Vatican City

Title : The Vatican City

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The Vatican became an independent state in 1929 after the signing of the Lateran Treaty and it is a landlocked surrounded by Rome the capital city of Italy . Most of the boundaries were influenced by the fact that the Vatican City was enclosed along various building such as the St . Peter 's Basilica , the Apostolic Palace , the Sistine Chapel , the museums and other buildings . According to the treaty signed between the

Italy and the Vatican City certain properties such as Castel Gandoflo and some Basilicas are located in the Italian territory although they enjoy the same status as foreign embassies and they are patrolled by the Vatican police agents known as the Swiss and not the Italian Police Actually the Vatican City territory consist of the St Peter 's square and the Vatican gardens that were established during the Renaissance and Baroque era (Gessi ,1958 . The Vatican City is the smallest independent country in the world both by area and population . Its size is approximately 44hectares which is equivalent to 110 acres , and it is said to be 70 of Washington D .C mall . It has a population of about 900 people who are residential and they include the clergy who work in the service of the Holy See , the government officials and the military also known as the Swiss Guard . The other 3000 are lay workers who are Italian citizens and commute daily...