Vatican City

Did you know?

• 👥Smallest country in the world — just 0.49 km² and around 800 residents.
• 👥Issues its own passports, stamps and euro coins despite having no permanent citizens by birth.
• 🛕Vatican City was created by the Lateran Treaty of 1929, giving the Holy See a small territorial base for its independent mission.
• ✨The Swiss Guard, in Renaissance uniforms, has protected the Pope since 1506.
• 📚The Vatican Library holds over 1.1 million books, including manuscripts dating back to the 4th century.