Vatican City

In the United States, no. It is improper to fly another flag above the US flag in the United States. Other countries have similar customs and rules.

Gold, White and Green are the official colors of the Vatican.

"Vatican" comes from Mons Vaticanus, the name of the Roman hill where the Papal palace is built. The word is ultimately of Etruscan origin.

they eat lots of pasta and rice in the Vatican. They eat mainly Itlaian and Greek foods

i am of vatican city and the good answer is etrespo,filto and one thats name is girton

Vatican City is an independent country - a city state - surrounded by the Italian city of Rome. Once a person arrives in the city of Rome, he need only take a taxi, metro or bus ride to the Vatican and simply walk across the border.

The Lateran Treaty of 1929 between Pope Pius IX and Italy establish the Vatican as an independent country. Before that treaty the Vatican was part of the city of Rome and before that was a part of the Papal States.

Both are in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

They are two very small countries. They are both completely surrounded by Italy.

From 1871 with the unification of Italy until the Lateran Treaty was signed in 1929, the Vatican was part of Italy. It is better that the Vatican remain as an independent and neutral country rather than be subject to the laws of a country whose laws may be in conflict with Catholic Doctrine - eg: abortion, same sex marriage, euthanasia.

No, England is a Country in Great Britain and the UK. The Vatican is a city in Italy.

Not only must you be Swiss, but you must also have these qualities:

You must be a Catholic, single male with active Swiss citizenship and have completed your basic training in the Swiss military with exemplary conduct. You must have at least a high school diploma, be between 19 to 30 years old and be at least 5'9" (174cm) tall.

The building of Vatican palace was finished in 1447, during the rule of

Nicholas V.

There is no national costume of the Vatican.

At the links below you may find various pictures from around the Vatican, the second link is an aerial view of the Vatican.

Yes. I've seen it this year (2010)

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At the time of the early Church, Rome ruled most of the known world - "all roads lead to Rome" as the saying goes. Rome was, basically, the center of the world. From Rome there were relatively good roads (for the era) and ships to many areas ruled by the Roman Empire. This would be the ideal place to center a religion. Jerusalem and the Holy Land were on the eastern fringes of the Empire and quite primitive by Roman standards. Also, in AD70 the Romans had had enough of the problems in the Holy Land and destroyed Jerusalem, killing or dispersing much of the population. Even after the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, Rome still remained an important city much as it does today.

No, that's just silly superstition. John F. Kennedy even went out of his way to assure the public, during his campaign in 1960, that he would not allow his beliefs as a Catholic to influence his decisions in office.

Groundbreaking for the Vatican (St. Peter's Basilica) was on April 18, 1506. It wasn't completed until November 18, 1626, 120 years later.

The Library of Congress has the largest collection in the world, with over 155.3 million items.

St. Peter was appointed as Christ's Vicar and to head His Church in Matthew 16:17-19. St. Peter went to Rome, at that time of the center of the western world, and died there, was buried on Vatican Hill, and the current High Altar in St. Peter's is directly over his tomb. Thus, all of his successors, who are the visible heads of Christ's Church, remain there as Bishop of Rome.

The Vatican became an independent country in 1929 with the signing of the Lateran Treaty by Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini,