Holy See's independent state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
  • Vatican City State
  • Papal State
  • Vatican
  • va
  • The Vatican
  • vat
  • Status Civitatis Vaticanae
  • Stato della Città del Vaticano
  • Città del Vaticano
  • Civitas Vaticana
  • State of Vatican City
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    Vatican City
    Holy See's independent state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
    • Vatican City State
    • Papal State
    • Vatican
    • va
    • The Vatican
    • vat
    • Status Civitatis Vaticanae
    • Stato della Città del Vaticano
    • Città del Vaticano
    • Civitas Vaticana
    • State of Vatican City

    Statements

    instance of
    sovereign state
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    enclave
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    landlocked country
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    tourist attraction
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    Mediterranean country
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    country
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    religious complex
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    institutional complex
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    urban area
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    tourist destination
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    confessional state
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    sacerdotal state
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    inception
    11 February 1929Gregorian
    applies to part
    sovereign state
    has cause
    Lateran Treaty
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    image
    0 Basilique Saint-Pierre - Rome (1).JPG
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    St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007.jpg
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    Gardens in the Vatican City (3).jpg
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    Vatican City (VA), Petersplatz -- 2013 -- 3895.jpg
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    official name
    Status Civitatis Vaticanæ (Latin)
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    imported from Wikimedia project
    Latin Wikipedia
    Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian)
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    imported from Wikimedia project
    Italian Wikipedia
    native label
    Città del Vaticano (Italian)
    IPA transcription
    tʃitˈta del vatiˈkaːno
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    Civitas Vaticana (Latin)
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    IPA transcription
    ʋɑtɪˈkɑːnstɑtn̩
    language of work or name
    Norwegian
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    vətʲɪˈkan
    language of work or name
    Russian
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    named after
    Vatican Hill
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    demonym
    Vatican (English)
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    Vatikanano (Ido)
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    Vatikänan (Volapük)
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    ватиканцы (Russian)
    applies to part
    plural
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    vaticano (Spanish)
    applies to part
    masculine
    singular
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    vaticano (Italian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    vaticana (Italian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    vaticani (Italian)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    vaticane (Italian)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    Vatican (Romanian)
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    de Ciudá del Vaticanu (Asturian)
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    applies to part
    masculine singular
    applies to part
    feminine singular
    מקריית הוותיקן (Hebrew)
    applies to part
    masculine
    feminine
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    vategana (Venetian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    vategane (Venetian)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    vategani (Venetian)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    vategan (Venetian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    ڤاتيكاني (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    ڤاتيكانية (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    ڤاتيكانيين (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    ڤاتيكانيات (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    continent
    Europe
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    country
    Vatican City
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    capital
    no value
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    coordinates of easternmost point

    Map

    41°54'7.88"N, 12°27'30.20"E
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    coordinates of northernmost point

    Map

    41°54'26.60"N, 12°27'19.58"E
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    coordinates of southernmost point

    Map

    41°54'0.7"N, 12°27'16.3"E
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    coordinates of westernmost point

