Vatican City

Interesting Facts About Vatican City

• Vatican City is a landlocked sovereign city-state located as an enclave within Rome, Italy
• The Vatican is ruled by the pope and serves as the administrative centre of the Catholic Church
• Vatican City came into existence in 1929 through the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy
• The Holy See holds observer status at the United Nations General Assembly, a position granted in 1968
• Vatican City is not a member of the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, or the Council of Europe
• The Vatican does not provide publicly available financial data to the International Monetary Fund

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