Form of Government:          Parliamentary Republic

Location:                               Europe

Area:                                      301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi)

Population:                           58,9 millions (2022 est.)

Climate:                                Mediteranean climate. The average temperature in December is 0-8 degrees Celsius.

Language:                              Italian (French and German are also official languages in some Northern Areas)

Religion:                                 83% Roman Catholic

Capital:                                  Rome

Local Time:                            UTC+1 (CET)

Electricity:                              220V, plugs types C, F, L

Driving:                                  Right

International Calls:               +39

Telephone Country Code:     39

Currency:                               EURO

Host City

Piemonte Region and the city of Venaria Reale

Piemonte (pronounced pje’monte) is one of the twenty Italian regions (the second largest one after Sicily), a large area with a population of about 4,3 mlns inhabitants, located in the North-West side of the Country, bordering France and Switzerland. The Capital is Torino (Turin). Venaria Reale is a municipality located in the Metropolitan Area of Torino (8km northwest from the city), popular all over the Country beacuse of the ancient Royal Residency of House Savoia, a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.