the Vatican, Rome, Italy

The  Vatican  rests  within  the  108  acres  of   Vatican City  &  employs  over  2000 persons &   boards  several  hundred  Catholic  leaders,  administrators.

[ Rome: coming End Time headquarters of the EU ]

Vatican City  is literally the smallest  independent country  in the world,  established in 1929  under the

terms  of  the  Lateran Treaty of  1929.    The  Pope of Rome  himself  is  the  ultimate legal ruler of  this recognized  country.                     [ Vatican City info / history / government ]        [ Lateran Treaty of 1929 ]

[ The Vatican castle, at night ]