Quick facts about Italian

ISO Code 639 it
Classification Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Romance languages
Native speakers (EU) 65 Million
Speakers (World) 82 Million
Official status - National (EU) Italy, San Marino, Switzerland
Official status - Regional (EU) Istria County (Croatia), Slovenian Istria (Slovenia)

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Europe#List_of_languages (2023)