Country & territory dossier
Vatican City
Europe Sovereign state
01 / At a glance
The essentials
- Name
- Vatican City
- Continent
- Europe
- Country codes
- VAVAT336
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Capital
- Vatican City
- Languages
- Italian, Latin
- Currency
- Euro (EUR · €)
- Area
- 0.44 km²
- Political status
- Sovereign state
- Founding date
- Not recorded
02 / The context
Beyond the label
Political status
Sovereign state
Vatican City is a sovereign city-state. It is distinct from the Holy See.
Founding & establishment
No founding context has been recorded.