Vatican City
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Vatican City is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome that serves as the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and the residence of the Pope.
Observed surface forms (14)
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical state
ⓘ
enclave ⓘ landlocked country ⓘ sovereign city-state ⓘ theocracy ⓘ |
| area |
0.49 square kilometers
ⓘ
49 hectares ⓘ |
| areaRank | smallest internationally recognized independent state by area ⓘ |
| borderCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| callingCode | +39 ⓘ |
| capital | Vatican City self-link ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | papal tiara above crossed keys of Saint Peter ⓘ |
| contains |
Apostolic Palace
ⓘ
Vatican Museums ⓘ
surface form:
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ St. Peter's Square ⓘ Vatican Gardens ⓘ Vatican Museums ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| currency | euro ⓘ |
| demonym |
Vatican City
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican
Vatican citizen ⓘ |
| drivesOn | right ⓘ |
| enclavedWithin | Italy ⓘ |
| established | 1929-02-11 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Lateran Treaty ⓘ |
| flagDescription | yellow and white vertical bands with the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter on the white band ⓘ |
| governedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| governmentType |
absolute elective monarchy
ⓘ
theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasNewspaper | L'Osservatore Romano ⓘ |
| hasNewsPortal |
Dicastery for Communication
ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican News
|
| hasNo | permanent military ⓘ |
| hasRadioStation | Vatican Radio ⓘ |
| hasSecurityForce |
Vatican Gendarmerie
ⓘ
surface form:
Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
Swiss Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Pontifical Swiss Guard
|
| headOfGovernment | Pope ⓘ |
| headOfState | Pope ⓘ |
| internetTLD | .va ⓘ |
| issues |
coins
ⓘ
passports ⓘ stamps ⓘ |
| judicialBody |
Court of First Instance of Vatican City State
ⓘ
surface form:
Tribunal of Vatican City State
|
| landlocked | true ⓘ |
| legalSystem | canon law and civil law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| memberOf |
International Telecommunication Union
ⓘ
Universal Postal Union ⓘ |
| nationalAnthem | Inno e Marcia Pontificale ⓘ |
| notMemberOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Italian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian
Latin ⓘ |
| officialName |
Vatican City
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Stato della Città del Vaticano
|
| populationEstimate | around 800 inhabitants ⓘ |
| populationRank | smallest internationally recognized independent state by population ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
museum admission fees
ⓘ
publications ⓘ religious services ⓘ sale of postage stamps and souvenirs ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedInternationallyBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| residenceOf | Pope ⓘ |
| securityProvidedBy | Italian police for outer perimeter ⓘ |
| shortName |
Vatican City
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican City State
|
| sovereignOver | Holy See ⓘ |
| spiritualCenterOf |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| treatyPartner | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | entire territory ⓘ |
Referenced by (397)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vatican City State
subject surface form:
Viale Vaticano
this entity surface form:
Vatican City State
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Theology of the Body
this entity surface form:
Vatican City State
subject surface form:
Karol Wojtyła
this entity surface form:
Vatican
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Vatican
this entity surface form:
Vatican City State
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Vatican City (enclave within Rome)
this entity surface form:
Vatican City State
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Vatican City State
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territory of Vatican City
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Vatican City State
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Vatican City State
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Vatican City territory