10 amazing things you did not know about the Vatican

The Vatican is a unique dwarf state located on the territory of Rome. But its modest size does not mean at all that he has nothing to surprise you with. We found 10 interesting facts about this unusual place that will surely amaze you!

They drink more wine here than anywhere else in the world.

Wine consumption per capita here averages 54 liters per year.

Here is the shortest railway in the world.

It consists of only two 300-meter tracks, two freight tracks and one station.

There are more tourists per inhabitant here than in any other country.

Since the Vatican is a place of great religious, historical, political and cultural significance, almost 5.5 million visitors a year visit the museums of this state alone.

The state has its own euro.

The Holy See has adopted the euro as its official currency and issues its own coins, which can be freely used throughout the eurozone.

Dad has a personal army that dresses very funny.

It is officially called the Papal Swiss Guard, consists of 135 Swiss soldiers, is based in the Vatican and is responsible for the safety of the Pope.

The Vatican has its own telescope in Arizona.

It is located on Mount Graham, in the southeastern state of Arzion in the United States and is operated by the Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world.

The Vatican Post Office is one of the best in the world.

Many Romans specially come to the Vatican to send their letters and documents from here, instead of Italy's less reliable national postal service.

You will not receive a stamp in your passport about a visit to the Vatican.

Vatican guests cannot officially document their visit to this state.

This state has citizens, but no one is born here.

Citizenship in this state is not issued at all by the fact of birth here, it is issued only to those who live in the Vatican, working here. Technically, no one can be born in the Vatican, because there is no hospital.