Flag of Vatican City
Officially Vatican City State
Locally Città del Vaticano
What the flag looks like
A square flag divided vertically into yellow (hoist) and white halves, with the crossed keys of Saint Peter, one gold and one silver, beneath the papal tiara on the white half.
What it means
Yellow and white recall the gold and silver keys of Saint Peter; the keys and the tiara symbolise the authority of the Pope.
How to remember it
A square gold-and-white flag with crossed keys on the white half: Vatican City
holds the keys of Saint Peter, and shares its square shape only with Switzerland
.
Fun facts
- Vatican City and Switzerland have the only square national flags.
- At about 0.44 square kilometers, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
- The Pontifical Swiss Guard has protected the Pope since 1506.
Vatican City at a glance
- Capital
- Vatican City
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Population
- 882
- Area
- 0 km²
- Languages
- Italian, Latin
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Flag adopted
- 1929