In the centre of Rome is the smallest sovereign state in the world - the Vatican. It is enthroned on the Vatican Hill with a view of the historic centre of Rome.
The Vatican City includes the imposing St Peter's Basilica and the impressive Vatican Museums.
With an area of just 44 hectares, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
Vatican City is the successor to the thousand-year-old mighty Papal States and has been an independent state and the spiritual centre of the Roman Catholic Church since its foundation in 1929. The official name is "Stato della Città del Vaticano". Car licence plates begin with the letters SCV.
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