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Me in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City<br> Sightseeing in Italy picture - Technically, Vatican City is a sovereign city-state within Rome. At just 0.2 square miles — only 70 percent of the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state. Located on a low hill and entirely surrounded by the city of Rome, the Vatican has the smallest population of any country in the world.
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Technically, Vatican City is a sovereign city-state within Rome. At just 0.2 square miles — only 70 percent of the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state. Located on a low hill and entirely surrounded by the city of Rome, the Vatican has the smallest population of any country in the world.
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