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Vatican
Capital:
Vatican City
Language:
latin, italian
Area: 0,44km²
Population: 826
Currency: Euro (EUR)
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Interesting places of Vatican

Vatican Museums
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Papal Basilica of Saint Peter
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Vatican city

For Vatican city's country the Pope takes control and absolutely power. Rome's teritory till Christianity, which now is calling Vatican city, believed is holy. In 326 on St. Peter's grave was built the first church, and from this time, here more and more people started to took up residence. In the 19th century bigger part of Pope's territory captured United Italian Kingdom. In 1870, when Rome was usurped and annexed to Italian Kingdom, Pope's power was axed. Pope Pius IXth defyed to boycott this Kingdom. Argues stoped, when Pope Pius XIth endorsed Lateran Pact with Italian government in 1929 11 of February. With this agreement was created indipendent Vatican state-city and Romes Catholics Church got exclusive status. In 1984 Rome Catholics religion was declared the national religion of Italy.

Vatican City State has its own flag (is made up of two fields, vertically divided in half: the yellow half flies alongside the flagpole, the white half bears the papal tiara and crossed keys) and anthem like and other sovereign country. On 16 October 1949 Pope Pius XII decided that Charles Gounod’s (1818-1893) Pontifical March should become the official hymn. The Pontifical March was played the first time on 11 April 1869 during celebrations Pope’s julee, but during performance on Holy Eve of 1950 was quite different from the previous anthem. Today the Pontifical Hymn is playing during the most solemn occasions concerning the life of Vatican City State and during ceremonies in which the Holy Father or one of his representatives is present.The words are of maestro Antonio Allegra and maestro Raffaello Lavagna.

Vatican's climate is the same as Rome's - mild rain from September till middle May and hot summer from May till September.

Vatican has unic economic - this is all world's funds allocated to Vatican city. Also from stamps, coins, suveniers, money from museums tickets, spreading information.

There are five entrances to Vatican City guarding by the Pontifical Swiss Guards and by the Gendarmes Corps of Vatican City State.

In 1984, Vatican City was declared as a world cultural and natural heritage site of the UNESCO Convention.

Hovever, it is impossibile to describe Vatican into several sentences, everyone must see this incredibile city by him self.


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