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
Language Label Description Also known as
default for all languages
Civitas Vaticana
  • VA
  • VAT
English
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
4,200 × 2,359; 5.09 MB
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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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NL CR AUT ID
ge131242
subject named as
Vatikán
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