Outline of Vatican City

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Vatican City
• Official English country name: Vatican City State
• Common endonym: Vatican City State
• Official endonym: Stato della Città del Vaticano,
• Adjectival: Vatican
• Demonym: Citizen of Vatican City
• Etymology: See Vatican Hill
• ISO country codes: VA, VAT, 336
• ISO region codes: none
• Internet country code top-level domain: .va

Geography of Vatican City

• Vatican City is:
• * A walled enclave within the city of Rome
• * A sovereign city-state
• * A European microstate
• Land boundaries: 3.2 km
• Coastline: none
• Population: 825 - 240th
• Size: - 258th
• Atlas of Vatican City

Location of Vatican City

• Vatican City is situated within the following regions:
• * Eastern Hemisphere
• * Northern Hemisphere
• ** Eurasia
• *** Europe
• **** Southern Europe
• ***** Italian Peninsula
• ****** Surrounded by Italy
• ******* Surrounded by Lazio
• ******** Surrounded by Rome
• * Time zone: Central European Time, Central European Summer Time
• Extreme points of Vatican City
• * High: unnamed location
• * Low: Saint Peter's Square

Environment of Vatican City

• Climate of Vatican City
• Ecoregions in Vatican City: none
• Protected areas of Vatican City: none

Natural geographic features of Vatican City

• Lakes: none
• Mountains: none
• Rivers: none
• Valleys: none
• World Heritage Sites in Vatican City: Vatican City is itself a World Heritage Site

Regions of Vatican City

• None
• Vatican City is inside Rome, which in turn lies within the Lazio region of Italy
• Vatican City lies next to the Borgo district in Rome.

Ecoregions of Vatican City

• None

Administrative divisions of Vatican City

• Vatican City has no administrative divisions.

Demography of Vatican City

Government and politics of Vatican City

• Form of government: Ecclesiastical; sacerdotal-monarchical; absolute monarchy; elective monarchy; elective theocracy.
• Capital: Vatican City
• Association of Vatican Lay Workers
• Elections in Vatican City
• Political parties in Vatican City: none. Vatican City is in the jurisdiction of the Holy See, which has absolute authority over it.
• Political scandals of Vatican City
• * Banco Ambrosiano
• * Gone with the Wind in the Vatican
• * Roman Question
• Vatican Apostolic Archive

Branches of the government of Vatican City

Executive branch of the government of Vatican City

• Head of state: Pope, currently De facto head of government: President of the Governatorate of Vatican City,
• Governatorate of Vatican City

Legislative branch of the government of Vatican City

• Absolute legislative authority: Pope, currently Leo XIV
• * Secretariat of State
• ** Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
• *** President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State:
• *** Laws passed by the Commission must be approved by the pope through the Secretariat of State prior to being published and taking effect.

Judicial branch of the government of Vatican City

• Absolute judicial authority: Pope, currently Leo XIV
• * Supreme Court of Vatican City
• **The Cardinal Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura serves ex officio as the President of the Supreme Court of Vatican City. The two other members of the Supreme Court are also Cardinals of the Apostolic Signatura and are chosen by the Cardinal Prefect on a yearly basis.
• * Appellate Court of Vatican City
• * Tribunal of Vatican City State
• * Under the terms of article 22 the Lateran Treaty, Italy will, at the request of the Holy See, punish individuals for crimes committed within Vatican City and will itself proceed against the person who committed the offence, if that person takes refuge in Italian territory. Persons accused of crimes recognized as such both in Italy and in Vatican City that are committed in Italian territory will be handed over to the Italian authorities if they take refuge in Vatican City or in buildings that under the treaty enjoy immunity.

Foreign relations of Vatican City

• Foreign relations of Vatican City - Vatican City State is a recognised national territory under international law, but it is the Holy See that conducts diplomatic relations on its behalf, in addition to the Holy See's own diplomacy, entering into international agreements in its regard. See also Foreign relations of the Holy See
• Diplomatic missions in Vatican City: none.
• * Because Vatican City is too small, diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See are situated in Rome, not in Vatican City.
• ** Diplomatic missions to the Holy See
• Diplomatic missions of Vatican City: none..
• * The Holy See, which Vatican City is the sovereign territory of, maintains diplomatic relations with 176 countries.
• ** Diplomatic missions of the Holy See

