🏛️ Vatican City

Holy See · Europe · Cultural · 41.90°N, 12.46°E

Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, is a landlocked sovereign city-state in Southern Europe. Ruled by the pope, it is an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy, and serves as the administrative center of the Catholic Church. Vatican City is governed by the Holy See, the episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome and central authority of the church worldwide, which is itself a sovereign entity under international law.

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Quick facts

Country	Holy See
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	41.90°N, 12.46°E · view on map

Vatican City is a cultural World Heritage site in Holy See, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Vatican City was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura.

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