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	Vatican City - MSN Encarta
		Vatican City is the last remnant of the Papal States, a swath of territories in central Italy acquired over the centuries by the Catholic Church and governed by the pope.
		Vatican City was established in 1929 under terms of the Lateran Treaty, concluded by the Italian government and the papacy after many years of controversy.
		Vatican City uses the euro, the currency of the European Union (EU), although it is not an EU member.
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	Vatican City â“ FREE Vatican City Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		Vatican City may be said to correspond politically to the former Papal States, but it was created as a result of the Lateran Treaty of 1929 between Pope Pius XI and King Victor Emmanuel III (negotiated by Cardinal Gasparri and Mussolini), which ended the so-called Roman Question.
		The Vatican City is a roughly triangular tract of land within Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber River and west of the Castel Sant'Angelo.
		Gregory XIII and Sixtus V spent huge sums on the Vatican and also began the Quirinal, a palace that served as the papal residence from the 17th to the 19th cent., was the Italian royal palace from 1870 to 1946, and is now the home of the president of Italy.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Vatican.html (2053 words)

	Vatican City
		The State of the Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, a landlocked enclave surrounded by the city of Rome in Italy.
		The Vatican is technically a rare case of a non-hereditary elective monarchy; the monarch, the Pope, being elected for life by those Cardinals under the age of 80 during a Conclave (held in the Sistine Chapel).
		The Vatican City is situated on the Vatican Hill in the northwestern part of Rome, several hundred metres west of the Tiber river.
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	VATICAN CITY
		Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae; Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano), is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome.
		Vatican City is a non-hereditary, elected monarchy that is ruled by the Bishop of Rome — the Pope.
		The Vatican City, one of the European microstates, is situated on the Vatican Hill in the west-central part of Rome, several hundred metres west of the Tiber river.
	www.ithelp.us /VaticanCity (911 words)

	Vatican City - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		Vatican City, formally the State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae; Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano) is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome.
		The Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world at 0.44 square kilometres (108.7 acres).
		Citizenship of the Vatican City is granted ius officii, which means it is conferred upon those who have been appointed to work at the Vatican, and it is usually revoked upon the termination of their employment.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Vatican_City (4185 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		The State of the Vatican City (commonly known also as the Vatican City-State) is the smallest independent country in the world (both in area and in population), a landlocked enclave surrounded by the city of Rome in Italy.
		The Vatican is technically a rare case of a non-hereditary elective monarchy; the monarch, the Pope, being elected for life by those Cardinals under the age of 80 during a Conclave (held in the Sistine Chapel).
		The Vatican City is situated on the Vatican Hill in the northwestern part of Rome, several hundred metres west of the Tiber river.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Vatican_City (1000 words)

	Vatican City
		The City of the Vatican in Rome is an autonomous State governed directly by the Pontificate and officially recognized through the "Patti Lateranensi" of 1929 after Christ by the Italian Republic.
		Nowadays the City of the Vatican is the smallest State of the world with its roughly 440000 square metres, but it maintains the privileges of an independent State such as to have its own public representations, its own philatelic and numismatic values and official bodies of press, such as the head of the Roman Observer.
		The Vatican City State, sovereign and independent, is the survivor of the papal states that in 1859 comprised an area of some 17,000 sq mi (44,030 sq km).
	www.romeescape.com /vatican.html (858 words)

	Vatican City \| Catholic-Pages.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Note: The Vatican lira is on a par with the Italian lira and under the terms of the Concordat with Italy, Vatican currency is legal tender throughout Italy, and Italian currency is legal tender within Vatican City.
		VATICAN CITY, JUN 11, 1997 (VIS) - Vatican City State was created with the Lateran Pacts stipulated between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy on February 11, 1929, and ratified on June 7 of the same year.
		All the territory of Vatican City State is under the protection of the Hague Convention of May 1954, regarding the care of cultural goods in case of armed conflict.
	www.catholic-pages.com /vatican/vatican_city.asp (515 words)

