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Rome is a city and special " comune " ( named " Roma Capitale ") in Italy . Rome is the capital of Italy and of the Lazio region . With 2 , 870 , 336 residents in , it is also the country ' s largest and most populated " comune " and fourth - most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits . The Metropolitan City of Rome has a population of 4 . 3 million residents . The city is located in the central - western portion of the ___MASK4___ Peninsula , within Lazio ( Latium ), along the shores of Tiber river . The Vatican City is an independent country geographically located within the city boundaries of Rome , the only existing example of a country within a city : for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states . The Umbri were an Italic tribe of ancient Italy . A region called Umbria still exists and is now occupied by ___MASK4___ speakers . It is somewhat smaller than the ancient Umbria . Umbria , is a region of historic and modern central Italy . It is the only ___MASK4___ region having neither a coastline nor a border with other countries . It includes the Lake Trasimeno , Marmore ' s Falls , and is crossed by the River Tiber . The regional capital is Perugia . Umbria is known for its landscapes , traditions , history , culinary delights , artistic legacy , and influence on culture . Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia ( ___MASK82___ : , abbr .: " RS "), is a nation state in southern Central Europe , located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes . It is bordered by Italy to the west , Austria to the north , Hungary to the northeast , Croatia to the south and southeast , and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest . It covers and has a population of 2 . 06 million . It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations , European Union , and NATO . The capital and largest city is Ljubljana . The Tiber ( ___MASK25___ " Tiberis ", ___MASK4___ "") is the third - longest river in Italy , rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia - Romagna and flowing through Umbria and Lazio , where it is joined by the Aniene river , to the Tyrrhenian Sea , between Ostia and Fiumicino . It drains a basin estimated at . The river has achieved lasting fame as the main watercourse of the city of Rome , founded on its eastern banks . The ___MASK4___ Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula (" Penisola appenninica ") is the central and the smallest of the three large peninsulas of Southern Europe ( between the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula ). It extends from the Po Valley in the north to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south . The peninsula ' s shape gives it the nickname " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). Three smaller peninsulas contribute to this characteristic shape , namely Calabria ( the " toe "), Salento ( the " heel ") and Gargano ( the " spur "). France , officially the ___MASK89___ Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the ___MASK20___ Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include ___MASK89___ Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . San Marino , officially the Republic of San Marino , also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino , is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy , situated on the ___MASK4___ Peninsula on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains . Its size is just over , with a population of 33 , 562 . Its capital is the City of San Marino and its largest city is Dogana . San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe . Perugia is the capital city of both the region of Umbria in central Italy , crossed by the river Tiber , and of the province of Perugia . The city is located about north of Rome and south - east of Florence . It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area . The region of Umbria is bordered by Tuscany , Lazio , and Marche . The history of Perugia goes back to the Etruscan period ; Perugia was one of the main Etruscan cities . The city is also known as the universities town , with the University of Perugia founded in 1308 ( about 34 , 000 students ), the University for Foreigners ( 5 , 000 students ), and some smaller colleges such the Academy of Fine Arts " Pietro Vannucci " public athenaeum founded in 1573 , the Perugia University Institute of Linguistic Mediation for translators and interpreters , the Music Conservatory of Perugia , founded in 1788 , and others Institutes . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the ___MASK86___ , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . University of Perugia ( ___MASK4___ " Università degli Studi di Perugia ") is a public - owned university based in Perugia , Italy . It was founded in 1308 , as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale . Latium is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire . Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile , volcanic soil on which resided the tribe of the Latins or Latians . It was located on the left bank ( east and south ) of the Tiber river , extending northward to the Anio river ( a left - bank tributary of the Tiber ) and southeastward to the Pomptina Palus ( Pontine Marshes , now the Pontine Fields ) as far south as the Circeian promontory . The right bank of the Tiber was occupied by the Etruscan city of Veii , and the other borders were occupied by Italic tribes . Subsequently , Rome defeated Veii and then its Italic neighbors , expanding Latium to the Apennine Mountains in the northeast and to the opposite end of the marsh in the southeast . The modern descendant , the ___MASK4___ " Regione " of Lazio , also called " Latium " in Latin , and occasionally in modern English , is somewhat larger still , but not as much as double the original Latium . Italy , officially the ___MASK4___ Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , Italy shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . Italy covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in Italy as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . Umberto Benigni was a Catholic priest and Church historian , who was born on 30 March 1862 in Perugia , Italy and died on 27 February 1934 in Rome .