Vatican City Travel Overview
Important facts
Capital: Vatican city
Official language: Italian Latin
Currency: Euro (exchange rates)
Continent: Europe
The Vatican City State
The Vatican is a closed enclave, but this place is partially accessible to tourists. The Vatican Museum invites you to visit and the gardens of the Vatican are characterized by old gardening.
Country information
According to Countryaah, the Vatican City State is the smallest state in the world with 44ha and is completely enclosed by the territory of Italy. Entry, or better yet, entering the Vatican State is possible, but tourists have limited access. A day trip to the Vatican State is a good opportunity to make your stay in Rome a little more varied.
Useful information
The head of state is the Pope, who is elected by the cardinals for life. He is the head of the Roman Catholic Church and holds a service in St. Peter’s Square every Wednesday. When attending church services, you should be respectful, and entering St. Stephen’s Cathedral with short clothing, ie: men with short trousers and women with short skirts, is prohibited! In addition, it is not common in Catholic churches for men to wear headgear, unlike in Judaism or Islam.
Sights and special features
The tourist center of the Vatican is St. Peter’s Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Gardens and the Vatican Museum. There are no overnight accommodations for tourists in the Vatican.
You can eat either in the coffee house on the roof of St. Peter’s Basilica, or in the canteen of the Vatican Museum.
Postage stamps from the Vatican Post Office are very popular among stamp collectors. You can also get postcards there.
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Euro (100 cents)
ISO 4217 code
EUR / 978
Geography
Continent: Europe
Geo coordinates: N 41 ° 54 ‘10.5 ” E 12 ° 27’ 12.2″
Highest mountain: unnamed (75 m)
Total area: 1 km²
Mainland: 1 km²
National border: 3 km
Politics
Dependency: Italy until 1929
Form of government: Absolute Monarchy
Houses of Parliament: miscellaneous
Party system: no parties
State building: centralized
Political culture: Civic culture
Particularities: last absolute monarchy in Europe
Economy
Demographic data
Residents: 930
Minorities: no
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: VA
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: VAT
ISO 3166 numeric: 336
Top Level Domain: va
UN / LOCODE: VA
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Transportation
Railway lines: 1 km
History
Foundation: 754
Last sovereign since: 1929
Religion
Main religious group: Christians
Distribution of religions: Roman Catholic 100%
GETTING THERE
Arrival by car
The maximum speed on the roads is 30 km / h. Further information in the relevant sections in the Italy chapter .
Arriving by train
Vatican City has its own train station and a helicopter landing pad.
TRAVEL WARNING
Overview
The Federal Foreign Office does not currently have a country-specific security notice for this country.
