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Holy See (nation) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 41 54 12 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.9030 decimal degrees |
Long: 012 27 12 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.4530 decimal degrees |
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Note: Papal sovereign state located within Rome, Italy; was long the headquarters of the Papal States, which had varying boundaries from 3rd-20th centuries; flourished particularly during Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods; was occupied by Italy in 1870. |
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Santa Sede (preferred,C,V,O,Italian-P,U,N)
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............ | term preferred by UN, refers to the administrative body; "Città del Vaticano" refers to the state with terrritorial limits |
Santa Sede (Spanish-P,U,N)
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Holy See (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Saint-Siège (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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Città del Vaticano (C,V,Italian,U,N)
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Stato della Città del Vaticano (C,V,O,Italian,U,N)
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Vatican (C,O,English,U,N)
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Vatican City (C,O,English,U,N)
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Vatican City State (C,O,English,U,N)
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State of Vatican City (C,O,English,U,N)
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State of the Vatican City (C,O,English,U,N)
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Cité du Vatican (C,O,French,U,N)
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Ciudad del Vatican (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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Vatican, État de la Cité du (C,O,French,U,N)
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Vatikan (C,O,German,U,N)
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Vaticaanstad (C,O,Dutch,U,N)
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Святой Престол (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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教廷 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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ا ىًرسي ا رًسولي (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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VAT (C,O,ISO3L)
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VA (C,O,ISO2L)
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ISO336 (C,O,ISO3N)
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VT00 (C,O,FIPS)
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ותיקן (C,U,Hebrew )
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Additional Parents: |
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Lazio (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Roma (province) (P) |
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nation (preferred, C) |
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sovereignty recognized by Italian government in Lateran Treaty of 1929 |
primary political unit (C) |
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independent sovereign nation (C) |
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created 1929; city state |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Vatican, État de la Cité du.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 785 |
Subject: ..... |
[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, IMJ, VP] |
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BHA, Authority file (1973-) |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 685 |
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Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) 1540 |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XII, 279-280 |
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Engels Woordenboek (1987) I, 825 |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 15 |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 773; 785 |
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ISO Newsletter (1996) 1996-04-03 |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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National Gallery of Art database, Washington (1987-) |
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NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 1 August 2014 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) 97 |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1994) 320 |
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TCI: Roma e Dintorni (1979) 517 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 56 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 1286 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1286 |
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