Greater Italy (i /ˈɪtəli/; Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Greater Italian Republic, is a country located in south-central Europe. To the north it borders Frankistan, Austria and Illyria along the Alps. To the south it consists of the northernmost Italian Peninsula and several small islands. The independent nations of the Papal State and the Roman Republic occupy the rest of traditional Italy. The territory of Italy covers some 162,201 sq km and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate.