Rome is the capital city of Italy and the Lazio region. It’s situated in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula. Rome is among the oldest of the world’s great cities and one of the most historically rich. It is the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural centre. Since antiquity, Rome has been renowned for influencing other cities around the world. It is famous for its astounding ancient ruins, the Vatican City, Roman Forum, Pantheon, and the Colosseum. Some of the places that make it famous include the amazing ancient buildings, the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums, Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fountain.

The Italian National Institute of Statistics conducts a census in Italy every 10 years, and 2011 was the last time that it was conducted. The next census is scheduled for 2021. According to the 2011 census, Rome had a population of 2,617,175. According to the 2011 census, 92.2% of the population is Italian based in Rome. Rome is known to be religiously diverse as most people identify themselves as Catholic, but there are also significant Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist communities. According to the data collected during the 2011 census, 83.0% of people in Rome identified themselves as Christian, 1.1% as Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.9% Other religions. On the other hand, 13.6% of respondents declared that they followed no religion. As one of the most historical cities in the world, Rome is home to over 2.8 million residents, who collectively speak over 150 languages, including Italian, English, French, Spanish, and German.

There are two tiers under local government in Rome. They are citywide and local tier. Citywide administration is coordinated by the Municipality of Rome, while local administration is carried out by 15 smaller municipalities. The Municipality of Rome consists of the Mayor of Rome, who has executive powers, and the City Assembly, who scrutinize the Mayor's decisions and can accept or reject his budget proposals each year. The Municipality of Rome is responsible for strategic planning, policing, the fire service, most aspects of transport and economic development. On the other hand, the 15 local municipalities are responsible for local services not overseen by the Municipality of Rome, such as local planning, schools, social services, local roads and refuse collection. The local municipalities each have a council made up from representatives from political parties and single issue organizations elected every five years by local residents.

Rome has always been a commercial city and today enjoys the status of having one of the largest city economies in Italy. The city thrives in trade and commerce and has a vibrant culture seeped in commerce. It has a GDP of over €170 billion, which is about 6 percent of Italy's total GDP. The size of its economy is larger than that of several European cities. The Port of Rome handles a significant amount of cargo every year, despite its inland location.

The Municipality of Rome has been taking positive steps with its Rome infrastructure plan. The Mayor of Rome took a big step forward in planning for growth with the publication of Rome’s Infrastructure Plan. It identifies a range of infrastructure priorities for Rome, from new energy, water and sewerage infrastructure, to enhanced digital connectivity and new rail and road schemes. Some of the investment is provided by the private sector, through the privatized utilities. This has generally worked well in Rome, although business is particularly concerned at the lack of capacity in digital infrastructure. The take-up of high speed broadband by business is low compared to other world cities; and just over 10% of premises cannot access superfast broadband in the first place.