Title: Vatican City - Wikipedia
Headings: Vatican City
Vatican City
Contents
Name
History
Early history
Papal States
Italian unification
Lateran treaties
World War II
Post-war history
Geography
Climate
Gardens
Governance
Political system
Head of state and government
Administration
Defense and security
Foreign relations
Non-party, non-signatory policy
Economy
Demographics
Languages
Citizenship
Statistical oddities
Culture
Sport
Infrastructure
Transport
Communications
Recycling
Crime
See also
References
Footnotes
Citation notes
Bibliography
External links
Official websites
Other websites

Content: The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various national origins. After the Avignon Papacy (1309–1437), the popes have mainly resided at the Apostolic Palace within what is now Vatican City, although at times residing instead in the Quirinal Palace in Rome or elsewhere. The Holy See dates back to Early Christianity and is the principal episcopal see of the Catholic Church, which has approximately 1.329 billion baptised Catholic Christians in the world as of 2018
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in the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. The independent state of Vatican City, on the other hand, came into existence on 11 February 1929 by the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy, which spoke of it as a new creation, not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States (756–1870), which had previously encompassed much of central Italy. Within the Vatican City are religious and cultural sites such as St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and the Vatican Museums. They feature some of the world's most famous paintings and sculptures. The unique economy of Vatican City is supported financially by donations from the faithful, by the sale of postage stamps and souvenirs, fees for admission to museums, and sales of publications. Contents
1 Name
2 History
2.1 Early history
2.2 Papal States
2.3 Italian unification
2.4 Lateran treaties
2.5 World War II
2.6 Post-war history
3 Geography
3.1 Climate
3.2 Gardens
4 Governance
4.1 Political system
4.2 Head of state and government
4.3 Administration
4.4 Defense and security
4.5 Foreign relations
4.6 Non-party, non-signatory policy
5 Economy
6 Demographics
6.1 Languages
6.2 Citizenship
6.3 Statistical oddities
7 Culture
8 Sport
9 Infrastructure
9.1 Transport
9.2 Communications
9.3 Recycling
10 Crime
11 See also
12 References
12.1 Footnotes
12.2 Citation notes
12.3 Bibliography
13 External links
13.1 Official websites
13.2 Other websites
Name
The name Vatican City was first used in the Lateran Treaty, signed on 11 February 1929, which established the modern city-state named after Vatican Hill, the geographic location of the state. " Vatican" is derived from the name of an Etruscan settlement, Vatica or Vaticum located in the general area the Romans called Ager Vaticanus, "Vatican territory". The official Italian name of the city is Città del Vaticano or, more formally, Stato della Città del Vaticano, meaning "Vatican City State".