Vatican City is the only nation in the world that can lock its own gates at night . It has its own phone company, radio, T.V. stations, money, and stamps. It even has its own army, the historic Swiss Guard.
| Vatican City State
Stato della Città del Vaticano
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![Location of Vatican City (green)in Europe (dark grey) — [Legend]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Location_Vatican_City_Europe.png/250px-Location_Vatican_City_Europe.png)
Location of Vatican City (green)
in Europe (dark grey) — [Legend]
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| Capital | itself (it is a city-state) 41°54.2′N 12°27.2′E | |||||
| Official language(s) | Italian | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Italians Swiss | |||||
| Government | Ecclesiastical sacerdotal absolute elective theocracy | |||||
| Pope | Benedict XVI | |||||
| President of the Governorate | Giuseppe Bertello | |||||
| Legislature | Pontifical Commission | |||||
| Independence | from the Kingdom of Italy | |||||
| Lateran Treaty | 11 February 1929 | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| Total | 0.44 km2 0.17 sq mi | |||||
| Water (%) | 0 | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| July 2011 estimate | 832 | |||||
| Density | 1877/km2 4,859/sq mi | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +379 | |||||
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