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Holy See

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Background :

Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of "prisoner" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include religious freedom, international development, the environment, the Middle East, China, the decline of religion in Europe, terrorism, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About one billion people worldwide profess the Catholic faith. 

Location :

Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

41 54 N, 12 27 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 12.45
North 41.91
East 12.46
South 41.90

Area :

total 0 square km
land 0 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

0.00 km

Climate :

temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) 

Terrain :

urban; low hill 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 19 metres
highest point 75 metres

Land use :

arable land 0.00 %
permanent crops 0.00 %
other 100.00 %

Irrigated land :

0 square km

international agreements :

Air Pollution (not ratified) Environmental Modification
Ozone Layer Protection

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.00 %

Languages :

Italian  
Latin  
French  

Literacy :

total population 100.00 %
male 100.00 %
female 100.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form The Holy See

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 VA
ISO Numeric 336
ISO3 VAT
FIPS VT
ccTLD va
English Holy See

Capital :

name Vatican City
geographic coordinates 41 54 N, 12 27 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

CE (observer) IAEA
IOM (observer) ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol OAS (observer)
OPCW OSCE
Schengen Convention (de facto m) UN (observer)
UNCTAD UNHCR
UNWTO (observer) UPU
Union Latina (observer) WFTU
WIPO WTO (observer)

Independence :

1929-02-11 

National holiday :

Coronation Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI

2005-04-19

Executive branch :

Pope BENEDICT XVI

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 5 120
FM Radio broadcast stations 3
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) va
Internet Hosts 63

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