Vatican City
Vatican City · Southern Europe
Vatican City is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Vatican City, the official currency is the Euro, and the main language is Italian.
With a population of roughly 800 people spread over 0.49 km², Vatican City is the 195th most populous country in the world and the 195th largest by area. That works out at about 1,633 people per square kilometre.
Vatican City shares land borders with Italy — its only land neighbour. Its largest urban centres are Vatican City. The highest point in the country is Vatican Hill, at 75 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Monaco, while its population is closest to that of Tuvalu.
- Capital
- Vatican City
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population
- 800
- Area
- 0.49 km²
- Currency
- Euro
- Main language
- Italian
- Highest point
- Vatican Hill
75 m - Land borders
- 1
Vatican City: things worth knowing
- Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world, at about 0.49 square kilometres.
- It is an elective absolute monarchy, with the Pope as head of state chosen by the College of Cardinals.
- Almost all of its residents are clergy or Swiss Guards, and citizenship is generally tied to holding office rather than birth.
Vatican City in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Vatican City ranks 44th among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.