Vatican City

Holy See's independent state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
Organization sovereign_state Q237
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 3 sections
Geography
Location
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Climate
temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
Terrain
urban; low hill
Natural resources
none
People & Society
Religions
Roman Catholic
Government
Government type
ecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an "absolute monarchy"
Independence
11 February 1929
Legal system
religious system based on canon (religious) law
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Vatican City

Summary

Vatican City is a sovereign state[1]. It draws 40,759 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #83 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vatican City received the Ig Nobel Prize[3].
  • Vatican City was a member of Universal Postal Union UPU[4].
  • Vatican City was a member of Interpol[5].
  • Vatican City was a member of International Telecommunication Union[6].
  • Vatican City is in the country of Vatican City[7].
  • Vatican City's head of government is recorded as Raffaella Petrini[8].
  • Vatican City is on the continent of Europe[9].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[10].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as city-state[11].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as enclave[12].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as landlocked country[13].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[14].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country[15].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as country[16].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as religious complex[17].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as institutional complex[18].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as urban area[19].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as tourist destination[20].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as confessional state[21].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as sacerdotal state[22].
  • Vatican City's instance of is recorded as successor state[23].
  • Vatican City's head of state is recorded as Leo XIV[24].
  • Vatican City's official language is recorded as Italian[25].
  • Vatican City's official language is recorded as Latin[26].
  • Vatican City's currency is recorded as euro[27].

Body

Founding

February 11, 1929 marks the founding of Vatican City[28].

Ownership

Vatican City is owned by Holy See[29].

Recognition

Vatican City received the Ig Nobel Prize[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vatican City include it railway station[30], a dead-end railway station[31], founded in 1934[32].

Why It Matters

Vatican City draws 40,759 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #83 of 197).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Works attributed to it include Inter caetera[35], a papal bull[36]. Entities named for it include it railway station[30], a dead-end railway station[31], founded in 1934[32].

FAQs

What awards did Vatican City receive?

Honors received include Ig Nobel Prize[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Enciclopedia Treccani. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [29] . vatican.va. vatican.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . improbable.com. Retrieved . improbable.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . upu.int. Retrieved . upu.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . interpol.int. Retrieved . interpol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [6] . itu.int. Retrieved . itu.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23h ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 2d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 c/ciudad-del-vaticano
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: v/vaticano"
  3. 3d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 c/ciudad-del-vaticano
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: v/vaticano, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  4. 10d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['vatican', 'vatican-city']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: vatican, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289966663|vatican (#289966663)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  5. 12d ago · Lucivarius · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of Q237
    Basic form of government papacy
    Name in native language ['Status Civitatis Vaticanæ', 'Stato della Città del Vaticano']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: Status Civitatis Vaticanæ"
  6. 19d ago · Circenses · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Q237
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P36]]: [[Q237]]"
  7. 20d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id vatic01
    Fandom article id italy:Vatican_City
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: vatic01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
  8. 24d ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id italy:Vatican_City
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: countries:Vatican_City"
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