Vatican City
The Vatican City is a Holy See's independent state, an enclave within Rome, Italy. Its capital is Vatican City. About 882 people live there (2024). It covers 0 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Vatican City
- People (2024)
- 882
- Area
- 0 km²
Vatican City at a glance
- In its own language
- Città del Vaticano, Civitas Vaticana
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Vatican City
- Population
- 882 (2024)
- Area
- 0 km² (0 mi²)
- People are called
- Vatican
- Official languages
- Italian, Latin
- Currency
- Government
- papacy, theocracy, constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- Leo XIV (since 2025)
- Head of government
- Raffaella Petrini (since 2025)
- Country codes
- VA, VAT
- Calling code
- +379
- Internet domain
- .va
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Central European Time, UTC+01:00, Europe/Vatican
- Coordinates
- 41.904°, 12.453°
The Vatican City and its neighbours
The Vatican City borders Italy. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Vatican City
- Neighbours
Member of
- Universal Postal Union
- Interpol
- International Telecommunication Union
How far are you from the Vatican City?
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Questions
What is the capital of the Vatican City?
The capital of the Vatican City is Vatican City.
What is the population of the Vatican City?
The Vatican City has about 882 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is the Vatican City?
The Vatican City covers 0 square kilometres (0 square miles).
What language is spoken in the Vatican City?
The official languages of the Vatican City are Italian and Latin.
Which countries border the Vatican City?
The Vatican City shares a border with Italy.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.