Identity
- Official name
- Vatican City State
- Status
- Sovereign country profile
- Demonym
- Vatican
- Codes
- VA / VAT
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Vatican City covers 0.44 km².
VAVatican City StateSovereign country profile
Vatican City
Vatican City is in Southern Europe. This profile brings its status, flag, geography, people, languages, and latest available indicators into one clear visual story.
FlagVAT · 201 / 207
🇻🇦 The flag shown for Vatican City. Profile code: VA / VAT.
01Population506
UN DESA · 2026 medium projection
02CapitalVatican City
Vatican City State
03CurrencyEUR
Euro (EUR)
04Life expectancy83.4 years
UN DESA · 2026 medium projection
Basic info
Expanded country facts
Core identity, people, geography, government, and practical reference data in one scan-friendly board.
People
- Population
- 506 · UN DESA · 2026 medium projection
- Median age
- 56.2 years · UN DESA 2026 medium projection
- Languages
- Italian, Latin
- Largest cities
- Vatican City
Place
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Area
- 0.44 km²
- Coordinates
- 41.9° N, 12.4° E
Practical
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Calling code
- +3906698
- Time zones
- Profile-specific value pending
- Emergency
- Emergency numbers vary; check official guidance
Government
- Type
- Not published
- Head of state
- Leo XIV
- Head of government
- Raffaella Petrini
- Constitution
- Comparable date pending
Geography
- Connections
- This profile has land borders and no coastline.
- Climate
- Temperate to subtropical zones
- Highest point
- Vatican Hill
- Driving side
- Right
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Vatican City.
Vatican City is a landlocked profile in Southern Europe. Its status is sovereign country profile.
RegionSouthern Europe
DemonymVatican
Area0.44 km²
Calling code+3906698
Economy
The latest available indicators.
Economic values use the latest non-empty World Bank year from 2019–2026, shown below each figure.
GDPNot publishedNo recent value
GDP per personNot publishedNo recent value
GDP growthNot publishedNo recent value
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People, systems
& everyday life.
Comparable facts are shown with clear dates and neutral framing. Gaps stay visible instead of being filled with guesses.
How people live
Urban and rural shares are not available in the comparable dataset.
- Median age
- 56.2 years
- Languages
- Italian, Latin
- Capital / principal city
- Vatican City
Ethnic and religious categories vary by national census and are not presented without a directly comparable, dated source.
Placed in context
Population0.0× atlas average
GDPNot ranked
Population compares the 207 atlas profiles. GDP ranking includes profiles with a published World Bank value.
A concise timeline
Wikidata records the current state as dating from 1929. Earlier state forms, independence milestones, and later constitutional changes may use different dates, so this is a starting point rather than a complete national timeline.
- Government
- Not published
- Head of state
- Leo XIV
- Head of government
- Raffaella Petrini
- Current constitution
- Comparable date pending
Land and climate
- Climate
- Temperate to subtropical zones
- Geography
- Vatican City is in Southern Europe and has no coastline. Its listed area is 0.44 km².
- Highest point
- Vatican Hill
- Major rivers
- Profile-specific value pending
- Natural resources
- Profile-specific value pending
Practical essentials
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +3906698
- Time zones
- Profile-specific value pending
- Plug types
- Profile-specific value pending
- Tipping
- Local customs vary by setting
- Emergency numbers
- Emergency numbers vary; check official guidance
Remember Vatican City
- Vatican City is the capital city.
- Vatican City covers 0.44 km².
- Vatican City is landlocked.
- It shares land borders with Italy.
- Listed official languages include Italian, Latin.
- Its international calling code is +3906698.
- The listed currency code is EUR.
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This profile has land borders and no coastline.
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People & place
Country
essentials.
Italian, Latin
Languages listed in the open country catalog for Vatican City.
1 listed connection
This profile has land borders and no coastline.
Euro (EUR)
The primary currency code and name used in the country catalog.
Identity card
Four essentials
VATwo-letter country code
VATThree-letter country code
Vatican CityCapital city
EuropeWorld region
Sources & notes
Numbers you can trace.
Statistics show their reference year because country data changes. Unavailable values are clearly marked instead of estimated.
Verified data & AI projection
Vatican City
Special Report.
Vatican City is profiled through long-run World Bank indicators covering the economy, population, health, work, technology, and environment. Southern Europe context, landlocked geography, demographic direction, and long-run development indicators.
Current demographic baselineUN DESA · 2026
Medium projection from World Population Prospects, 2024 Revision
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What the numbers suggest
- Comparable long-run World Bank series are limited for this profile, so the report keeps the availability gap visible.
Human development pressure
PendingComparable projection data is unavailable.
2035 scenarios are simple educational trend projections from recent historical observations. They are not official forecasts.
availability · World Bank API
Long-run series pending
This profile does not currently have enough comparable World Bank indicator history for charting. Basic Info remains available above, and the report tab will fill automatically when a country-level series is added to the dataset.
Educational projection, not an official forecast.Historical values are World Bank observations retrieved 2026-08-13. The 2026 demographic baseline is the official UN DESA medium projection from World Population Prospects 2024. The atlas's 2035 scenarios use simple trend math.