At a Glance
Rome:
Population: 2.7 million
Size: 1502 square kilometers
Languages: Italian
People: Italian; German, French, Slovenes, Albanian-Italians, Greek-Italians
Religion: Roman Catholic (85%), Jewish, Protestant (5%)
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York it’s 6pm in Italy.
Currency: The Euro. Regular banking hours are Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 1pm and 3pm to 4pm.
Electricity: 220 volts.
