Vatican

Location

Size

General facts
44 hectares
Languages are Latin and Italian
Religion is Roman Catholicism
Population is about 1000 people

Establishing of Independence (1929)
Benito Mussolini
Pietro Gasparri

An independent nation with

Papal Election
Unsuccessful
Successful

Citizenship

557 citizens (2005)
58 cardinals, resident in Rome, mostly outside the Vatican;
293 clergy, members of the Holy See's diplomatic missions, resident in other countries, and forming well over half the total of the citizens;
62 other clergy, working but not necessarily living in the Vatican.
The 101 members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard constituted 18% of the total
Only 55 other lay persons with Vatican citizenship.

The Vatican City State budget
includes the Vatican Museums and post office;
is supported financially by the sale of stamps, coins, medals and tourist mementos; by fees for admission to museums; and by publications sales.
Other industries include printing, the production of mosaics, and the manufacture of staff uniforms.

Transport

Crime

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