Italy uses the metric system for measuring. Metric units and the English-system equivalents appear in the table below.

METRIC SYSTEM IN ITALIAN
1 inch 25.4 millimetri
1 foot 0.30 metri
1 mile 1.61 kilometri
1 ounce 28.35 grammi
1 pound 0.46 kilogrammi
1 gallon 3.79 litri