Vatican
The Holy See (State of the Vatican City)
Santa Sede (Stato della Cittá del Vaticano)
CAPITAL: Vatican City
FLAG: The flag consists of two vertical stripes, yellow at the hoist and white...
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POPULATION 960ROMAN CATHOLIC 100 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The State of the Vatican City, occupying just 0.17 square miles in the center of Rome, is the world's sm...
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Vatican
The Vatican is the smallest nation-state in the world with an area of 108.7 acres. It is located in the heart of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber River. According to 2004 estimates, its pop...
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Area: 44 ha (109 ac)Population (2006 est.): 920; about 3,000 workers live outside the
Vatican
Chief of state: (sovereign pontiff) Pope Benedict XVI
Head of administration:
Secretaries of State ...
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Vatican City (dpa) - The world's smallest state, the Holy See,
celebrated the second anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict
XVI on Thursday with a public holiday.
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VATICAN CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Wednesday
named 23 new Roman Catholic cardinals, including 18 who would be
able to enter a secret conclave to elect his successor. The cardinals w...
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VATICAN CITY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday
elevated 23 Roman Catholic prelates to the position of cardinal,
including 18 who would be able to enter a secret conclave to
elect his s...
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Vatican City (dpa) - The Vatican on Friday switched on hundreds of
golden bulbs to light up its Christmas tree, a 23-metre high cone-
shaped fir from Val Badia in Italy's no...
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VATICAN CITY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday
rejected condemnation by al Qaeda of a historic meeting between
Pope Benedict and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, saying the
militants were af...
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Vatican City (dpa) - Pope Benedict XVI speaking Monday in the wake
of overnight attacks targeting Iraqi Christians, urged Iraq to
incorporate measures in its constitution to...
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