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Rome's old town with the distinctive roof of the Pantheon, as seen from St. Peter's
The smallest country in the world
February 27th 2009 Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea
of what one man is capable of achieving
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1787
The Vatican City is the world's smallest state by both population (less than 1,000) and area. It is one of only three sovereign city-state worldwide and located within the ci
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Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom