No, it should not. It has as much right to exist as any other recognized nation.
Vatican City.
It has been a city/state since 1929.
The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican.
The Vatican is an independent country, a city-state. The smallest country on earth.
Vatican City is a sovereign city-state, similar to Monaco and Singapore. It is independent.
The Vatican is not a republic, it is a monarchy with the pope as the head of state.
Vatican City; Italian: Città del Vaticano; Latin: Civitas Vaticana), officially the Vatican City State: Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano: Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae.
Vatican is an example of such city/state. City of Vatican belongs to the country of Vatican surrounded by country of Italy (if in fact by "state" you mean a Federal entity like a Country)
Yes, the Vatican is an independent nation and not part of Italy. The head of state of the Vatican is the pope, the last remaining absolute monarch in Europe.
It should be--- You believe the state is in error.
The Vatican is not a state, it is a city-state. In other words, it is not only a city, it is an independent nation, the smallest nation on earth.
The Vatican is not a "who" it is a "what." The Vatican is an independent city-state surrounded by the city of Rome, Italy. It is the headquarters of the Catholic religion.