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Administrative divisions of Vatican City
Vatican City is divided into 1 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Vatican City
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican CityCapital | 832 |
Vatican City is the largest urban area in Vatican City with about 832 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Vatican City: ≈ 101 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Vatican City at this map scale.
Ethnic groups in Vatican City
Italian, Swiss, Argentinian, and other nationalities from around the world (2017)
Regionally, Italian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 1 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Vatican City
Roman Catholic
Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 1 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Vatican City
Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
Regionally, Italian is the most common language group across most of the 1 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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PolandSources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.