What is in Italian?

Italian, a Romance language, is the official language of Italy and one of the official languages of Switzerland, San Marino, and Vatican City. It is historically referred to as the Lingua Toscana (Tuscan language) due to its origins in Tuscany. Italian also has a co-official status in Istria, Kroatië, and Slovenia, and is also spoken in Malta by around 10% of the population. Furthermore, Italian is one of the Romance languages derived from Vulgar Latin in the Italian peninsula during the fall of the Western Roman Empire.