 Italy was one of the countries with the highest total number of deaths in the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.The pandemic caused also a severe economic disruption, in which Italy resulted as one of the most affected countries.Italy is located in Southern Europe (it is also considered a part of western Europe) between latitudes 35° and 47° N, and longitudes 6° and 19° E. To the north, Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia and is roughly delimited by the Alpine watershed, enclosing the Po Valley and the Venetian Plain.