Vatican City
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Vatican City (/ˈvætᵻkən ˈsɪti/; Italian:Città del Vaticano [tʃitˈta ddel vatiˈkaːno]; Latin:Civitas Vaticana), officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City (Italian:Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin:Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of 842, it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population.