vatican city - odyssey · 2010-04-14 · vatican city area: 0.44 sq km natural resources: none...
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Vatican CityArea: 0.44 sq km
Natural resources: none
Geographic note: landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's
smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the
Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority
over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the
Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)
Population: 826, country comparison to the world: 235
Ethnic groups: Italians, Swiss, other
Religions: Roman Catholic
Government type:
ecclesiastical
Capital: Vatican City
GDP per capita:
N/A
Languages:
Italian, Latin, French,
various other
languages
Location: Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)