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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. 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 ...
View of Vatican City from the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. Pronunciation: / ˈ v æ t ɪ k ən / ⓘ Common English country name: Vatican City; Official English country name: Vatican City State [5] [6] Common endonym(s): Vatican City State; Official endonym(s): Stato della Città del Vaticano (pronounced [ˈstaːto della tʃitˈta ddel ...
Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae; Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano), is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), it is the smallest independent nation in the world.
The flag of Vatican City. Vatican City (/ ˈ v æ t ɪ k ə n ˈ s ɪ t i / ⓘ), 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 surrounded by, and historically a part of, Rome, Italy.
Located in the south of Europe, the Apennine Peninsula contains the states of Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City. Balkan Peninsula; The Balkan Peninsula is located in Southeastern Europe and the following countries and territories occupy land within the Balkans either exclusively or partially:
Vatican City has an open border with Italy, and therefore with the entire Schengen Area of which Italy is part. In 2006, Vatican City indicated an interest in joining the Schengen Information System. [1] Both the Holy See and Vatican City use the euro as sole legal currency and Vatican euro coins are minted under an EU-approved agreement with ...
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 .
The Vatican City State, over which the Holy See is sovereign, is the smallest independent entity in the world and its size renders any resident diplomatic community impractical. Therefore, all embassies to the Holy See are located in Rome , making the Vatican City one of only two sovereign states, the other being Liechtenstein , with no ...