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Vatican City

Europe Sovereign state

Flag of Vatican City

Info

Name
Vatican City
Continent
Europe
Country Codes
VAVAT336
Region
Europe
Subregion
Southern Europe
Capital
Vatican City
Official Languages
Italian, Latin
Currency
  • Euro (EUR · €)
Area
0.49 km²
Political Status
Sovereign state

Vatican City is a sovereign city-state. It is distinct from the Holy See.

Head of State
  • Leo Xiv - Pope - Since
Forms of Government
Constitutional Monarchy, Papacy, Theocracy

Treaties & organizations

20 recorded memberships

Organization / agreementMembership type
Central American Integration SystemSICAobserver
Council of EuropeCEobserver
International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEAmember
International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOLmember
International Organization for MigrationIOMmember
International Telecommunication Satellite OrganizationITSOmember
International Telecommunication UnionITUmember
International Trade Union ConfederationITUCNGOs
Organization for Security and Cooperation in EuropeOSCEmember
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCWmember
Organization of American StatesOASobserver
Schengen ConventionSCHENGEN_CONVENTIONde facto member
Union LatinaUNION_LATINAobserver
United NationsUNobserver
United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTADmember
United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCRmember
Universal Postal UnionUPUmember
World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPOmember
World Tourism OrganizationUNWTOobserver
World Trade OrganizationWTOobserver
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