Population of Rome: 2.8 million inhabitants
Area: 1,285 km2 (580 sq mi)
Country: Italy, Region: Lazio
Time: GMT/UTC + 1 hour (+ 2 hours in summer)
Telephone area code: +39(06)
Currency: The euro: 100 cents = 1 euro
Religion: Roman Catholic (98% of the Population)
Passport/Visa Requirements:
Passports are required by all visitors to Italy, except for citizens of the following countries, who may enter Italy with a National Identity Card:
EU countries, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino.
No visas are required for stays of less than 90 days.
Rome Embassies / Consulates:
United Kingdom: Via XX Settembre 80a, Tel: 800 877 790
USA: Via Veneto 119, Tel: 06 46 741
Germany: Via San Martino della Battaglia 4, Tel: 06 49213
Australia: Via Alessandria, 215, Tel: 06 85.27.21
Canada: Via G.B. De Rossi 27, Tel: 06 445981
France: P.za Farnese, 67, Tel: 06 68.60.11
Netherlands: Via M. Mercati, 8, Tel: 06 32.21.141
Spain: Lg. Fontanella Borghese, 19, Tel: 06 68.78.172
Health care
Emergency numbers:
Dial 112 anywhere in the EU to reach the emergency services.
Local numbers:
Police 112, Ambulance 113, Fire 115
Hospital: Policlinico Ubert I, Via del Policlinico 155 Tel: 06 499 71
Rome climate:
- temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)