Vatican City
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 November 2010 23:19
- Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
| Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano[1] | ||||||
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| Anthem: "Inno e Marcia Pontificale" (Italian) "Pontifical Anthem and March" | ||||||
![Location of Vatican City (green)on the European continent (dark grey) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Location_Vatican_City_Europe.png) Location of Vatican City (green) on the European continent (dark grey) — [Legend] | ||||||
| Capital | Vatican City[2] 41°54′N 12°27′E / 41.9°N 12.45°E | |||||
| Official language(s) | Italian[3] | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Italians, Swiss (Swiss Guards), other[4] | |||||
| Government | Ecclesiastical,[5] sacerdotal-monarchical[6] | |||||
| - | Sovereign | Pope Benedict XVI | ||||
| - | President of the Government | Giovanni Lajolo | ||||
| Independence | from the Kingdom of Italy | |||||
| - | Lateran Treaty | 11 February 1929 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 0.44 km2 (231st) 0.17 sq mi | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2009 estimate | 826[7] (220th) | ||||
| - | Density | 1877/km2 (6th) 4,859/sq mi | ||||
| Currency | Euro (€)[8][9] (EUR) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right[note 1] | |||||
| Internet TLD | .va | |||||
| Calling code | +379[10] | |||||
