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People And SocietyNationality
Noun None
Adjective None Ethnic groups
Italians, Swiss, other
Languages
Italian, Latin, French, various other languages Religions
Roman Catholic
Population World Ranking: 236
836 (July 2012 est.)
Population growth rate World Ranking: 190
0.004% (2012 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population
100% of total population (2010) Rate of urbanization 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 100%Male 100% Female 100%
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Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of "prisoner" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include religious freedom, international development, the environment, the Middle East, China, the decline of religion in Europe, terrorism, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1 billion people worldwide profess the Catholic faith.