standard italian is the version of the language spoken in
Italian language Italian is a Romance language, and is therefore a descendant of Vulgar Latin (the spoken form of non-classical Latin).[note 1] Standard Italian is based on Tuscan, especially its Florentine dialect, and is therefore an Italo-Dalmatian language, to which Sicilian and the extinct Dalmatian also belong, among a few others.
Telephone numbers in Italy The country code for calling Italy from abroad is 39.[2] The international prefix is 00, as is standard in most European countries. Four different emergency numbers exist, including 112.[3]