Question: countries that have italian as an official language
Answer: Language family Indo - European Italic Romance Italo - Western Italo - Dalmatian Italian Writing system Latin ( Italian alphabet ) Italian Braille Signed forms Italiano segnato `` ( Signed Italian ) '' italiano segnato esatto `` ( Signed Exact Italian ) '' Official status Official language in Italy Switzerland San Marino Vatican City Sovereign Military Order of Malta Istria County ( Croatia ) Slovene Istria ( Slovenia ) European Union Recognised minority language in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Eritrea Libya Romania Slovenia Somalia Regulated by Accademia della Crusca ( de facto ) Language codes ISO 639 - 1 it ISO 639 - 2 ita ISO 639 - 3 ita Glottolog ital1282 Linguasphere 51 - AAA - q Main language Used officially during the Italian colonial period ; now secondary Large Italian - speaking communities This article contains IPA phonetic symbols .