Vatican City By:Ryan Jones

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History

• On the spot where St.Peter was buried 2000 years ago this has always been an important area for the Holy See. Before 1860 most of central Italy was governed by Papal States. Their lands were protected by hired mercenaries and international armies. By 1860 most of the Papal States had been absorbed into the kingdom of Italy with the city of Rome last to capitulate in 1870. In 1929 the Lateran g allowed the state of Vatican City to be formed and ruled by the Bishop of Rome.

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Natural Resources and Government

•Vatican city has no natural resources.

•The type of government in Vatican City is Ecclesiastical which is a government ruled by the Pope.

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Culture

•Vatican Cities religion is Roman Catholic. All over Italy, people eat many of the same foods—olives, tomatoes, rice, and pasta, and the people of Italy are like pioneers of art because people have followed after their artwork for a long time.

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Climate and Physical Features

•They have temperate rainy winters and hot dry summers,because of the Mediterranean climate which is from being next to the Mediterranean sea.

•It is located on the Apennines mountains, the major mountain range on the Italian Peninsula.

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Pictures of Vatican City6

Major Source of Income

•Peters pence which is voluntary contributions to the support of the pope.

•Also the Instituto per le Opere di Religione or the Institute for Works of Religion or the Vatican City bank.

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MLA Citations

•https://www.cia.gov/ , http://www.romanlife-romeitaly.com/, http://www.virtualtripping.com/, http://www.solarnavigator.net/, http://www.virtualtourist.com/, http://www.mapsofworld.com/, www.tripadvisor.com, www.buycheaptraveltickets.com, www.valerietan.com, www.wallpaperweb.org, www.vaticantickets.com, www.rome-hotels.com, www.fotopedia.com, www.zdraveschuti.cz/, www.italianvisits.com, www.talktalk.co.uk, www.catholicherald.co.uk, www.azfotos.com, www.wga.hu, and the textbook.

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