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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]
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Inno e Marcia Pontificale"  (Italian) "Pontifical Anthem and March"
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 / 41.9; 12.45
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]

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