    Map

    41°54'7.1"N, 12°26'44.6"E
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    geoshape
    Data:Vatican.map
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    head of state
    Pope Francis
    start time
    13 March 2013
    end time
    21 April 2025
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    Benedict XVI
    start time
    19 April 2005
    end time
    28 February 2013
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    John Paul II
    start time
    16 October 1978
    end time
    2 April 2005
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    John Paul I
    start time
    26 August 1978
    end time
    28 September 1978
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    John XXIII
    start time
    28 October 1958
    end time
    3 June 1963
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    Pius XII
    start time
    2 March 1939
    end time
    9 October 1958
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    Pius XI
    start time
    11 February 1929Gregorian
    end time
    10 February 1939
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    head of government
    Raffaella Petrini
    start time
    1 March 2025
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    driving side
    right
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    replaces
    Papal States
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    studied by
    Vaticanology
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    postal code
    00120
    country
    Italy
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    hashtag
    VaticanCity
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    locator map image
    Location Vatican City Europe.png
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    media legend
    location of the Vatican City in Europe (English)
    Lage des Staates Vatikanstadt in Europa (German)
    localisation de la Cité du Vatican en Europe (French)
    localizzazione della Città del Vaticano in Europa (Italian)
    localización de la Ciudad del Vaticano en Europa (Spanish)
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    Location of the Vatican City in Europe.svg
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    media legend
    location of the Vatican City in Europe (English)
    Lage des Staates Vatikanstadt in Europa (German)
    localisation de la Cité du Vatican en Europe (French)
    localizzazione della Città del Vaticano in Europa (Italian)
    localización de la Ciudad del Vaticano en Europa (Spanish)
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    location map
    Vatican City location map.svg
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    detail map
    Vatican City map EN.svg
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    language of work or name
    English
    media legend
    Map of the Vatican City (English)
    Mapa de la Ciudad del Vaticano (versión en inglés) (Spanish)
    梵蒂冈城国地图（英语版本） (Chinese)
    Vatikaanin kartta (englanninkielinen versio) (Finnish)
    Carte du Vatican (French)
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    Vatican City map DE.png
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    language of work or name
    German
    media legend
    Karte der Vatikanstadt (German)
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    Vatican City map FR.png
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    language of work or name
    French
    media legend
    Carte du Vatican (French)
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    Vatican City map IT.svg
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    language of work or name
    Italian
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    flag
    flag of Vatican City
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    flag image
    Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg
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    Flag of Vatican City (2001–2023).svg
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    Flag of the Papal States (1825-1870).svg
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    start time
    1825
    end time
    1870
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    Flag of the Papal States (1803-1825).svg
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    start time
    1803
    end time
    1825
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    Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg
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    start time
    754
    end time
    1803
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    seal image
    Seal of the State of Vatican City.svg
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    page banner
    Vatican Banner.jpg
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    social media followers
    18,863,146
    X numeric user ID
    500704345
    point in time
    3 January 2021
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    18,410,626
    X numeric user ID
    500704345
    point in time
    22 April 2020
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    18,845,117
    X numeric user ID
    500704345
    point in time
    21 February 2022
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    18,928,385
    X numeric user ID
    500704345
    point in time
    9 February 2023
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    mobile country code
    225
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    emergency phone number
    112
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    reference URL
    http://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspx
    retrieved
    3 July 2016
    subtitle
    ITU-T E.129 National-only numbers linked with emergency services and other services of social value (English)
    editor
    International Telecommunication Union
    title
    International Numbering Resources Database (English)
    GS1 country code
    800-839
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    licence plate code
    V
    start time
    1931
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    Unicode character
    🇻🇦
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    Commons gallery
    Vaticano
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    Identifiers

    ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code
    VAT
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    VIAF cluster ID
    136038551
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    NORAF ID
    90911944
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    SBN place ID
    RCAL000027
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    J9U ID
    987007296233905171
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    Library of Congress authority ID
    n80053295
    subject named as
    Vatican City
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    imported from Wikimedia project
    German Wikipedia
    object named as
    Variants City of the Vatican Città del Vaticano Vatikana Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano Miejsce Piotrowe Wieczne Miasto Watykan Cité du Vatican Stolica Apostolska Civitas Vaticana Status Civitatis Vaticanae Holy See Holy See (Vatican City State) Holy See (Vatican City) Santa Sede Santa Sede (Stato della Città del Vaticano) Santa Sede (Città del Vaticano) State of the Vatican City Città Vaticano
    object named as
    Additional Information http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n80053295 Descriptor City-states Descriptor Country Descriptor Countries (sovereign states) Descriptor Nations Descriptor Nation Descriptor State Descriptor State Descriptor Cities and towns
    NDL Authority ID
    00560559
    subject named as
    バチカン
    alternative name
    ヴァチカン
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