Holy See (Vatican City)
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Regional rank
Where Holy See (Vatican City) sits against peers.
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World Bank region
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Government taxonomy
Raw source
ecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an "absolute monarchy"
Regime type
Not yet coded from Bjornskov-Rode / CGV
Vatican City is treated as a theocratic elective monarchy rather than a generic monarchy or republic.
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Cite this page
Civica Index for Holy See (Vatican City), 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/holy-see-vatican-city