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State of Vatican City

Vatican City State
Status Civitatis Vaticanae  (Latin)
Stato della Città del Vaticano  (Italian)
Flag of Vatican City
Coat of arms of Vatican City
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale  (Italian)
"Pontifical Anthem and March"
Location of  Vatican City  (green)in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Vatican City  (green)

in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital Vatican City (city-state)
41°54.2′N 12°27.2′E / 41.9033°N 12.4533°E / 41.9033; 12.4533
Official languages Italian
Religion Roman Catholicism
Government Absolute monarchy,ecclesiastical and electivetheocracy
• Sovereign
Francis
Pietro Parolin

Giuseppe Bertello
Legislature Pontifical Commission
Independence from the Kingdom of Italy
11 February 1929
Area
• Total
0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) (251st)
Population
• 2015 estimate
1,000 (236th)
• Density
2,272/km2 (5,884.5/sq mi) (6th)
Currency Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the right
Calling code +379
ISO 3166 code VA
Internet TLD .va
Vatican City
St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007.jpg
View of St. Peter's Square from the top of Michelangelo's dome
Architectural style(s) Renaissance and Baroque
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iv, vi
Designated 1984 (8th session)
Reference no. 286
State Party Holy See
Region Europe

Coordinates: 41°54′N 12°27′E / 41.900°N 12.450°E / 41.900; 12.450

in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Vatican City (Listeni/ˈvætkən ˈsɪti/; Italian: Città del Vaticano [tʃitˈta ddel vatiˈkaːno]; Latin: Civitas Vaticana), officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of 842, it is the smallest State in the world by both area and population, but formally it is not sovereign, sovereignty being held by the Holy See, the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world.


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