00:00 Vatican City is unlike any other country in the world, being extremely small and an absolute monarchy with an elected monarch.

02:05 In the 19th century, the Pope lost his territorial sovereignty and became a "prisoner" in the Vatican, leading to the creation of Vatican City.

03:50 The Holy See is the diocese of Rome and runs Vatican City, but other countries recognize and send ambassadors to the Holy See, not Vatican City.

05:34 The Lateran Treaty of 1929 created the sovereign state of Vatican City, under the control of the Holy See, and also established extraterritorial jurisdiction for other buildings, while Italy recognized the Holy See and agreed to stay neutral in international affairs.

07:23 Vatican citizenship is only by appointment, the working language is Italian, and official documents are in Latin, the Vatican has the highest crime rate due to pickpockets and purse snatchings, the highest wine consumption per capita, the most popes per square mile, a football league with 8 teams, a parish church called St. Anne's, a railway station and postal system.

09:01 Vatican City is a full member of the Universal Postal Union, represented in various international organizations, and crimes committed in Vatican City are usually tried in Italy.

10:41 The law in Vatican City is primarily based on the Catholic Church's canon law, but it also includes laws from treaties assigned by the Holy See, such as those regarding money laundering and human trafficking.