Where is Vatican City?

Vatican City is a country in Southern Europe.

Vatican City in gold, circled where it is too small to see; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.

Type: Country
Continent: Europe
Region: Southern Europe
Land borders: 1: Italy
Coast: None. Vatican City is landlocked.
Hemispheres: Northern; Eastern
Capital city: 41.90° N, 12.45° E

About Vatican City

Vatican City is the world's smallest sovereign state, a 44-hectare enclave inside Rome created by the 1929 Lateran Treaty. Ruled by the pope as an elective absolute monarchy, it holds Saint Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums. It issues its own stamps and euro coins and is the only World Heritage Site consisting of an entire state.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 2 on 1 October 2026 (#30), hardest clue first:

Its name comes from an Etruscan settlement in a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber.
It has no prison system beyond a handful of cells used before trial.
A special agreement with the European Union lets this non-member use the euro.
A painted white line across a famous square marks where its territory ends.

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Italy 10 km away
San Marino 230 km away
Monaco 460 km away
Slovenia 490 km away
Bosnia and Herzegovina 530 km away
Tunisia 600 km away
Albania 620 km away
Liechtenstein 630 km away

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Sources: Wikipedia: Vatican City. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.