	Essential World Architecture Images- architecture in the Da Vinci Code- Vatican City
		Territory of Vatican City according to the Lateran treatiesIt is supposed that this originally uninhabited part of Rome (the ager vaticanus) had long been considered sacred, or at least not available for habitation, even before the arrival of Christianity.
		Vatican City has its own post office, commissary (supermarket), bank (the automatic teller machines are the only ones in the world to use Latin), railway station, electricity generating plant, and publishing house.
		The Vatican City, one of the European microstates, is situated on the Vatican Hill in the north-western part of Rome, several hundred metres west of the Tiber river, on the latter's right bank.
	www.essential-architecture.com /DAVINCI/DV29.htm (2423 words)

	Geography of the Vatican City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vatican City has a total area of 108.7 acres (0.17 sq mi; 0.44 km²).
		Vatican City is a landlocked country that shares a 2 mile (3.2 km) border with Italy.
		The lowest point in Vatican City is an unnamed location at 62 feet (19 m).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_the_Vatican_City (352 words)

	General Information
		Vatican City State was founded following the signing of the Lateran Pacts between the Holy See and Italy on February 11th 1929.
		Vatican City lies just beyond the right bank of the Tiber River on a slight rise, part of the ancient Montes Vaticani (the Vatican Hill), on which several villas were built in pre-Christian times...
		There are two initials that identify vehicles registered in the Vatican Automobile Register: SCV, for vehicles belonging to the Vatican City State and Departments of the Holy See; CV for vehicles that are the property of...
	www.vaticanstate.va /EN/State_and_Government/General_informations (274 words)

	The Vatican City
		The name of the Vatican City comes from the name of the hill on which it is located, Vatican Hill.
		The Vatican City is surrounded by a high wall and Viale Vaticano for the whole of its length.
		By the law of 1921 the Pope is head of the legislature, executive and judiciary; he nominates the General Council and the Governor of the Vatican.
	www.italycyberguide.com /Geography/cities/rome2000/vatican.htm (926 words)

	VATICAN CITY ROME ITALY
		Vatican City State is a recognized national territory under international law, but it is the Holy See that conducts diplomatic relations on its behalf, in addition to the Holy See's own diplomacy, entering into international agreements in its regard.
		Citizenship of the Vatican City is granted iure officii, which means it is conferred upon some of those who have been appointed to work in certain capacities at the Vatican, and it is usually revoked upon the termination of their employment.
		As the Vatican City has no airports, it is served by the airports that serve the city of Rome, within which the Vatican is an enclave, namely: Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport and to a lesser extent, Ciampino Airport, which both serve as the departure gateway for the Pope's international visits.
	www.solarnavigator.net /geography/vatican_city.htm (4774 words)

	Italy & Vatican City - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
		The Swiss Guard is the official guard of the Vatican and the Pope.
		Under the terms of the Lateran Treaty, Vatican City was established as a sovereign state on 11 February 1929.
		The economy of the Vatican City is supported by the financial contributions of Roman Catholics throughout the world.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/Geography/Italy-Vatican-City-559.html (1333 words)

	Howstuffworks "Geography of Vatican City"
		The Vatican City, also known as Holy See, is a walled sovereign city-state within Rome, the capital of Italy.
		The Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world.
		Vatican City, or Vatican City State, an independent state ruled by the Roman Catholic pope.
	geography.howstuffworks.com /europe/vatican-city.htm (85 words)

	Vatican City Fast Facts
		Vatican coins are similar in value, size and denomination to those of Italy, although the monetary system is separate from that of Italy; the Euro is, however, legal tender in the Vatican City.
		Vatican coins are the Gold Lire 100 (nominal); Silver Lire 500; ‘Acmonital’ Lire 100 and 50; ‘Italma’ Lire 10, 5 and 1; and ‘Bronzital’ Lire 20.
		The Vatican is located to the north-west of central Rome, on the west bank of the Tevere.
	www.worldroom.com /pages/cg_vatican/fastfacts/vatican_fastfacts.phtml (677 words)

