🇻🇦 Vatican City

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Vatican City is a landlocked sovereign city-state located within Rome, Italy, serving as the administrative center of the Catholic Church. Established in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, it arose not as a remnant of the Papal States, but as a new creation. With a population of approximately 882 and an area of just 0.4899 square kilometers, it is the smallest country in the world by both area and population. The Vatican is governed by the Pope and the Holy See, which exercises temporal power, governance, and diplomacy. Its unique status as a sovereign entity under international law ensures its spiritual independence.

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