Vatican City
Vatican City State
Europe VA · VAT landlocked not a UN member
Not studied yet.
Study Europe flags
Vatican City (the Holy See) is a UN non-member observer state — the world’s smallest sovereign state.
- Official name
- Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano · Italian
1 more name
Status Civitatis Vaticanæ · Latin - Capital
- Vatican City
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 825
- Area
- 0 km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Neighbours
- Italy
- Internet / phone
- .va · +3906698
Where it is
Notable facts
- Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world at about 0.49 km², with a population of a few hundred.
- It is an absolute elective monarchy: the Pope is head of state, chosen by the College of Cardinals.
- The Vatican Library and Apostolic Archive hold documents going back more than a thousand years.
- It has the world’s only ATM with instructions in Latin.
World Heritage 2 sites
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
- Vatican City
National dish
Vatican City has no cuisine of its own; food there is Roman. Fettuccine alla papalina, created for Pius XI, is the dish most associated with the papal table.