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If your thinking about going somewhere awesome, Vatican City is the place to go.Vatican City is one of the smallest cities in the world. It has an area of 109 acres and a population of only 842 people.  Vatican City is actually a walled enclave  within Rome. The thing is though, it is actually an official country. It has some interesting landmarks in it including St. Peter's square and basilica.

One reason that Vatican City is so important is that it is wear all the popes live . The current pope is Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

5FUN FACTS about Vatican City and Rome.                                     1: Some catacombs lay under Vatican City and throughout Rome.                                                                                                                              2: Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.                        3: When things got rough in Vatican, the pope would sometimes escape through a secret passage.                                       4:  John Paul || was the first non- Italian pope in 455 years.       5: St. Peters Basilica took  roughly 300  years to fully complete, including the mosaics and artwork