Rome (in Italian: Roma) is the capital of Italy. It was founded for about 2,800 years ago. City is located on the Tiber and Aniene rivers, near the Mediterranean Sea. Rome is the largest city of Italy; the municipality is one of the largest in Europe with an area of 1290 square kilometers.
The population is about 2,7 million with density proper about 2,000/km², almost 4 million live in the general area of Rome as represented by the Province of Rome.
Time: GMT/UTC + 1 hour (+ 2 hours in summer).
Telephone area code: +39(06).
Rome climate: temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September).