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title: "Vatican City — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Vatican City: capital Vatican City, area 0.44 km², population 1,000 (2024), currency Euro. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/vatican-city/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Vatican City

**Vatican City: Capital Vatican City**

0.44 km² · 1,000 people (2024) · Euro

The smallest country in the world by both area and population: about 0.44 km², or roughly an eighth the size of New York's Central Park, with fewer than a thousand residents. Its border with Rome is about 3.4 km long. St Peter's Basilica covers around 15,000 m² and is one of the largest churches ever built.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Vatican City
- **Area:** 0.44 km² — 0 sq mi
- **Population:** 1,000 (2024)
- **Density:** 2272.7 people per km²
- **Currency:** Euro (EUR, €)
- **Official languages:** Italian, Latin
- **Time zone:** UTC+01:00
- **Calling code:** +3
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** VA · VAT
- **Continent:** Europe

## How it compares

- **By area:** 200 of 200
- **By population:** 200 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2024 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nauru | 21 | 12,025 |
| Monaco | 2 | 38,341 |
| Vatican City ← | 0.44 | 1,000 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Vatican City?

Vatican City

### What currency does Vatican City use?

The Euro (EUR).

### How big is Vatican City?

0.44 km², or 0 square miles — 200 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Vatican City drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Nauru](https://atoneplace.net/country/nauru/)
- [Monaco](https://atoneplace.net/country/monaco/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
- [Ukraine](https://atoneplace.net/country/ukraine/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]