The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Vatican City:
Vatican City – an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical[1] state, being the sovereign territory of the Holy See and ruled by the Bishop of Rome—the Pope, the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. The territory of this landlocked sovereign city-state consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of approximately 49 hectares (121 acres)[a] and a population of about 825.[b] This makes Vatican City the smallest independent state in the world by both area and population.
Vatican City is an enclave in an urban area, and lacks the geographic features common to (much larger) countries:
International organization membership of Vatican City Vatican City State is a member of:[17]
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Vatican City State has no military, but resident within it is the Swiss Guard.
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Wikimedia Atlas of Vatican City