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Vatican City Travel Overview

Vatican City Travel Overview

Posted on July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 by sunglasseswill

GENERAL

Official name of the state

Vatican City State.

Geography

As a country starting with V defined by COUNTRYAAH.COM, the Vatican City lies within the city of Rome, extends over a hill west of the Tiber and is separated from the rest of the city by a wall. It consists of St. Peter’s Basilica, St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican and the Vatican Gardens and the papal summer residence Castel Gandolfo.

Government

Sovereign diocese since 1929. Apostolic Constitution of 2001. The government of the universal Church is carried out by the Roman Curia, which is made up of the State Secretariat (executive branch of the Pope, and responsible for general affairs), 9 congregations (ministries, responsible for example for the Doctrine of the faith), 11 pontifical councils, offices, 3 courts of justice (supreme appeal body, responsible e.g. for marriage annulments) and institutions such as the college of cardinals (election and advice of the pope). Voting age up to 80 years.

Head of state

Jorge Mario Bergoglio Pope Francis I, since March 2013. Pope Francis I is also Bishop of Rome.

Electricity

220 V, 50 Hz.

Time zone

Central European Time: CET +2 (CET +3 from March 26 to October 29, 2017)

HEALTH CARE

Notes vaccinations

  1. Italy.

MONEY

Currency

More information: see money in the Italy chapter.

ATMs

ec / Maestro card / Sparcard

ATMs (also with a Latin language selection) are available, but foreign cards are not currently accepted.

Attention: Travelers who pay abroad with their bank customer card and want to withdraw money should find out about the possibilities of using their card from their bank before starting their journey.

LANGUAGE

Overview

The official languages are Italian and Latin.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Annotation

The same holidays are celebrated as in Italy.

DUTY-FREE SHOPPING

Overview

There are no tax or customs regulations. More information in the relevant section in the Italy chapter.

ECONOMY

Economy

Commercial
Prefecture of the Holy See Palazzo delle Congregazioni, Largo del Colonnato 3, I-00193 Rome
Tel: (06) 69 88 42 63.

Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR)
V-00120 Città del Vaticano
Tel: (06) 69 88 33 54.

Business contacts

Commercial
Prefecture of the Holy See Palazzo delle Congregazioni, Largo del Colonnato 3, I-00193 Rome
Tel: (06) 69 88 42 63.

Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR)
V-00120 Città del Vaticano
Tel: (06) 69 88 33 54.

COMMUNICATION

Phone

Dial-up remote service.

Post Office

Own stamps are issued, which are also valid in Rome.

CULTURE

Religion

Roman Catholic.

CLIMATE

Best travel time

  1. Italy.

COUNTRY DATA

Area code +379 Area (km2) 0 Population 800 Population density (per km2) 1818 Population in 2014 Member of the EU No main emergency number 112

Vatican City Travel Overview

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