Vatican City
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About Vatican City
Vatican City (officially Vatican City State) is a country in Southern Europe, with Vatican City as its capital. The country covers 0 km² of land and shares land borders with 1 neighbouring country. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main languages are Italian, Latin.
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Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world by both area and population.
It serves as the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
The state is entirely surrounded by the city of Rome, Italy.
It is home to St. Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel.
By land area it is the 195th-largest country in the world, covering 0 km².
Vatican City shares land borders with 1 country.
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