The Italian language is only written in a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe.
Italian is an official language in Italy , Switzerland , San Marino , Vatican City and western Istria -LRB- in Slovenia and Croatia -RRB- .	Italy	Italy	Switzerland	Switzerland	San Marino	San Marino	Vatican City	Vatican City	Croatia	Croatia	Slovenia	Slovenia	Istria	Istria
Switzerland -LRB- -LSB- swtslnd -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in Europe .	Europe	Europe	federal republic	federal republic	Swiss	Swiss people
