Holy See (Vatican City)

Vatican City State^[1]

Stato della Città del Vaticano^[2]


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: "Inno e Marcia Pontificale" (Italian)
"Pontifical Anthem and March"

Location of Vatican City (green)

in Europe (dark grey) — [Legend]

Capital Vatican City^[3]
41°54.2′N12°27.2′E / 41.9033°N 12.4533°E / 41.9033; 12.4533

Official language(s) Italian^[4]^[5]

Ethnic groups Italians, Swiss (Swiss Guards), other^[6]

- Sovereign Benedict XVI

- President of the Governorate Giuseppe Bertello

Legislature Pontifical Commission

Independence from the Kingdom of Italy

- Lateran Treaty 11 February 1929

- Total 0.44 km² (250th)
0.17 sq mi

- Water (%) 0

- July 2011 estimate 832^[10] (236th)

- Density 1877/km² (6th)
4,859/sq mi

Currency Euro (€)^[11]^[12] (EUR)

Time zone CET(UTC+1)

- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Drives on the right^{[note 1]}

Calling code +379^[13]

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