With an area of approximately 0.2 square miles (0.44 km2), Vatican City is smallest country in the world. It was established in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty. It was signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri on behalf of the Holy See and by Prime Minister Benito Mussolini on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy. It has a population of about 800, most of whom are not permanent residents.
Also known as the Holy See, the Vatican surrounds St. Peter’s Basilica and the whole country is surrounded by Rome, Italy. It is the spiritual center of more that 1 billion Roman Catholics all over the world.
The Popes have generally resided in the area that in 1929 became Vatican City since the return from Avignon in 1377, but have also at times resided in the Quirinal Palace in Rome and elsewhere.
Vatican City State is distinct from the Holy See, which dates back to early Christianity and is the main episcopal see of 1.166 billion Latin and Eastern Catholic adherents around the globe. Ordinances of Vatican City are published in Italian; official documents of the Holy See are issued mainly in Latin. The two entities even have distinct passports: the Holy See, not being a country, only issues diplomatic and service passports; Vatican City State issues normal passports. Very few passports are issued by either authority.
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