| Official name | Vatican City State |
| Name in local language | Stato della Città del Vaticano (it) ; Status Civitatis Vaticanæ (la) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Subcontinent | Europe (outside the European Union) |
| Population (ranking: 250e) | 804 inhabitants (2017) |
| Population growth | -0.80 % / year |
| Area | 1 km² |
| Density | 1,827.27 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 245e) | 0.315 billions $USD (2013) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 391,791 $USD (2013) |
| GDP growth | 0.00 % / year (2013) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 77.50 years (2016) |
| Birth rate | 0.00 ‰ (2018) |
| Fertility rate | 0.00 children / woman (2018) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 0.00 ‰ (2018) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 0.00 ‰ (2018) |
| Literacy rate | 100.00 % (2019) |
| Official languages | Latin, Italian, French, German |
| Currency | Euro (€ EUR) |
| HDI (ranking: n.c.) | 0.000 / 1 (2017) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | Absolute monarchy |
| Head of State | Pope Francis |
| National Day | 19 March (papal inauguration mass) |
| ISO Codes | VA, VAT |
| Demonym | Vatican |
| Tourists (ranking) | 3,200,000 people (2015) |
The Vatican City is a country of Europe. This is the territorial support of the Holy See, enclosed in the city of Rome, capital of Italy. It is the smallest state in the world (barely 44 hectares, or 0.44 km2) and the least populated. Headquarters of the Catholic Church, it was created in 1929, by the so-called Lateran Treaty signed by Mussolini.
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Urban areas (2017)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Vatican | 804 inhabitants |