Venerable Vatican is the world’s tiniest nation

See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Shavana AbruzzoBrooklyn DailyMonaco is widely regarded as the world’s smallest country, but that tall honor belongs to a micro-state an eighth the size of Central Park, located 400 miles away in the Italian capital of Rome.Vatican City is home of the Catholic Church, and the site of the papal residence and the Holy See — the Church’s supreme organ of government. It is also a treasure trove of exceptional data:• The Vatican is governed