Vatican State

Vatican City State Status Civitatis Vaticanae  (Latin) Stato della Città del Vaticano  (Italian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale  (Italian) "Pontifical Anthem and March"
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
• Secretary of State	Pietro Parolin
• President of the Governorate	Giuseppe Bertello
Legislature	Pontifical Commission
Independence from the Kingdom of Italy
• Lateran Treaty	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
View of St. Peter's Square from the top of Michelangelo's dome
Architectural style(s)	Renaissance and Baroque
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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 (ⁱ/ˈvætᵻkən 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. However, formally it is not sovereign, with 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.