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The Italian language is a Romance language from the Indo-European family. Along with Sardinian, Italian is the closest language to Latin. Italian is the official language of Italy, Switzerland (Canton Ticino and South Graubünden), San Marino and the Vatican. This language is also official in the region of Istria (Croatia and Slovenia).

In the past, Italian was also official in Albania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro (Kotor), Greece (Ionian and Dodecanese Islands), East Africa and Libya, and generally in the island of Cres (due to its close relationship with Cress) and French Savoie. is understanding Italian is still common among the large community of Italian immigrants in the Americas and Australia. This language is also covered by the European Charter of Local or Minority Languages ​​in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania. Most Italian speakers are fluent in both Italian (standard Italian and local dialects) and their local language.