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ITEM ID     : CI WOFACT WO0106
DATE        : Oct 28, 1994
 
AGENCY      : CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PROGRAM     : WORLD FACTBOOK
TITLE       : World Factbook: Holy See (Vatican City)
 
Source key      : CI 
Program key     : CI WOFACT 
Update sched.   : Annually         
Data type       : TEXT 
End year        : 1994
Date of record  : 19941020
Keywords 3      :  
Keywords 3      : | Holy See (Vatican City) 
 
 
                          Holy See (Vatican City)
 
 
                                 Geography
 
Location:
     Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome - central Italy
Map references:
     Europe
Area:
total area:
     0.44 sq km
land area:
     0.44 sq km
comparative area:
     about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
     total 3.2 km, Italy 3.2 km
Coastline:
     0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
     none; landlocked
International disputes:
     none
Climate:
     temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry
     summers (May to September)
Terrain:
     low hill
Natural resources:
     none
Land use:
arable land:
     0%
permanent crops:
     0%
meadows and pastures:
     0%
forest and woodland:
     0%
other:
     100%
Irrigated land:
     0 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
     NA
natural hazards:
     NA
international agreements:
     signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
Note:
     urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy; world's smallest state;
     outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo
     (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
 
 
                                  People
 
Population:
     821 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
     1.15% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
     NA
Death rate:
     NA
Net migration rate:
     NA
Infant mortality rate:
     NA
Life expectancy at birth:
     NA
Total fertility rate:
     NA
Nationality:
noun:
     none
adjective:
     none
Ethnic divisions:
     Italians, Swiss
Religions:
     Roman Catholic
Languages:
     Italian, Latin, various other languages
Literacy:
total population:
     NA%
male:
     NA%
female:
     NA%
Labor force:
     NA
by occupation:
     dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers who live
     outside the Vatican
 
                                Government
 
Names:
conventional long form:
     The Holy See (State of the Vatican City)
conventional short form:
local long form:
     Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
local short form:
     Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)
Digraph:
     VT
 
 
Type:
     monarchical-sacerdotal state
Capital:
     Vatican City
Independence:
     11 February 1929 (from Italy)
National holiday:
     Installation Day of the Pope, 22 October (1978) (John Paul II)
note:
     Pope John Paul II was elected on 16 October 1978
Constitution:
     Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1 March 1968)
Legal system:
     NA
Suffrage:
     limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
Executive branch:
chief of state:
     Pope JOHN PAUL II (Karol WOJTYLA; since 16 October 1978); election
     last held 16 October 1978 (next to be held after the death of the
     current pope); results - Karol WOJTYLA was elected for life by the
     College of Cardinals
head of government:
     Secretary of State Archbishop Angelo Cardinal SODANO (since NA 1991)
cabinet:
     Pontifical Commission; appointed by Pope
Legislative branch:
     unicameral Pontifical Commission
Judicial branch:
     none; normally handled by Italy
Political parties and leaders:
     none
Other political or pressure groups:
     none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers)
Member of:
     CSCE, IAEA, ICFTU, IMF (observer), INTELSAT, IOM (observer), ITU, OAS
     (observer), UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UPU, WIPO, WTO (observer)
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
     Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Archbishop Agostino CACCIAVILLAN
chancery:
     3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
     (202) 333-7121
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
     Ambassador Raymond L. FLYNN
embassy:
     Villino Pacelli, Via Aurelia 294, 00165 Rome
mailing address:
     PSC 59, APO AE 09624
telephone:
     [396] 46741
FAX:
     [396] 638-0159
 
 
Flag:
     two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the crossed
     keys of Saint Peter and the papal miter centered in the white band
 
                                  Economy
 
Overview:
     This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially by
     contributions (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholics throughout
     the world, the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos, fees for
     admission to museums, and the sale of publications. The incomes and
     living standards of lay workers are comparable to, or somewhat better
     than, those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome.
Budget:
revenues:
     $86 million
expenditures:
     $178 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993 est.)
Electricity:
capacity:
     5,000 kW standby
production:
     power supplied by Italy
consumption per capita:
     NA (1992)
Industries:
     printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff
     uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
Currency:
     1 Vatican lira (VLit) = 100 centesimi
Exchange rates:
     Vatican lire (VLit) per US$1 - 1,700.2 (January 1994), 1,573.7 (1993),
     1,232.4 (1992), 1,240.6 (1991), 1,198.1 (1990), 1,372.1 (1989); note -
     the Vatican lira is at par with the Italian lira which circulates
     freely
Fiscal year:
     calendar year
 
                              Communications
 
Railroads:
     850 m, 750-mm gauge (links with Italian network near the Rome station
     of Saint Peter's)
Highways:
     none; all city streets
Telecommunications:
     broadcast stations - 3 AM, 4 FM, no TV; 2,000-line automatic telephone
     exchange; no communications satellite systems
 
                              Defense Forces
 
Note:
     defense is the responsibility of Italy; Swiss Papal Guards are posted
     at entrances to the Vatican City
 
 
 
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