VA
Vatican City
La Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
The Holy See (Vatican City State)
Emergency number
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Official addresses
The association has no official government address for this country yet. It will be added when one can be taken from a publisher that permits it.
- Form of government
- ecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an "absolute monarchy"
- Capital
- Vatican City
- Head of state
- Pope LEO XIV (since 8 May 2025)
- Head of government
- President of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State Fernando VERGEZ ALZAGA (since 1 October 2021)
- Cabinet
- Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City appointed by the pope
- Highest court
- Supreme Court or Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (consists of the cardinal prefect, who serves as ex-officio president of the court, and 2 other cardinals of the Prefect Signatura)
- Independence
- 11 February 1929
This directory was compiled on 12 October 2026.
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