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Fact
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Vatican City
Size - 0.2 Square milesPopulation - 770Language - ItalianLocation - ItalyCurrency - Euro
The Pope is an elected non-hereditary monarch and has complete judicial, executive and legislative control over the Vatican State - which means he is at present the only absolute monarch in Europe.
Piazza di San Pietro (St Peter’s Square) and the colonnade were designed and built by Bernini (completed in 1667). At 314 meters long and 240 meters wide it is the largest square in Rome. Bernini (with the help of his pupils) designed the 140 statues of saints which decorate the colonnade.
It has it’s own Post office and issues its own stamps. The Vatican mail system is widely used by Romans as in most cases is a lot quicker than Italian mail.
The Vatican’s radio station is located in a tower inside the Vatican Gardens and broadcasts in 20 languages throughout the world.
The Vatican City issues its own passports; the Pope, cardinals, members of the Swiss guard and clergy being the recipients.
Italians are allowed to donate 8% of their yearly taxes to the Vatican (this is instead of paying it to the Italian Government).
In 2007 the Vatican opted to become the first Carbon neutral state by offsetting their carbon footprint with the creation of a forest in Hungary.
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Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Monaco
Mo
naco
Facts
Despite Monaco being independent, its national defence is the responsibility of France.
The official religion is Roman Catholicism. The constitution provides for freedom of other religions.
The Monaco Gran Prix has been held in Monaco since 1929. It takes six weeks to set up the circuit and three weeks to remove it.
Monaco has the highest number of police per person than any country (just over 500 police for 33,000 people).
Known as Europe’s tax haven, each and every individual citizens of Monaco enjoys a tax-free lifestyle which begone in the 1870s.
At present, Monaco’s current efforts to diversify its economy have made tourism its number one source of income and casino profits now only generate about 5%.
It has no navy or air force. They have a small military with just over 100 people.
France are responsible for defending Monaco if it is attacked by another nation.
Citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble, nor even visit the casinos.
It only has 12 schools in total within its bounders.
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3_ Nauru2_
Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Nau
ru
The P
ope
is an
elec
ted
non-
here
ditar
y m
onar
ch a
nd h
as
com
plet
e ju
dicia
l, ex
ecut
ive a
nd le
gisla
tive
cont
rol o
ver
the V
atica
n Sta
te -
whi
ch m
eans
he
is at
pres
ent t
he o
nly
abso
lute
mon
arch
in E
urop
e.
Piaz
za d
i San
Piet
ro (S
t Pet
er’s
Squa
re) a
nd th
e co
lonn
ade
were
desig
ned
and
built
by
Bern
ini (
com
plet
ed in
166
7).
At 314
met
ers l
ong
and
240
met
ers w
ide
it is
the
large
st
The P
ope
is an
elec
ted
non-
here
ditar
y m
onar
ch
and
has c
ompl
ete j
udici
al, ex
ecut
ive an
d leg
islati
ve
cont
rol o
ver t
he Va
tican
State
- w
hich
mea
ns h
e is a
t
pres
ent t
he o
nly
abso
lute
mon
arch
in E
urop
e.
Piaz
za d
i Sa
n Pi
etro
(St
Pete
r’s S
quar
e) a
nd t
he
colo
nnad
e wer
e de
signe
d an
d bu
ilt by
Bern
ini
The P
ope
is an
elec
ted
non-
here
ditar
y m
onar
ch
and
has c
ompl
ete j
udici
al, ex
ecut
ive an
d leg
islati
ve
cont
rol o
ver t
he Va
tican
State
- w
hich
mea
ns h
e is a
t
pres
ent t
he o
nly
abso
lute
mon
arch
in E
urop
e.
The Po
pe is
an ele
cted
non-
here
ditar
y m
onar
ch
and
has
com
plet
e ju
dicia
l, ex
ecut
ive
and
legisl
ative
con
trol o
ver
the
Vatic
an S
tate
- w
hich
mea
ns h
e
is at
pres
ent
the
only
abso
lute
mon
arch
in E
urop
e.
The Pope is an elected non-hereditary monarch
and has complete judicial, executive and legislative
control over the Vatican State - which m
eans he is at
present the only absolute monarch in Europe.
Piazza di San Pietro (St Peter’s Square) and the
colonnade were designed and built by Bernini
The Pope is an elected non-
hereditary m
onarch and
has
complete
judicial, executive
and legislative control over the
Facts
4_ Tuvalu
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Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Tuva
luThe Pope is an elected non-hereditary monarch and has complete judicial, executive and legislative control over the Vatican State - which means he is at present the only absolute monarch in Europe.
Piazza di San Pietro (St Peter’s Square) and the colonnade were designed and built by Bernini (completed in 1667). At 314 meters long and 240 meters wide it is the largest square in Rome. Bernini (with the help of his pupils) designed the 140 statues of saints which decorate the colonnade.
It has it’s own Post office and issues its own stamps. The Vatican mail system is widely used by Romans as in most cases is a lot quicker than Italian mail.
The Vatican’s radio station is located in a tower inside the Vatican Gardens and broadcasts in 20 languages throughout the world.
The Vatican City issues its own passports; the Pope, cardinals, members of the Swiss guard and clergy being the recipients.
Italians are allowed to donate 8% of their yearly taxes to the Vatican (this is instead of paying it to the Italian Government).
In 2007 the Vatican opted to become the first Carbon neutral state by offsetting their carbon footprint with the creation of a forest in Hungary.
Facts
5_ San M
arino
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Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
San M
arino The
Pop
e is a
n ele
cted
non-
here
ditar
y m
onar
ch an
d ha
s
com
plet
e jud
icial,
exec
utive
and
legisl
ative
cont
rol o
ver
the V
atica
n Sta
te -
whi
ch m
eans
he i
s at p
rese
nt th
e onl
y
abso
lute
mon
arch
in E
urop
e.
Piaz
za d
i San
Piet
ro (
St Pe
ter’s
Squ
are)
and
the
colo
n-
nade
wer
e de
signe
d an
d bu
ilt b
y Be
rnin
i (co
mpl
eted
in
1667
). At 3
14 m
eter
s lon
g an
d 24
0 m
eter
s wid
e it i
s the
large
st sq
uare
in R
ome.
Bern
ini (
with
the h
elp o
f his
pu-
pils)
des
igne
d th
e 14
0 sta
tues
of s
aints
whi
ch d
ecor
ate
the c
olon
nade
.
It ha
s it’s
ow
n Po
st of
fice a
nd is
sues
its o
wn
stam
ps. T
he
Vatic
an m
ail sy
stem
is w
idely
use
d by
Rom
ans a
s in
mos
t
case
s is a
lot q
uick
er th
an It
alian
.
The V
atica
n’s
radi
o sta
tion
is lo
cate
d in
a to
wer in
side
the
Vatic
an Gar
dens
and
broa
dcas
ts in
20 lan
guag
es
thro
ugho
ut th
e wor
ld.
The Va
tican
City
issu
es it
s ow
n pa
sspor
ts; th
e Po
pe, c
ar-
dina
ls, m
embe
rs of
the
Swiss
gua
rd a
nd c
lergy
bein
g
the r
ecip
ients.
Italia
ns a
re a
llowed
to d
onate
8%
of t
heir
year
ly tax
es
to th
e Vati
can
(this
is in
stead
of p
ayin
g it
to th
e Ita
lian
Gover
nmen
t).
In 2
007
the V
atica
n op
ted
to b
ecom
e th
e fir
st Car
bon
neut
ral s
tate
by o
ffset
ting
their
car
bon
foot
prin
t with
the c
reati
on o
f a fo
rest
in H
unga
ry.Facts
Liechtenstein 6_ 6_
Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Liechtenstein
The Pope is an elected non-hereditary monarch and has complete judicial, executive and legislative control over the Vatican State - which means he is at present the only absolute monarch in Europe.
Piazza di San Pietro (St Peter’s Square) and the colonnade were designed and built by Bernini (completed in 1667). At 314 meters long and 240 meters wide it is the largest square in Rome. Bernini (with the help of his pupils) designed the 140 statues of saints which decorate the colonnade.
It has it’s own Post office and issues its own stamps. The Vatican mail system is widely used by Romans as in most cases is a lot quicker than Italian mail.
The Vatican’s radio station is located in a tower inside the Vatican Gardens and broadcasts in 20 languages throughout the world.
The Vatican City issues its own passports; the Pope, cardinals, members of the Swiss guard and clergy being the recipients.
Italians are allowed to donate 8% of their yearly taxes to the Vatican (this is instead of paying it to the Italian Government).
In 2007 the Vatican opted to become the first Carbon neutral state by offsetting their carbon footprint with the creation of a forest in Hungary.
Facts
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Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Marshall Islands
Mar
shall
Islan
ds
The Pope is an elected non-hereditary monarch and has com
plete judicial, executive and
legislative control over the Vatican State - which m
eans he is at present the only absolute
monarch in Europe.
Piazza di San Pietro (St Peter’s Square) and the colonnade were designed and built by
Bernini (completed in 1667). At 314 m
eters long and 240 meters w
ide it is the largest
square in Rome. Bernini (w
ith the help of his pupils) designed the 140 statues of saints
which decorate the colonnade.
It has it’s own Post office and issues its ow
n stamps. The Vatican m
ail system is w
idely
used by Romans as in m
ost cases is a lot quicker than Italian mail.
