Guides and Directories

BBC News - Country Profile: Vatican
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1066140.stm

CIA - The World Factbook: Holy See (Vatican City)
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vt.html

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Holy See
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1044901288356

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Holy See (Vatican City)
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/holysee.htm

US Department of State - The Holy See
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/vt/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Holy See
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/vatican/va.html

Vatican
Links to Vatican's institutions and country guides.
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/va.html

Vatican City
Flags and general information.
http://www.flags.net/country.php?country=VACY&section=CURR

Wikipedia - Vatican City
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City