Vatican City. Official name, Stato della Città del Vaticano (Vatican City State), independent state under the absolute authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church. It is an enclave within the city of Rome, with an area of 44 hectares. It is the smallest independent country in the world, it was founded in 1929, fulfilling the terms of the Lateran Pacts, ratified…
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Vatican City 2009
Yearbook 2009 Vatican City. At the beginning of the year, the tension in the Vatican’s relations with Israel rose since Israel on January 8 condemned a high-ranking Vatican official, Cardinal Renato Martino, for comparing the Gaza Strip to “a large concentration camp.” Cardinal Renato Martino leads the Vatican’s Council for Peace and Justice. See ABBREVIATIONFINDER for…