Country: Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae)
Georgian transcript: ვატიკანი
Continent: Europe
Official languages: Latin, Italian
National language: Italian (de facto)
Religion: Catholicism (state religion)
Government: Unitary theocratic Catholic elective absolute monarchy
Independence: 11 February 1929 (from Italy)
Population: 764 (2023)
Demonym: Vaticanian, Vaticano (unofficially)
Currency: Euro (€)
Driving side: right
Time zone: UTC +1
Calling code: +379
Internet TLD: .va
Website: Vatican City State
Neighbouring country: Italy
The name Vatican City was first used in the Lateran Treaty, signed on 11 February 1929, which established the modern city-state named after Vatican Hill, the geographic location of the state within the city of Rome. "Vatican" is derived from the name of an Etruscan settlement, Vatica or Vaticum, located in the general area the Romans called Ager Vaticanus, meaning "Vatican territory".
