Information
Independence: 1929 February 11 (from Italy)
Currency: € Euro
Population: 840 people (2016)
(over 450 have Vatican citizenship)
State Size: 0.17 square miles
(the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by land mass.)
Borders
Italy 3.2 km
Alternative names
The Holy See
Santa Sede
vatican city
Holy See
Vatican City
vatican
POLITICAL
Constitution: Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1968 March 1)
International Organization Participation: CE (observer), IAEA, ICFTU, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM (guest), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UPU, WHO (observer), WIPO, WToO (observer), WTrO (observer)
Government Type: ecclesiastical
National Holiday: Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (2017)
Head of State: Pope JOHN PAUL II (2017)
GEOGRAPHY
Location of Vatican City: Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Capitol City: Vatican City
Region: South Eastern Europe
Continent: Europe
Highest Elevation: 75 m
Lowest Elevation: 19 m
Longitude: 012 27 E
Latitude: 041 54 N
Geographical Terrain: low hill
COMMUNICATIONS
Radio Broadcast Stations: 9
Television Broadcast Stations: 1
Internet Country Code: .va
Two Letter Country Code: VA
Phone Country Code: +39
Economy
National budget revenues: $308,000,000 (2011)
National budget expenditure: $326,400,000 (2011)
Electricity capacity: 5,000 kW standby
production: power supplied by Italy
Source From: CIA World Factbook
People
Life Average Expectancy: 78 Years old
Life Expectancy Men: 74 years
Life Expectancy Women: 81 years
Literacy Percent: 100
Major Religion: Roman Catholicism
Toursim
Vatican’s Museum has attracted over five million visitors per year as of 2011
Weather
Yearly Rainfall: 50 cm
Hottest Month: July
Coldest Month: January
Nature
Bird Life: European Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Yellowhammer, Wryneck woodpeckers, Blue Rock Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Cetti’s Warbler, Stonechat, Collared Dove, pigeons
Plant Life: N/A
Animal Life: N/A
Transportation
Railroads total: 862 meters; note – connects to Italy’s network at Rome’s Saint Peter’s station
narrow gauge: 862 meters 1.435-m gauge
Highways: none; all city streets
Ports: none
Airports: none