Vatican City

Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid-19th century, when the newly established Kingdom of Italy seized many of the Papal States.

Government type: ecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an “absolute monarchy”. Chief of state: Pope LEO XIV (since 8 May 2025).

Facts

Capital	Vatican City
Region	Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Area	total : 0 sq km; land: 0.44 sq km; water: 0 sq km
Population	1,000 (2024)
Languages	Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
Currency	euros (EUR)
Time zone	to be filled
ccTLD	.va

Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled