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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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The flag of Vatican City was adopted in 1929, the year Pope...
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The law of Vatican City State consists of many forms, the...
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Vatican Obelisk. The Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk,...
- Economy of Vatican City
The Vatican City receives subsidies from the Italian state,...
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Map of Vatican City. The geography of Vatican City is unique...
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The Vatican Museums ( Italian: Musei Vaticani; Latin: Musea...
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Vatican Hill (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən /; Latin: Mons Vaticanus;...
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The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (Italian: Corpo...
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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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The architecture of Vatican City, dominated by religious architecture, is characterized by several architectural styles such as Roman, Baroque, and Gothic with the different time, most representative the buildings are concentrated in the medieval period and the 16th–18th centuries.
Vatican City ( / ˈvætɪkən / ⓘ ), 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.