	Study in Vatican City (Holy See)
		Location: The Vatican City State is situated on the Vatican hill, on the right bank of the Tiber River, within the city of Rome.
		The Vatican City State, sovereign and independent, is the survivor of the papal states that in 1859 comprised an area of some 17,000 square miles (44,030 sq.
		The popes consistently refused to recognize this arrangement and, by the Lateran Treaty of Feb. 11, 1929, between the Vatican and the kingdom of Italy, the exclusive dominion and sovereign jurisdiction of the Holy See over the city of the Vatican was again recognized, thus restoring the pope's temporal authority over the area.
	www.studyoverseas.com /europe/vatican1.htm (205 words)

	Archaeology (Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture)
		Between 1450 and 1600 ancient Rome began to emerge from beneath the shapeless pastures and deserted hills of the ancient city.
		Within the city proper, the ancient monuments rise, stripped of modern buildings and urban sprawl.
		Though the unknown artist tried to represent the small compass and exact contours of the early city, and labeled the Forum and other places of note, the crenelated walls and towers reveal the limits of his imagination.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/vatican/arch.html (2689 words)

	Vatican City, Europe - History, Pictures and Map
		Note: on 11 February 1929, three treaties were signed with Italy which, among other things, acknowledged the full sovereignty of the Vatican and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to the 8th century.
		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.
		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.
	vatican.europe-countries.com (472 words)

	Vatican City
		Thus, as far as the nation-state of the Vatican is concerned, its Head of State, the Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City, is the pope.
		Almost all of Vatican City's roughly 600 citizens either live inside the Vatican's walls or serve in the Vatican's diplomatic corps in embassies (called "nunciatures"; a papal ambassador is a "nuncio") around the world.
		All of the City's actual citizens are Catholic and the Catholic religion is, rather obviously, the State religion of the country.
	schools-wikipedia.org /wp/v/Vatican_City.htm (3587 words)

	Holy See (01/08)
		Note: The Holy See is the universal government of the Catholic Church and operates from the Vatican City State, a sovereign, independent territory of 0.44 square kilometers (0.17 square miles).
		Vatican City maintains the Swiss Guards, a voluntary military force, as well as a modern security corps.
		Vatican Radio, the official radio station, is one of the most influential in Europe.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3819.htm (2206 words)

	VATICAN CITY
		The Vatican City lies close to the Tiber in central Rome and is a fully independent state.
		The administration of the Vatican City State, of which the Pope is temporal head, is conducted by the Pontifical Commission.
		The founding of the Vatican Museums can be traced back to 1503 when the newly-elected Pope, Julius II della Rovere, placed a statue of Apollo in the internal courtyard of the Belvedere Palace built by Innocent VIII; he brought the statue from the garden of his titular church of St.
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	Vatican Hill
		The Vatican Hill (in Latin, Vaticanus Mons) is the name given, long before the founding of Christianity, to one of the hills on the side of the Tiber opposite the traditional seven hills of Rome.
		The Vatican Hill is not one of the famous seven hills of Rome, although it was inclu...
		Vatican City — formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano, Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) — is an ecclesiastical sovereign landlocked enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy.
	www.experiencefestival.com /vatican_hill (2297 words)

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		The economic geography of the UK reflects not only its current position in the global economy, but its long history both as a trading nation and an imperial power.
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		Now, the UK financial industry is concentrated overwhelmingly in the City of London and Canary Wharf, with back office and administrative operations often dispersed around the south of England.
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	Vatican City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coordinates: 41°54′10″N, 12°27′9″E Vatican City, formally the State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae; Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano) is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome.
		Being separated from the city and on the west bank of the Tiber river, it was an outcrop of the city that was protected by being included within the walls of Leo IV and later expanded by the current fortification walls of Paul III/Pius IV/Urban VIII.
		The Vatican abolished capital punishment in 1969, but its last execution was performed by its predecessor, the Papal States on the 9 July 1870 at Palestrina, when Agabito (or Agapito) Bellomo was decapitated (probably by guillotine) for murder.
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