Vatican, a listen to this name, feel like on which hill, the full name is Vatican City State, the Vatican is the smallest country in the world, the area is only 0.44 square kilometers, the resident population is only 800 people, most of them are clergy, is a theocratic sovereign state with the Pope as the monarch, the Vatican is a Catholic country, how big is 0.44 square kilometers, there is no school big, the Vatican as a "country China", surrounded by Italy, belongs to the country within a country, Although it belongs to the smallest country, but it is small in size and high in status, because the Vatican is a Catholic country, the Catholic appointment of any country in the world, must get the appointment of the Vatican Catholic Church, because the area is relatively small, most of them are buses or subway travel, more convenient, here is the world's largest church, St. Peter's Basilica, why is it called St. Peter, because St. Peter is the first disciple of Jesus, is the first Pope of Rome, St. Peter's Basilica is designed by the famous designer Michelangelo, St. Peter, who commemorates martyrdom.
The Vatican is the only country in the world without a barbershop, haircuts have to go abroad, because it is too small, the Vatican's defense forces are divided into the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Gendarmerie, the Swiss Guard is mainly responsible for the security of the Pope, and the Vatican Gendarmerie is mainly responsible for social order, traffic control and policing.
The Vatican did not have no industrial and agricultural revenues, mainly relying on tourism, Catholic donations, real estate rentals, bank interest income, etc., and daily necessities were mainly imported from Italy.
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St. Peter's Basilica
Interior view of St. Peter's Basilica 1
Interior view of St. Peter's Basilica 2