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Vatican

Country Code

VA

Country Calling Code

+379

Country Profile

A virtual guide to Vatican City, a landlocked sovereign city-state located within the city of Rome in Italy. The State of Vatican City is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the world's smallest independent 'country' with a population of about 800 people and an area of 0.44 km² (0.17 sq mi). Vatican City State was founded on 11 February 1929 following the signing of the Lateran Pacts between the Holy See and Italy. Located within Vatican City is the Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope.

Capital Name

Vatican City

Languages

Italian, Latin, French

Country Currency

EURO (EUR)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +1h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

825 (2019)

Country Area

0.44 sq. km. (109 acres)

Place to Visit

St. Peter's Basilica Sistine Chapel Vatican Palace Highlights - the Raphael Rooms, Appartamento Borgia, and Cappella Niccolina Pinacoteca (Picture Gallery) Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) Museo Pio Clementino Sculpture of River god Arno at the Pio Clementino Museum, Vatican City A mosaic beneath St. Peter's Basilica Vatican Gardens Etruscan Museum Vatican Library Egyptian Museum Museo Chiaramonti

News

Holy See Press Office Daily news and Documentation, daily bulletins. Agenzia Fides Pontifical Mission Society news service - Congregation news. InsideTheVatican Magazine on what is going on "Inside The Vatican". L'Osservatore Romano A Vatican daily. Catholic News Service CNS is the primary source of national and world news that appears in the U.S. Catholic press. Zenit International News Agency covering events, documents and issues from or concerning the Catholic Church. Radio/TV Radio Vaticana Radio Vatican. Centro Televisivo Vaticano CTV Vatican Television Center

Art Culture

The Vatican Museums Site of the museums with their five hundred-year- old art collections. Vatican Library and Secret Archives Documents and collections of the Vatican Library and the Vatican Secret Archives.

Economy Business

Transport

Romaturismo The official tourist website of Rome provides information to guides and city tours. Romguide has also information on Vatican City. The Christian Catacombs of Rome Comprehensive information on the Catacombs of Rome, the ancient underground cemeteries, used by the Christian and the Jewish communities, above all at Rome. St Peter's Basilica.org Site provides a map and photos of buildings in the Vatican City.

Tourism

Education

Pontifical Academy of Sciences The aim of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences is to promote the progress of the mathematical, physical and natural sciences and the study of epistemological problems related thereto. Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences The Pontifical Academy for the study of the social sciences, primarily economics, sociology, law and political science, established by the Holy Father John Paul II on 1 January 1994. Pontificia Università Gregoriana Site of the Pontifical Gregorian University. Pontificia Università Lateranense Official site of the Pontifical Lateran University Vatican Library The Library of the Holy See. Science & Research The Vatican Observatory One of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world.

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Additional Information

Climate: temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) Type: Papacy; ecclesiastical governmental and administrative capital of the Roman Catholic Church. Chief of state: Pope FRANCIS (since 13 March 2013) Independence: Lateran Pacts confirming independence and sovereignty of The Holy See signed with Italy on 11 February 1929. Suffrage: Limited to Cardinals less than 80 years old. Constitution: new Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 26 November 2000. Text of the new Fundamental Law Natural resources: none Agriculture products: none Industries: Printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps, a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities.

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