Vatican City Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area State of Vatican City Vatican City 0.44 sq km 0.17 sq mi PEOPLE Population 1,000 (2001 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate Not available Projected population in 2025 Not available Projected population in 2050 Not available Population density Not available Urban/rural distribution Share urban Share rural Ethnic groups 100 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) Italian, Swiss Languages Italian (official), Latin (official), various other languages Religious affiliations Roman Catholic (official) Evangelical Christian 98 percent 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total Not available Female Not available Male Not available Infant mortality rate Not available Population per physician Not available Population per hospital bed Not available Literacy rate Total Not available Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Not available Number of years of compulsory schooling Not available Number of students per teacher, primary school Not available GOVERNMENT Form of government Monarchical-sacerdotal state Voting qualifications Limited to cardinals under 80 years old Constitution Apostolic Constitution of 1967, effective 1 March 1968 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) Not available GDP per capita (U.S.$) Not available GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing Not available I ndustry Not available Services Not available Employment Number of workers Not available Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing Not available I ndustry Not available Services Not available Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Total expenditure $175.5 million (1994 estimate) $175 million (1994 estimate) Monetary unit European Union (EU) single currency, the euro (EUR), consisting of 100 cents. Major trade partners for exports Italy Major trade partners for imports Italy ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Not available Electricity from hydroelectric sources Not available Electricity from nuclear sources Not available Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Not available Number of radios per 1,000 people Not available Number of telephones per 1,000 people Not available Number of televisions per 1,000 people Not available Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Not available Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Not available Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Not available Paved road as a share of total roads Not available SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
