1. Dalia Umana Global Business Period 5 Ms. Allen

2.  The Vatican is a city State and the spiritual and temporal headquarter of the Roman and Eastern Catholic Churches under the sovereign rule of the Roman Pontiff or Pope.  The official name for the Vatican is: “Stato della Citta del Vaticano”  The ecclesiastical, governmental and diplomatic entity of the Vatican is known as the Holy See.  The Vatican is a symbol of Church leadership and its apostolic tradition.

3. THE VATICAN CITY IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF ROME, ITALY. http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/va.htm

4.  Government: Absolute Monarchy  Population: About 800  Ethnic Groups: Italian & Swiss  Literacy Rate: Age 15 and over can read and write -Population: 100%  Languages: Italian, Latin, and French  Religion: Roman Catholic

5. Flag

6.  One of the most important festivals  December 24 to January 6  On Christmas Eve, a massive midnight mass is held in St. Peter's Square  On Christmas day, the Pope announces his Christmas message from his balcony http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_end_of_the_christmas_se aso.html

7.  Special gathering of Cardinals for the purpose of electing a Pope  Occurs whenever a pope passes away  Takes one day and four ballots to be chosen  Then the new pope is chosen by Cardinals from around the world http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/127390/Papal-conclave-in- the-Sistine-Chapel-following-the-death-of

8.  February 11,  Vatican City became independent  Many businesse’s are closed this day  Lateran’s Treaty was signed on this day in 1929 http://wdtprs.com/blog/2006/02/fireworks-for-lateran-pacts/

9.  http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Gov ernment/History/ http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/State_and_Gov ernment/History/  http://www.vaticanstate.va/NR/rdonlyres/F3E3 B433-E7FE-4E7B-836E- 68DBA4891B63/332/0101Traccia1.wma http://www.vaticanstate.va/NR/rdonlyres/F3E3 B433-E7FE-4E7B-836E- 68DBA4891B63/332/0101Traccia1.wma  http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Vatican- City.html http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Vatican- City.html  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/vt.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/vt.html  http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/ Vatican-GOVERNMENT.html http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/ Vatican-GOVERNMENT.html