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234) Vatican City

Community

Area 0.44 square kilometres (land area 0.44 square kilometres)

Population,

750 (1938)

800 (1950)

800 (1960)

800 (1970)

770 (1990)

785 (2000)

794 (2010)

840 (2018)

Life Expectancy

77.5 (2000);� 74.0 (M), 81.0 (F)

Religion,

Christian; Roman Catholic, 100%, all years

% Urban,

100%, all years

Wealth The Vatican derives wealth from a variety of sources worldwide.� These include donations, income from landholdings, investments, and tourism.� Apart from staff pay, outgoings are accounted for by charity, disaster relief, and aid to churches in poorer countries.� In 1997 total Vatican expenditure was US$ 198.5 million and income was US$ 209.6 million; giving an annual surplus of US$ 11.1 million. Annual income and spending was around US$ 350 million in 2010.

Communications

Language Official, Latin, Italian

Literacy

99.9% (2000)

Railways;

Length, kilometres

0.9, from The Vatican station , linking to Italian railways (opened in 1932; freight only; little-used). Only 0.3 km of this railway is actually within Vatican territory.

Electronic communications

Telephones,

5,120 (2005)

Televisions , TV began 1983

Internet users,