The country is called Vatican City, covers an area of 0.44 square kilometers, this country is a very typical monarchical country, don't look at this country is particularly small, but the history of this country is still very long.
In August 1870, the people of Rome revolted against the papal regime, and the Italian kings, seeing this, felt that this was a perfect opportunity to quickly occupy all of Rome and complete the great cause of unification.
The Papal States collapsed in an instant under the strong italian attack, and the pope was stripped of his powers and forced to elect Italy, the residence of the time. After all, at that time, Catholics were all over the world, and the pope could not be exterminated. It is for this reason that the Catholic Pope has lived in the Vatican for more than 60 years.
In 1929, after 11 years of negotiations, they finally signed a contract between the two sides, the main content of which was to recognize the Vatican as an independent state, but also to explicitly recognize that the sovereignty of the country was administered by the pope. With the signing of the entire agreement after the completion.
In July of the same year, a completely independent city was officially established, named the Vatican City State, stipulating that the Vatican would always be a neutral country.
In addition to being the smallest country in the world, the Vatican is also the most popular country. It is understood that a total of 196 countries around the world have established diplomatic relations with him. That's 183. The leader of the country, named Francis I, is the central body of the country and also has departments such as the State Department, the Provincial Ministry, and the Council.
With a permanent population of nearly 800 people, the country's male-female ratio is still grossly out of balance, reaching a terrifying 19:1, and it seems that reproduction has become a problem. Some argue that they are definitely polygamous, yet they are, like most countries, fully monogamous. Most people in their country are married to foreigners. As for how to increase the population, this family does not have to worry at all.
It is such a small country on the surface, but it is the only big brother in the world that no one dares to mess with. Although the sparrow is small, it is complete, and what a country should have is the same as it is.
The outbreak of World War I and World War II at that time could be said to be the respect of the strong, and small countries did not have any status at all. According to incomplete statistics, countless small States were wiped out as a result of encroachment during this period.
But the Vatican, a palm-sized country, was able to stand alone, which also allowed Italy, one of the four fascist powers at that time, to recognize their national sovereignty, which can be said to be a country that really cannot be underestimated.
There are two main reasons why no one in the Vatican dares to invade:
The first reason is that there are many believers in various countries. Most of these believers have their own forces, and none of them want to be hostile to many countries because of this five acres of land, so it seems that it is not cost-effective.
The second and most important reason is Catholicism. The Vatican was originally a papal state, and Catholicism and Orthodoxy and Protestantism are listed as the three major sects of Christianity, Christianity is one of the three major religions in the world, the Vatican not only represents the highest faith of Christians, but also the sacred place of all believers in the world.
The holy place is inviolable, and as long as the Pope exists in the world, the status of Catholicism and Christianity will be unshakable. It is precisely for these two reasons that the Vatican is the country that can stand tall in such a chaotic Europe and develop step by step into what it is today.
The Vatican also does not have much military strength, and the vast majority of countries can easily destroy them completely. Destroying them will bring a lot of problems, and there will be a lot of Catholics who will bring fatal damage to the country, causing the country's security to be in a state of turmoil for the time to come.
Weighing the pros and cons, the heads of state of these countries are also very clear that attacking this country will not help them at all.
Unlike the country in the traditional sense, the Vatican has not been sustained by a population increase in history, almost all people commute to work and go abroad every day, and the population of the country comes from people of faith. Even if they are not born locally, as long as they meet special conditions and believe in the local church, they can join the Vatican.
It is understood that the Vatican is also a 100% immigrant country, and the land area is really too small. They do not limit the scope of life of their countrymen, and there is only one guardrail on the border with neighboring Italy.