The Vatican’s radio station is located in a tower inside the Vatican Gardens and broadcasts
in 20 languages throughout the world.
The Vatican City issues its own passports; the Pope, cardinals, m
embers of the Sw
iss
guard and clergy being the recipients.
Italians are allowed to donate 8% of their yearly taxes to the Vatican (this is instead of
paying it to the Italian Government).
In 2007 the Vatican opted to become the first Carbon neutral state by offsetting their
carbon footprint with the creation of a forest in Hungary.
Fact
s
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Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sai
nt K
itts
and
Nev
is
The Pope is an elected non-hereditary monarch and has complete judicial, executive and legislative control over the Vatican State - which means he is at present the only absolute monarch in Europe.
Piazza di San Pietro (St Peter’s Square) and the colonnade were designed and built by Bernini (completed in 1667). At 314 meters long and 240 meters wide it is the larg-est square in Rome. Bernini (with the help of his pupils) designed the 140 statues of saints which decorate the colonnade.
It has it’s own Post office and issues its own stamps. The Vatican mail system is widely used by Romans as in most cases is a lot quicker than Italian mail.
The Vatican’s radio station is located in a tower inside the Vatican Gardens and broad-casts in 20 languages throughout the world.
The Vatican City issues its own passports; the Pope, cardinals, members of the Swiss guard and clergy being the recipients.
Italians are allowed to donate 8% of their yearly taxes to the Vatican (this is instead of paying it to the Italian Government).
In 2007 the Vatican opted to become the first Carbon neutral state by offsetting their carbon footprint with the creation of a forest in Hungary.
Facts
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Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Maldives
The P
ope
is an
elec
ted
non-
here
ditar
y m
onar
ch a
nd h
as
com
plet
e ju
dicia
l, ex
ecut
ive a
nd le
gisla
tive
cont
rol o
ver
the V
atica
n Sta
te -
whi
ch m
eans
he
is at
pres
ent t
he o
nly
abso
lute
mon
arch
in E
urop
e.
Piaz
za d
i San
Piet
ro (S
t Pet
er’s
Squa
re) a
nd th
e col
onna
de
were d
esig
ned
and
built
by
Bern
ini (
com
plet
ed in
166
7).
At 314
met
ers l
ong
and
240
met
ers w
ide
it is
the
larg-
est s
quar
e in
Rom
e. Be
rnin
i (w
ith th
e he
lp o
f his
pupi
ls)
desig
ned
the 1
40 st
atues
of s
aints
whi
ch d
ecor
ate th
e col
-
onna
de.
It ha
s it’s
ow
n Po
st of
fice
and
issue
s its
own
stam
ps. T
he
Vatic
an m
ail sy
stem
is w
idely
use
d by
Rom
ans a
s in
mos
t
case
s is a
lot q
uick
er th
an It
alian
.
The Va
tican
’s ra
dio
statio
n is
loca
ted
in a
tower
insid
e the
Vatic
an G
arde
ns an
d br
oadc
asts
in 2
0 lan
guag
es th
roug
h-
out t
he w
orld
.
The V
atica
n City
issu
es it
s ow
n pa
sspor
ts; th
e Po
pe, c
ar-
dina
ls, m
embe
rs of
the
Swiss
gua
rd an
d cle
rgy
bein
g th
e
recip
ients.
Italia
ns a
re a
llowed
to d
onate
8%
of t
heir
year
ly tax
es to
Mald
ives
Fact
s
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Size - 0.7 Square milesPopulation - 32,000Language - FrenchLocation - French Mediterranean coastCurrency - Euro
Mal
ta
The Pope is an elected non-hereditary monarch and has complete ju-dicial, executive and legislative control over the Vatican State - which means he is at present the only absolute monarch in Europe.
Piazza di San Pietro (St Peter’s Square) and the colonnade were de-signed and built by Bernini (completed in 1667). At 314 meters long and 240 meters wide it is the largest square in Rome. Bernini (with the help of his pupils) designed the 140 statues of saints which deco-
rate the colonnade.
It has it’s own Post office and issues its own stamps. The Vatican mail system is widely used
by Romans as in most cases is a lot quicker than Italian mail.
The Vatican’s radio station is located in a tower inside the Vatican Gardens and broadcasts in 20 languages throughout the world.
The Vatican City issues its own pass-ports; the Pope, cardinals, members of the Swiss guard and clergy being the recipients.
Italians are allowed to donate 8% of their yearly taxes to the Vatican (this is instead of paying it to the Italian Gov-ernment).
In 2007 the Vatican opted to become the first Carbon neutral state by offsetting their carbon footprint with the creation
of a forest in Hungary.
Facts