ITALY Vatican City
Political Facts Capital: None Population: 882
Physical Features Area: .17 sq miles 108 acres
Interesting Facts - worldwide headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. - smallest state in the world the Vatican is the Pope's formal residence Wall serves as the International Border The Vatican makes money through printing their own postage stamps and coining their own money
The Pope Pope Benedict XVI (Germany) 266th Pope
Saint Peter's Basilica - Possibly the largest church in Christianity 23,000 sq. meters - seats over 60,000 people
- Private Chapel for the Pope. - Painted by Michelangelo Took 4 years / lying on his back Depicts 9 stories from the Bible Sistine Chapel
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