Where is the Vatican?
Vatican City
Vatican City (/ˈvætɪkən/(listen)), officially Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano;[lower-alpha 4] Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae),[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] is an independent city-state[9] enclaved within Rome, Italy. Established with the Lateran Treaty (1929), it is distinct from yet under "full ownership, exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes).[lower-alpha 7][10] With an area of 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of about 1,000,[3] it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population.
Catholic Church
While the famous Saint Peter's Basilica is located in Vatican City, above the traditional site of Saint Peter's tomb, the papal cathedral for the Diocese of Rome is Saint John Lateran, located within the city of Rome, though enjoying extraterritorial privileges accredited to the Holy See.