梵谛冈城(Vatican City)
全名梵谛冈城国（State of the Vatican City）
教会国家。位於义大利罗马市内。人口约850（1997）。先後建於中世纪和文艺复兴时代的城墙起迄於东南角的圣彼得广场。城墙内是一个袖珍国家。有自己的外交任务电话系统、邮局、广播电台，有瑞士卫兵百余人，还有自己的银行系统和货币、商店和药房。根据1929年的「拉特兰条约」承认梵谛冈城的独立主权。教宗拥有绝对的行政、立法和司法权。教宗任命与教廷机构分开的梵谛冈政府机构成员。有数座气势宏伟的建筑，包括圣彼得大教堂、梵谛冈教宗宫及梵谛冈博物馆。还有西斯汀礼拜堂内米开朗基罗的壁画、波吉亚故居内平图里乔的壁画和拉斐尔陈列馆。梵谛冈图书馆藏有西元前和西元後的稀世手稿。
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Vatican City
Independent papal state, southern Europe, within the commune of Rome, Italy. Area: 108.7 acres (44 hectares). Population (1997 est.): 850. Its medieval and Renaissance walls form its boundaries except on the southeast at St. Peter's Square. Within the walls is a miniature nation, with its own diplomatic missions, newspaper, post office, radio station, banking system, army of more than 100 Swiss Guards, and publishing house. Extraterritoriality of the state extends to Castel Gandolfo and to several churches and palaces in Rome proper. Its independent sovereignty was recognized in the Lateran Treaty of 1929. The pope has absolute executive, legislative, and judicial powers within the city. He appoints the members of the Vatican's government organs, which are separate from those of the Holy See. Its many imposing buildings include St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Palace, and the Vatican Museums. Frescoes by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel and by Pinturicchio, and Raphael's Stanze are also there. The Vatican Library contains a priceless collection of manuscripts from the pre-Christian and Christian eras.