​VATICAN City

​​Vatican City, officially Vatican City State, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of around 900. This makes Vatican City the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area and population.

St. Peter's Basilica is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City and is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions. The pope presides at a number of liturgies throughout the year, drawing audiences of 15,000 to over 90,000 people.

The Vatican Museums are Christian and art museums located within the city boundaries of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by popes throughout the centuries including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. There are 54 galleries including the famous Sistine Chapel.