The Vatican City state, as you know, is located inside the territory of Rome and is the smallest officially recognized state in the world. Associated with Italy. The status of the Vatican in international law is as follows: "auxiliary sovereign territory of the Holy See, the seat of the highest spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church." The form of government is an absolute theocratic monarchy, with the Pope as the head of state for life. The area is 0.44 km2 and the population is 842 (2014). The Vatican has a non-profit planned economy and is supported by donations from Catholics around the world. Most of the population has the status of clergy and are members of the papal governments, and the workers (gardeners, janitors, etc.) are usually Italian citizens.
The Vatican City state, as you know, is located inside the territory of Rome and is the smallest officially recognized state in the world. Associated with Italy. The status of the Vatican in international law is as follows: "auxiliary sovereign territory of the Holy See, the seat of the highest spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church." The form of government is an absolute theocratic monarchy, with the Pope as the head of state for life. The area is 0.44 km2 and the population is 842 (2014). The Vatican has a non-profit planned economy and is supported by donations from Catholics around the world. Most of the population has the status of clergy and are members of the papal governments, and the workers (gardeners, janitors, etc.) are usually Italian citizens.