Leo XIV
Head of state · Pope
- As of
- 2026-10-10
- Term
- Since 8 May 2025
Vatican City
MicrostatePublic data · traceableVatican City is a microstate. Capital: Vatican City. Form of government: constitutional monarchy, theocracy, papacy. Legislature: Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State. Official language(s): Latin, Italian. Population: about 882 (2024). Area: about 0 km².
- Official name
- Vatican City
- Administrative seat
- Vatican City
- Population
- 882
- Currency
- 欧元
- Continent
- Europe
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The Vatican’s official cars will be Toyotas and Lexuses
Il Sole 24 ORE
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- Oct 9, 2026, 2:08 PM
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Incontro con i Capi delle Chiese Orientali e i Presidenti delle Conferenze Episcopali, in occasione del decimo anniversario di “Amoris laetitia”
The Holy See
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- Oct 7, 2026, 3:27 PM
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Il Cortile della Pigna torna al suo splendore
vaticanstate.va
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- Oct 8, 2026, 10:03 PM
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Gaza, sette morti in attacchi israeliani. Resta grave l’emergenza umanitaria
Vatican News
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- Oct 9, 2026, 3:01 PM
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Microstate
Vatican City is a microstate. Capital: Vatican City. Form of government: constitutional monarchy, theocracy, papacy. Legislature: Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State. Official language(s): Latin, Italian. Population: about 882 (2024). Area: about 0 km².
- Administrative seat
- Vatican City
- Population
- 882
- Currency
- 欧元
- Official language
- Latin · Italian
- Continent
- Europe
- Admin code
- VAT
Raffaella Petrini
Head of government · President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State
- As of
- 2026-10-10
- Term
- Since 1 Mar 2025