Quick Facts - Holy See
Capital: Vatican City
Political system: Ecclesiastical Constitutional Monarchy
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: Observer status since 7 March 1970
Population: 832 (2012)
Population density: 1877 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Latin
Non-nationals of total population: N/A
Population density: 1877 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Latin
Non-nationals of total population: N/A
Funding
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/AGovernment expenditure on culture: N/A
Government expenditure on culture per capita: N/A
Share of spending on culture by central government: N/A
Employment
Share of cultural workers in total employment: N/AShare of self-empoyed in cultural employment: N/A
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: N/A
Markets
CUPIX: Cultural goods: N/ACUPIX: Public cultural services: N/A
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: N/A
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: N/AInternet penetration rate: 57.7 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 10/12/1962European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not signed
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Not applicable
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334