Vatican City — Country Profile
An overview of Vatican City covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Vatican City
The capital of Vatican City is Vatican City. The country covers an area of 0.44 km². It is located in Southern Europe.
The smallest independent state in the world (0.44 km²).
Geography
Vatican City is a country in Southern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 0 km². It shares land borders with Italy, totalling 1 neighbour. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Its officially recognised languages include Italian and Latin, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Vatican.
Economy Overview
The official currency is the Euro (EUR, symbol €). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.88 EUR.
Culture & Time
Vatican City operates on a single time zone (Europe/Rome). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.va.
Government & Status
The capital of Vatican City is Vatican City. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +3906698. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is VA.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.