International organization membership

• Council of Europe
• International Atomic Energy Agency
• International Criminal Police Organization
• International Organization for Migration
• International Telecommunication Union
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
• International Trade Union Confederation
• Nonaligned Movement
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• Organization of American States
• Unione Latina
• United Nations
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• Universal Postal Union
• World Federation of Trade Unions
• World Intellectual Property Organization
• World Tourism Organization
• World Trade Organization

Law and order in Vatican City

• Constitution: Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
• Capital punishment in Vatican City: abolished in 1969
• Crime in Vatican City
• Human rights in Vatican City
• * LGBT rights in Vatican City
• Lateran Treaty
• Law enforcement in Vatican City

Military in Vatican City

• Command
• * Commander-in-chief: Christoph Graf
• Forces — Vatican City lies within Rome, the capital of Italy, and therefore defense is the responsibility of Italy.
• * Army of Vatican City: none, see Military in Vatican City; Army of Italy
• * Navy of Vatican City: none, see Navy of Italy
• * Air Force of Vatican City: none, see Aeronautica Militare
• * Special forces of Vatican City: none, see Special forces of Italy
• Military ranks in Vatican City

Local government in Vatican City

• Being a city-state, the government of Vatican City is also the local government.

History of Vatican City

• History of the Papacy
• * Prisoner in the Vatican
• Governor of Vatican City
• Military history of Vatican City
• * History of the Swiss Guard
• * Sack of Rome (1527)

Culture of Vatican City

• Architecture of Vatican City
• * Saint Peter's Square
• * Churches in Vatican City:
• ** St. Peter's Basilica
• * Palaces in Vatican City:
• ** Apostolic Palace
• ** Casina Pio IV
• ** Domus Sanctae Marthae
• ** Torre San Giovanni
• National symbols of Vatican City
• * Coat of arms of Vatican City
• * Flag of Vatican City
• * National anthem of Vatican City
• People of Vatican City
• Religion in Vatican City - Vatican City is the sovereign territory and headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, and home of the Pope
• * Christianity
• ** Catholicism
• *** Roman Catholic Church
• **** Pope
• **** Vicar General for Vatican City
• World Heritage Sites in Vatican City: Vatican City is itself a World Heritage Site

Art in Vatican City

• Art in Vatican City
• * The Resurrection
• * Vatican Museums
• ** Anima Mundi
• ** Collection of Modern Religious Art
• ** The Gallery of Maps
• ** Raphael Rooms
• ** Sistine Chapel
• ***The Last Judgment
• ** Sistine Chapel ceiling
• Literature of Vatican City
• * Vatican Library
• * Vatican Apostolic Archive
• Music of Vatican City

Sports in Vatican City

• Cricket in Vatican City
• * Vatican Cricket Team
• Football in Vatican City
• * Vatican City national football team
• Vatican City at the Olympics: has not competed

Economy and infrastructure of Vatican City

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
• Economy type: noncommercial
• * Church tax
• * Peter's Pence
• Agriculture in Vatican City: None. See Vatican Gardens.
• Banking in Vatican City
• * Vatican Bank
• Communications in Vatican City
• * Internet in Vatican City
• ** .va
• * Vatican Library
• * L'Osservatore Romano
• * Octava Dies
• * Vatican Radio
• Companies of Vatican City: none
• Currency of Vatican City: Euro
• * Former currency: Vatican lira
• *ISO 4217: EUR
• Health care in Vatican City
• * Vatican Pharmacy
• Mining in Vatican City: none
• Tourism in Vatican City
• Transportation in Vatican City
• * Airports in Vatican City: none. Rome is served by two airports which are used by travellers to the Vatican.
• * Rail transport in Vatican City
• * Roads in Vatican City
• ** Being only 1.05 km long and 0.85 km wide, Vatican City has no highways.
• ** Vatican City has access roads and driveways.

Education in Vatican City

• Academies in Vatican City:
• * Pontifical Academy of Sciences
• * Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
• * Pontifical Academy for Life
• Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
• * Includes the Vatican School of Librarianship
• Congregation for Catholic Education
• Vatican School of Palaeography, Diplomacy, and Archivistry, run by the Vatican Apostolic Archive.
• Vatican City is too small to host extensive educational facilities, but the Holy See operates 64 academic institutions close by. The major ones are:
• * Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
• * Pontifical Gregorian University
• * Pontifical Urbaniana University
• * Pontifical Lateran University
• * Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
• * Salesian Pontifical University
• * Pontifical University Antonianum