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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...
The location of Vatican City within Europe. An enlargeable map of Vatican City State, including extraterritorial properties of the Holy See bordering Vatican City.. The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Vatican City:
Map of Vatican City. The geography of Vatican City is unique due to the country's position as an urban, landlocked enclave of Rome, Italy.With an area of 49 hectares (120 acres; 0.49 square kilometres), [a] and a border with Italy of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), it is the world's smallest independent state.
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The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela UN member state None Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, one capital district, and federal dependencies.
Territory of Vatican City State according to the Lateran Treaty (from Vatican City) Image 20 Bernardino Nogara , the chief Vatican financier during the war (from Vatican City during World War II ) Image 21 A monument to Fr. Maximilian Kolbe , among the estimated 3,000 members (18%) of the Polish clergy who were killed by the Nazis; of these ...
Some of the world's smallest states (e.g., Monaco, Vatican City) appear as single pixels. Includes the former eastern Soviet republics. 450 x 422 pixels, 9 812 bytes. Includes the former eastern Soviet republics. 450 x 422 pixels, 9 812 bytes.
The Lateran Treaty with Italy (then ruled by the National Fascist Party under Benito Mussolini [52]) was signed on 11 February 1929, [52] creating the State of the Vatican City, forming the sovereign territory of the Holy See, which was also indemnified to some degree for loss of territory.