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<title>
Vatican City: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Holy See (Vatican City)
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: The Holy See (State of the Vatican
City)</l>
<l> conventional short form: Holy See (Vatican City)</l>
<l> local long form: Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del
Vaticano)</l>
<l> local short form: Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: VT
</p>
<p>Type: monarchical-sacerdotal state
</p>
<p>Capital: Vatican City
</p>
<p>Independence: 11 February 1929 (from Italy)
</p>
<p>Constitution: Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1 March
1968)
</p>
<p>Legal system: NA
</p>
<p>National holiday: Installation Day of the Pope, 22 October (1978)
(John Paul II)
</p>
<p>note: Pope John Paul II was elected on 16 October 1978
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: none
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: none (exclusive of influence
exercised by church officers)
</p>
<p>Suffrage: limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Pope: last held 16 October 1978 (next to be held after the death
of the current pope); results - Karol WOJTYLA was elected for life by
the College of Cardinals
</p>
<p>Executive branch: pope
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Pontifical Commission
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: none; normally handled by Italy
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Pope JOHN PAUL II (Karol WOJTYLA; since 16
October 1978)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Secretary of State Archbishop Angelo Cardinal
SODANO (since NA)
</p>
<p>Member of: CSCE, IAEA, ICFTU, IMF (observer), INTELSAT, IOM
(observer), ITU, OAS (observer), UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UPU,
WIPO, WTO (observer)
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Archbishop Agostino
CACCIAVILLAN</l>
<l> chancery: 3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 333-7121</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Raymond L. FLYNN</l>
<l> embassy: Villino Pacelli, Via Aurelia 294, 00165 Rome</l>
<l> mailing address: PSC 59, APO AE 09624</l>
<l> telephone: [396] 46741</l>
<l> FAX: [396] 638-0159</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the
crossed keys of Saint Peter and the papal tiara centered in the white
band
</p></body></article></text>