Vatican City

Introduction

Vatican City is located in Europe, with its capital being Vatican City and the official language being Italian.

euro is the legal tender of Vatican City. The top-level domain of Vatican City is .va, and to make an overseas call to Vatican City, you need to add +39 / 0039 before the number.

The IANA time zone of Vatican City is Europe/Vatican. The local time is 7 hours ahead compared to Beijing time. On 2026-03-02, the sunrise time in Vatican City's capital Vatican City is 07:43, and the sunset time is 19:02.

The Vatican: The Smallest Sovereign State in the World

The Vatican City State (Vatican City State) is a city-state located in the city of Rome, Italy, with the smallest territory (about 0.44 square kilometers) and the smallest population (about 800 people) in the world, and is known as a Catholic center. As the seat of the highest authority of the Catholic Church, the Pope is the head of state, with full legislative, executive and judicial powers.

This "country within a country" is home to a World Heritage Site, including St. Peter's Basilica (a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture), the Vatican Museums (which house Michelangelo's Genesis, among other treasures) and the Sistine Chapel. Its unique status stems from its historical legacy, established in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, and its small size makes it a spiritual sanctuary for more than 1.2 billion Catholics around the world, attracting millions of pilgrimages by believers and tourists every year.

As a neutral state, the Vatican has far-reaching influence in the diplomatic and cultural spheres, issues the euro currency, owns independent media, and maintains global faith ties as a "religious capital", which is a miniature example of the intersection of faith and civilization.