- It is the Seat of Roman Catholic Church; the worlds headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church.
- A country enclaved in Rome.
- It is the World’s smallest fully independent nation-state.
- The government of the Roman Catholic Church is named the ‘Holy See’. It has resided in Vatican since 1929.
- The Holy See is led by the Pope, who holds the absolute executive, legislative and judicial powers.
- The executive powers are delegated to a governor, who is responsible to the Pope.
- In the exercise of the Pope’s legislative powers, the Pope is advised and assisted by the sacred congregation.
- The judicial powers are exercised by tribunals.
- The secretariat of state represents the Holy See in international relations, and it sends diplomatic representatives to countries around the world.
- The Official languages are Italian, Latin.
- The Vatican has its own internal security known as contingent of Swiss guards. They have been responsible for the personal safety of the Pope since 1506. Saint peter’s square, which opens to the city of Rome, is subject to the authority of the Italian police.
- Food, water, electricity and gas must be imported. There is no restriction on the import or export of funds and no income tax.
- Income is derived from the voluntary contributions of more than one billion Roman Catholics worldwide, as well as interest in investments and sale of stamps, coins and publications.
- The major inhabitants of Vatican City are priests and nuns, others are laypersons engaged in secretariat, domestic, trade and service occupations.
- Monetary unit in the Vatican City is the European Union (EU) single currency, euro (€), consisting of 100 cents.
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