| Country (long form) |
The Holy See (State of the Vatican City) |
| Capital |
Vatican City |
| Total Area |
0.17 sq mi
0.44 sq km
(about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC) |
| Population |
880 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
|
| Languages |
Italian, Latin, various other languages |
| Literacy |
100.0% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic |
| Life Expectancy |
N/A male, N/A female |
| Government Type |
monarchical-sacerdotal state |
| Currency |
1 Vatican lira (VLit) = 100 centesimi |
| GDP (per capita) |
N/A |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture N/A%, industry N/A%, services N/A%;
note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live
outside the Vatican |
| Industry |
printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and
staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities. |