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Rome is the capital of Italy and the most populated comune in the country, with a population of 2,860,009 in 2020. The Metropolitan City of Rome has a population of 4,355,725, making it the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. The population of Italy has almost doubled during the twentieth century due to large-scale internal migration from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North, and large-scale immigration from the 1980s.
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The total fertility rate has lowered to 1.46 in 2020.
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78% of the population is identified as Catholic, 15% as non-believers or atheists, 2% as other Christians, and 6% adhered to other religions.
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Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km², Rome is the country's most populated comune and the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome, with a population of 4,355,725 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio, along the shores of the Tiber. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be the "cradle of Western civilization and Christian culture", and the centre of the Catholic Church.
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The population of Italy has almost doubled during the twentieth century due to large-scale internal migration from the rural South to the industrial cities of the North, and large-scale immigration from the 1980s. The population of Italy has experienced a short growth in birth rates, and the total fertility rate has lowered to 1.46 in 2020. The population of Italy has a high education level, with 78% of the population identified as Catholic, 15% as non-believers or atheists, 2% as other Christians, and 6% adhered to other religions.
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