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About Vatican City

What is the capital of Vatican City?

The capital of Vatican City is Vatican City. Vatican City is the seat of national government for Vatican City, a country in Southern Europe.

What is the population of Vatican City?

Vatican City has a population of about 882 people, the 241st largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

How big is Vatican City?

Vatican City covers 0 square kilometers (0 square miles), making Vatican City the 243rd largest country in the world by area.

Which countries border Vatican City?

Vatican City borders exactly one country: Italy. No other nation shares a land frontier with Vatican City.

What continent is Vatican City in?

Vatican City is in Europe, in the Southern Europe region. Vatican City is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

All statistics and world rankings

Data updated April 1, 2026
Statistics and world rankings for Vatican City
Populationtotal people882people241st
Land Areatotal km²0.49km²243rd
GDP per PersonUSD per personno data
Total GDPUSD · whole economyno data
Life Expectancyyears, at birthno data
Urban Population% living in citiesno data
Internet Users% of people onlineno data
Fertility Ratechildren per womanno data
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per yearno data
Forest Cover% of land forestedno data
Unemployment Rate% of labor forceno data
Military Spending% of GDPno data
Renewable Energy% of energy useno data
Inflation Rateannual CPI changeno data
Beer Consumptionliters per yearno data
Coffee Consumptionkg per yearno data
Wine Consumptionliters per yearno data
Education Spending% of GDPno data
Health Spending% of GDPno data
Arable Land% of land arableno data
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/yearno data

Borders Vatican City1 country

Italycapital Rome

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Regional hubs

All countries in Europe53 countries and territoriesEvery country profile on Countrivo243 countries and territories

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 VA · alpha-3 VAT · Southern Europe

Where Vatican City stands2 of 21 rankings

241stPopulation882 people243rdLand Area0.49 km²

Play with Vatican City6 games

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Rankings

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