Countries similar to or like Italy

The homeland of the Romans and metropole of Rome's empire in classical antiquity. The ancestral home promised by Jupiter to Aeneas of Troy and his descendants, who were the founders of Rome. Wikipedia

Microstate in Southern Europe completely enclosed by Italy. Located on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains, San Marino covers a land area of just over 61 sqkm, and has a population of 33,562. Wikipedia

For other uses, see Armenia (disambiguation) or Hayastan (disambiguation). Landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Wikipedia

Holy See's independent city state, an enclave within Rome, Italy. Distinct territory under "full ownership, exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See, itself a sovereign entity of international law, which maintains the city state's temporal, diplomatic, and spiritual independence. Wikipedia

Country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, 326 Indian reservations, and some minor possessions. Wikipedia

Crown land of the Habsburg dynasty within the Austrian Littoral on the Adriatic Sea, in what is now a multilingual border area of Italy and Slovenia. Named for its two major urban centers, Gorizia and Gradisca d'Isonzo. Wikipedia