Vatican City (during curial service)
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Vatican City is the independent, walled city-state enclaved within Rome that serves as the spiritual and administrative center of the Roman Catholic Church and the residence of the Pope.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vatican City | 0 |
| Vatican City (during tenure as Secretary of State) | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical state
ⓘ
enclave ⓘ landlocked country ⓘ sovereign city-state ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area |
about 0.44 square kilometres
ⓘ
about 44 hectares ⓘ |
| borderLength | about 3.2 kilometres ⓘ |
| borderWith | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callingCode | +39 06 ⓘ |
| cameIntoExistence | 1929 ⓘ |
| capital | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipBasis | functional citizenship linked to service to the Holy See or Vatican City State ⓘ |
| contains |
Apostolic Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sistine Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Peter's Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Apostolic Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Apostolic Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| currency | euro ⓘ |
| drivingSide | right ⓘ |
| enclavedWithin | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveBody | Governorate of Vatican City State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagDescription | yellow and white vertical bands with the papal tiara and crossed keys ⓘ |
| foundedByTreaty | Lateran Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | elective theocratic absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| governsFrom | Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNo | permanent native population ⓘ |
| hasSecurityForce |
Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontifical Swiss Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | unnamed location on Vatican Gardens hill ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | about 75 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| internetTLD | .va ⓘ |
| judicialAuthority |
Court of Appeal of Vatican City State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Vatican City State NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribunal of Vatican City State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| lowestPoint | St. Peter's Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowestPointElevation | about 19 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | no standing army apart from Swiss Guard ⓘ |
| nationalAnthem | Inno e Marcia Pontificale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notMemberOf | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Stato della Città del Vaticano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 800 inhabitants ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | mostly clergy and religious personnel ⓘ |
| predecessorEntity | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInternationallyBy | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceOf | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Vatican City State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignOver | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualCenterOf | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatySignedWith | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatySigningDate | 11 February 1929 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1984 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| workingLanguage | Italian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tarcisio Bertone
this entity surface form:
Vatican City (during tenure as Secretary of State)