Municipal area1.3 billion m2
42.3 millionthsAfricas
1.8 billionBath towels
240,142Football fields
1,285 square kilometers
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Rome (Metropolitan Area)
The Eternal City, capital of modern Italy and the ancient Roman Empire/Cities & Urban
Rome, the Eternal City, covers about 1,285 square kilometers as a municipality, making it the most extensive comune in Italy and one of the largest cities by area in Europe. The wider metropolitan area extends to about 5,352 square kilometers with a population of roughly 4.3 million. Founded traditionally in 753 BC, Rome served as the capital of an empire that controlled the entire Mediterranean world. The city contains an independent country (Vatican City, the smallest in the world at 0.44 km2) and an extraordinary concentration of ancient ruins, Renaissance churches, and Baroque fountains.
Measurements
Metro area5.4 billion m2
3.6 billionMoose antlers
1.4 billionKing-size beds
5,352 square kilometers
Aurelian Walls circuit19,000 m
1.3 quintillionUranium nuclei
76,000Uncooked spaghetti noodles
863,636Almond lengths
Ancient city wall perimeter
Metro network length60,000 m
4,000Yacht lengths
90,909Pillow lengths
3 lines, expanding slowly due to archaeology
Vatican City area440,000 m2
263Hockey rink areas
2.8 millionPizza box tops
Independent state within Rome
Tiber width through Rome100 m
500Corn cobs
1.3 millionHuman hair widths
Average width through the city center