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| Basic Facts |
| Official name |
State of Vatican City |
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| Capital |
Vatican City |
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| Area |
0.44 sq km |
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0.17 sq mi |
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| Vatican City Flag and Anthem |
 Expand |
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| People |
| Population |
1,000 (2001 estimate) |
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| Population growth rate |
Not available |
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| Population density |
Not available |
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| Urbanization |
| Per cent urban |
100 per cent (2003 estimate) |
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| Per cent rural |
0 per cent (2003) |
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| Life expectancy |
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| Total |
Not available |
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| Female |
Not available |
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| Male |
Not available |
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| Infant mortality rate |
| Not available |
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| Literacy rate |
| Total |
Not available |
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| Female |
Not available |
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| Male |
Not available |
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| Ethnic divisions |
| Italian, Swiss |
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| Languages |
| Latin (official), Italian |
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| Religion |
| Roman Catholic |
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| Government |
| Type of government |
Monarchical-sacerdotal state |
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| Independence |
February 11, 1929 (from Italy) |
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| Constitution |
Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective March 1, 1968) |
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| Voting rights |
Limited to cardinals less than 80 years old |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (US$) |
Not available |
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| GDP per capita (US$) |
Not available |
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| GDP by economic sector |
| GDP, agriculture |
Not available |
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| GDP, industry |
Not available |
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| GDP, services |
Not available |
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| National budget (US$) |
| Total revenue |
175.5 million (1994 estimate) |
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| Total expenditure |
175 million (1994 estimate) |
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| Monetary unit |
| 1 euro (EUR), consisting of 100 cents |
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| Euro (€) notes and coins replaced the Vatican lira (VLit) as the national currency on January 1, 2002. |
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| Exports |
| Postage stamps, souvenirs, publications |
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| Imports |
| Food, consumer goods |
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| Major trading partners for exports |
| Italy |
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| Major trading partners for imports |
| Italy |
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| Industries |
| Printing of a small number of mosaics, production of staff uniforms and tourist mementos; worldwide banking and financial activities; tourism |
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| Agriculture |
| None |
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| Natural resources |
| None |
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| Sources |
| Basic Facts and People sections |
| Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). |
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| Health and Education section |
| Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). |
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| Government section |
| Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data are from Military Balance. |
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| Economy section |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. |
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| Energy, Communication, and Transportation section |
| Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). |
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| Note |
| Figures may not total 100 per cent due to rounding. |
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