Economy of Vatican City
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Currency | Euro (EUR) |
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GDP | n/av |
Labour force
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2,832 (December 2011) |
Labour force by occupation
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note: essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican |
Main industries
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printing, production of coins, medals, postage stamps, mosaics and staff uniforms and financial services |
Public finances | |
Revenues | $308 million (2011) |
Expenses | $326.4 million (2011) |
Economic aid | Peter's Pence |
The unique, noncommercial economy of Vatican City is supported financially by contributions (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholics throughout the world, the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos, fees for admission to museums,[1] and the sale of publications.
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Key statistics[edit]
Budget:
- revenues: $455.5 million (2008)
- expenditures: $356.8 million (2008) [2]
Industries: printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
Electricity – production: 442 MWh (2010) from solar panels.
Electricity – imports: Electricity supplied by Italy.
Currency: Euro (since 2002). Vatican City depends on Italy for practical production of banknotes, stamps and other valuable titles. Owing to their rarity, Vatican euro coins are highly sought by collectors.
Fiscal year: Calendar year
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Vatican visitors forced to use cash after credit card ban as city-state falls foul of EU legislation | Mail Online. Dailymail.co.uk (2013-01-04). Retrieved on 2013-02-08.
- ^ Europe :: Holy See (Vatican City). CIA – The World Factbook. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 2013-02-08.
References[edit]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2010 edition".
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