This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Holy See (Vatican City) and United States. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on sun position, timezones and much more.
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General information
| Holy See (Vatican City) | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southern Europe | North America |
| Area: | 0 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Government form: | Absolute monarchy | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1929 AD | 1776 AD |
| Capital: | Vatican City | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Holy See (Vatican City) | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 1,000 | 331,894,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 2,272.7 | 33.8 |
Economy
| Holy See (Vatican City) | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| VAT: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. |
|---|
Telecommunication
| Holy See (Vatican City) | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +396 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .va | .us |
| VAT total | VAT per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 5,120 | 5120 | 101,526,000 | 306 |
| Internet server: | 107 | 107 | 505,000,000 | 1522 |
Religions
| Holy See (Vatican City) | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 100.0 % | 78.5 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 15.3 % |