Which European country has Rome as its capital?

Which European country has Rome as its capital? Italy. Rome is Italy’s capital and largest municipality, standing on the Tiber River in the central-western part of the Italian Peninsula.

Rome became the capital of the unified Kingdom of Italy in 1871, after Italian forces captured the city from the Papal States. When Italy became a republic in 1946, Rome remained the national capital. Its ancient history as the center of the Roman Empire gives the city an unusually deep connection to European political and cultural history.

A common mix-up is Vatican City, the independent country enclosed within Rome. Vatican City has its own government and is the headquarters of the Holy See, but it is not Italy’s capital. Rome also serves as the capital of Italy’s Lazio region and is home to landmarks including the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Pantheon.