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Holy See (Vatican City) Government 1997 https://photius.com/wfb1997/holy_see_/holy_see__government.html SOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code VT Government type monarchical-sacerdotal state National capital Vatican City Independence 11 February 1929 (from Italy) National holiday
Installation Day of the Pope, 22 October (1978) (John Paul II)
Constitution Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1 March 1968) Legal system NA Suffrage limited to cardinals less than 80 years old Executive branch
Legislative branch unicameral Pontifical Commission Judicial branch none; normally handled by Italy Political parties and leaders none Political pressure groups and leaders none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers) International organization participation IAEA, ICFTU, Intelsat, IOM (observer), ITU, OAS (observer), OSCE, UN(observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UPU, WIPO, WToO (observer) Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the crossedkeys of Saint Peter and the papal miter centered in the white band
NOTE: The information regarding Holy See (Vatican City) on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Holy See (Vatican City) Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Holy See (Vatican City) Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |