What is the smallest country in the world?

Country name: Vatican City State (Stato DellàCittàdel Vatican).

Area: 0.44 square kilometers.

Population: 1380, with only 540 permanent residents. Mainly Italians. The official languages are Italian and Latin. Catholic

Capital: Ticano, Delva.

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The Vatican should be the smallest country in the world. At that time, Mussolini signed a treaty with the Vatican to win the support of the Pope, recognizing that the Vatican is a sovereign country belonging to the Pope, and the Pope has secular sovereignty over its territory. Its territory is located in the highland northwest of Rome, the capital of Italy, bounded by the Vatican city wall, with an area of only 0.44 square kilometers.

The Vatican is a country where politics and religion are integrated. The Pope is the head of state and has legislative, judicial and administrative powers. Like any other country, this small country flies its national flag, mints its own coins, and runs its own postal service, transportation, telephone system and radio station. It can be said that "the sparrow is small and complete." Although it is small, such a small country has great power. The Vatican has established diplomatic relations with many countries and sent "holy envoys", "representatives of holy envoys" or "representatives of the Holy See" to more than 65,438+000 countries and regions. It relies on tributes from Catholic institutions around the world and tourism to support itself. If it is different from other countries, what the Vatican lacks is probably immigration and customs. We don't need to see passports and visas, and we don't need to go through customs inspection when entering or leaving the country.

The Vatican is open to the public only in St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Cathedral. On both sides of the square are rows of colonnades, which are semi-circular and connected with St. Peter's Cathedral, just like two arms stretched out by the church, welcoming tourists. Because the square is surrounded by houses, it is difficult to get the whole picture of the square from any angle when shooting on the ground. Earlier that day, we went to the Vatican, where there were not many tourists, and St. Peter's Square looked very empty and big. It is said that if hundreds of thousands of Catholics flock to the square during the Pope's mass, the square will be very crowded and small. The local tour guide told us that we could have seen the spectacular scene of the Pope's Mass, but it was a pity that the Pope visited Canada that year. It seems that our relationship with the Pope is not enough. We had to take the same route as other tourists, take photos in front of St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Cathedral after the visit, and then go to the Vatican Post Office to buy some postcards and send them to relatives and friends to prove our visit. To be exact:

One city and two countries,

There are many small believers in the temple.

Have the honor to visit Rome,

No chance to worship Buddha.