Vatican City State
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Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale (Italian) "Pontifical Anthem and March" |
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National Seal National Seal of Vatican City |
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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[1][2] |
National language | Latin (de jure) Italian (de facto)[a] |
Religion | Catholicism (state religion) |
Demonym(s) | None (de jure)[4] Vatican (de facto) |
Government | Unitary theocratic Catholic elective absolute monarchy[5][6][7][8] |
Holy See | |
•
Pope
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Francis |
Pietro Parolin | |
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga | |
Legislature | Pontifical Commission[b] |
Independence
from the
Kingdom of the Franks and
Italy
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754 (1270 years ago) | |
11 February 1929 (95 years ago) | |
Area | |
• Total
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0.49[c] km2 (0.19 sq mi) (195th) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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764[13] (234th) |
• Density
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1,559/km2 (4,037.8/sq mi) (2nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total
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€14,859,970 |
• Per capita
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€19,450.22 |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+2 (CEST) |
Drives on | Right[d] |
Calling code | +379[e] |
ISO 3166 code | VA |
Internet TLD | .va |
Website
Vaticanstate.va |
Vatican City State
|
|
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Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale (Italian) "Pontifical Anthem and March" |
|
National Seal National Seal of Vatican City |
|
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[1][2] |
National language | Latin (de jure) Italian (de facto)[a] |
Religion | Catholicism (state religion) |
Demonym(s) | None (de jure)[4] Vatican (de facto) |
Government | Unitary theocratic Catholic elective absolute monarchy[5][6][7][8] |
Holy See | |
•
Pope
|
Francis |
Pietro Parolin | |
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga | |
Legislature | Pontifical Commission[b] |
Independence
from the
Kingdom of the Franks and
Italy
|
|
754 (1270 years ago) | |
11 February 1929 (95 years ago) | |
Area | |
• Total
|
0.49[c] km2 (0.19 sq mi) (195th) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
764[13] (234th) |
• Density
|
1,559/km2 (4,037.8/sq mi) (2nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total
|
€14,859,970 |
• Per capita
|
€19,450.22 |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+2 (CEST) |
Drives on | Right[d] |
Calling code | +379[e] |
ISO 3166 code | VA |
Internet TLD | .va |
Website
Vaticanstate.va |