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Vatican City (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən / ⓘ), officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.
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All courts have their seat at the Palazzo del Tribunale at...
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Vatican Obelisk. The Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk,...
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San Pellegrino in Vaticano; Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri;...
- Geography of Vatican City
Map of Vatican City. The geography of Vatican City is unique...
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Vatican Museums from outside. The Vatican Museums (Italian:...
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Vatican Hill (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən /; Latin: Mons Vaticanus;...
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The Vatican Railway (Italian: Ferrovia Vaticana) was opened...
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The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (Italian: Corpo...
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La Città del Vaticano, ufficialmente Stato della Città del Vaticano (in latino: Status Civitatis Vaticanæ), chiamata anche semplicemente Vaticano (o per antonomasia San Pietro, o impropriamente Santa Sede), è una città-Stato senza sbocco al mare della penisola italiana, il più piccolo Stato sovrano del mondo sia per popolazione (764 abitanti) sia per estensione territoriale (0,44 km² ...
- Città del Vaticano (453 ab. / febbraio 2019)
- (LA) Status Civitatis Vaticanae, (IT) Stato della Città del Vaticano
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The Pope used to rule the Papal States, which included most of Italy. Catholic popes had generally tried to stop Italy from becoming one country because they feared they would lose their control of at least one of the Papal States.[source?] In 1861 Italy was unified under the King of Savoy, but Rome and Latium remained unconquered. On September 20,...
The government structure is a theocracy (a country run by religion) with the Pope being the highest authority. The pope is elected by the College of Cardinals which can lead the Roman Catholic Churchand the city-state itself. The Pope also holds the title of "Bishop of Rome". The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican and holds the office until d...
Population
Vatican City has a population of 764. The citizens of the Vatican include the Pope, all the cardinals, all the ambassadors (who are called nuncios) and other diplomats, all the Swiss Guards, and other important people. Also, there are 372 Vatican citizens who live in other countries, including cardinals and nuncios. Vatican citizenship cannot be passed to children and spouses; and, except for the Pope and cardinals, Vatican citizenship is lost when the term of office comes to an end, for the...
Language
The Vatican does not have a law declaring an official language. Italian is the main language used. The Holy See's official language is Latin.
The official religion of the Vatican is Roman Catholic Christianity, and because the state is ruled by a Pope, it is a theocracy.
St. Peter's square seen from the basilica.The basilica, in early morning- Vatican City
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3 days ago · Vatican City, landlocked ecclesiastical state, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. Its medieval and Renaissance walls form its boundaries except on the southeast at St. Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro).
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The independent State, defined by the Lateran Treaty of 11 February 1929, extends its territorial sovereignty over an area of 44 ha in the centre of Rome: Vatican City enclosed by its walls and open toward the city through Bernini’s colonnade of Saint Peter’s. The boundaries of the city-state contain masterpieces and living institutions ...
It was created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty as a vestige of the much larger Papal States (756 to 1870). It is the sovereign territory of the Holy See and the location of the Apostolic Palace—the Pope's official residence—and the Roman Curia. Capital: Civitas Vaticana, Città del Vaticano (Vatican City) Population: 783 inhabitants. Area: 0. ...
