] When the Roman Empire was new, Rome was called the Eternal City because it was already very old.

Rome is well known for being the home of the Catholic Church, including its leader, the Pope. He lives in the Vatican City, a sovereign state landlocked by the Republic of Italy.
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1. ↑ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
2. ↑ "Bilancio demografico Anno 2014 (dati provvisori). Provincia: Roma". Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
3. ↑ OECD. "Competitive Cities in the Global Economy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2009.