The Vatican city-state (Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the smallest sovereign country in the world, and it is also the country with the least population in the world. Located in the northwest corner of Rome, the Italian capital, the Vatican Heights, which borders Italy on all sides, is the "China of China". The territory includes St. Peter's Square, St. Peter's Cathedral, Vatican Palace and Vatican Museum. The territory is roughly triangular, except St. Peter's Square in the southeast of the city. The national border is marked by the ancient Vatican city wall. Vatican has a subtropical Mediterranean climate. Vatican City itself is a great cultural treasure house with many important works in the world. Although the Vatican is a small country geographically, it has worldwide influence in politics and culture because of the huge population of Catholicism in the world.

Vatican City State [1] (English: Vatican City State, Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano, Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae AE). Vatican means "land of prophets" in Latin.

Area of 0.44 square kilometers Population: 1 000 people, mainly Italians.

Official languages: Italian and Latin.

Religious Catholicism.

Currency euro. International telephone area code: 379.

Vatican City, Vatican City.

Lily is the national flower.

The national flag is square and consists of two vertical gold and silver rectangles. Legend has it that gold and silver are the colors of two keys of St. Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus 12. On the white flag ground on the right, the shepherd badge of Pope Pope Paul VI is painted.

The national emblem, the emblem of the Pope, is the symbol of the Vatican city-state. This is a coat of arms. The shield is red with two crosses on it.

Vatican national emblem

The key and the Pope's triple crown. Red was once the color of the Catholic church in history; The two keys, gold and silver, were given by the Lord to St. Peter (one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible), symbolizing giving him all authority in heaven and earth; Triple crown is the combination of bishop crown and human crown. According to Catholicism, the Pope is the living representative of Christ.

National Day: February 1 1, which is the date when the Rutland Treaty was signed.

Pope: In the 265th papal election on April 19, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the 265th Catholic Pope of the Mother Church. According to church practice, he was renamed Benedict XVI PP.265, and was the eighth German Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

Edit the geography and physical geography of this section. Vatican belongs to subtropical Mediterranean gas.

Vatican scenery appreciation (20 photos)

The annual rainfall is generally between 500 ~1000 mm.

The Vatican is located in Europe, with geographical coordinates of (4 1 54' 10 "n,1227'1"e) and an area of 0.44 square kilometers. It is the smallest country in the world and an independent sovereign country. It is also the center of Catholicism in the world-the seat of the Holy See headed by the Pope. Located in the Vatican Heights in the northwest of Rome, Italy. The area includes St. Peter's Square, St. Peter's Hall, the Pontifical Palace, the Pope's Summer Resort (Fort Dolf) and the Vatican Museum. The territory is roughly triangular, with walls on three sides except St. Peter's Square in the southeast of the city. It is located on the right bank of the Tiber River, with the surrounding city walls as the national boundary. In addition, there is a "secret passage" from the famous Saint Angel Castle to Vatican City.

In short, Vatican City is the capital of the Vatican, that is, the country, hence the name "city-state".