Italy

Flag of Italy

Official name: Italian Republic Flag description: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green note: inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in 1797 Capital: Rome Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia

Map of Italy