It is an independent country - a city/state - the smallest country in the world.
Vatican City is officially a country, not a nation-state. Wikipedia states:Vatican City is different. Although there was a larger Papal State, it was created in its present form by the 1929 Lateran treaties between Italy and the Roman Catholic Church.Yes, Vatican City is an independent and sovereign nation, the smallest in the world.
Vatican "city" is not really a city. It is the offical headquarters of the Pope and the Catholic religion. It is the Holy See and is an independent city-state within the city of Rome. It is only 108.6 acres. The Vatican is enclosed within walls which join on the piazza. There are only 472 people who reside there.
The Vatican has no status in the United Nations. The Holy See has observer status however.
Vatican City; Italian: Città del Vaticano; Latin: Civitas Vaticana), officially the Vatican City State: Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano: Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae.
No, Peter did not establish the Vatican. The Vatican had been a neighborhood or area of Rome for many years. The Lateran Treaty, which became effective on June 7, 1929, established the independent state of Vatican City and reaffirmed the special status of Catholicism in Italy.
The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican.
Masonry is not found in Vatican City. Membership is prohibited for Catholics.
The Vatican City is its own nation, sovereign from Italy and other nations. Its official name is the Holy See and it has status within the United Nations as an Observer State.
Vatican City is considered a sovereign city-state and the spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church. It holds significant influence in global religious and diplomatic affairs.
Vatican City could most accurately be called a city-state. While it is a sovereign nation (with a full diplomatic corps - one of the oldest in existence) and observer status at the United Nations. Vatican City consists of what most know as "The Vatican," as well as Castel Sant'Angelo, some other buildings in Rome, and Castel Gandolfo on the western shore of Lake Albano, south of Rome.
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.