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Country Profile: Holy See


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People


Population:

Over 800

Ethnic groups:

Italian, Swiss, others (including others of  European, Asian, African and Latin American origin).

Religion:

Catholic

Language:

Italian, Latin and various other languages are spoken in the Holy See (Vatican City).

Literacy:

100 percent

Work force:

About 3,000 lay workers (mostly resident outside the Holy See, also known as Vatican City).

Note:

Almost all of the Holy See's (Vatican City's) citizens live inside the Vatican City walls. The Holy See includes Vatican government officials, Roman Catholic Church dignitaries, priests, nuns, and guards as well as approximately 3,000 lay workers who comprise the majority of the work force.