Vatican City State is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy

It is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, home to the Pope and a trove of iconic art and architecture. The Vatican is famous for its priceless works of art and maintains its own banking and telephone systems, post office, pharmacy, newspaper, and radio and television stations.

The area of the Vatican City State is 44 square kilometers or 0.17031 square miles. The Vatican is the smallest republic or sovereign nation in the world and it houses all the highest governing bodies of the Roman Catholic Church, including the residence of the Pope. Today, the population is multinational and consists of about 900 people.