Rome is the capital city of Italy and of the Lazio province, as well as the country's major and most crowded commune, with concerning 2.5 million residents. It is situated in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, where the river anyone joins the Tiber. As one of the prime cities in the European Union, the Commune did Roma has a gross domestic creation of €97 billion in the year 2005, equal to 6.7% of Italy's GDP the highest quantity of GDP produced by any single Italian commune. The current Mayor of Rome is Walter Vectoring.

According to fairy tale, the city of Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Rebus on April 21, 753 BC. Archeological proof supports claims that Rome was inhabited since the 8th century BC and earlier. The city was the support of Roman civilization that shaped the largest and longest-lasting empire of classical antiquity that reached its maximum extent in 117. The city was essential and in charge for the spread of Greco-Roman culture that endures to this day. Rome is also recognized with Christianity and the Catholic Church and has been the Episcopal seat of the Popes since the 1st century. The State of the Vatican City, the monarch territory of the Holy See and smallest nation in the world, is an enclave of Rome.