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The 26 pages that link to Vatican City, each with the reason it gives.

• Papal StatesBroader topic: It became the pope’s territorial sovereignty after the Lateran Treaty.

• RomeRelated: Its presence reflects the city’s enduring role as the papacy’s seat.

• Roman Catholic ChurchCompared with: It is often confused with the church itself, but is a separate state.

• Italian languageRelated: Italian is widely used in the city-state’s administration and everyday public life.

• Roman CuriaCompared with: The Curia operates largely in Vatican City, but is not the city-state’s government as a whole.

• TheocracyBroader topic: It is a contemporary example of a state led by a religious authority.

• Holy SeeCompared with: It is a territorial state distinct from the Holy See, despite their close institutional connection.

• Lateran TreatyBroader topic: The treaty established it as an independent state under the pope’s sovereignty.

• St. Peter's BasilicaNarrower topic: The basilica stands within Vatican City and anchors its principal ceremonial precinct.

• Roman QuestionBroader topic: Its creation supplied the papacy with recognized territorial sovereignty.

• Capture of RomeCompared with: Its later sovereignty replaced the extensive temporal rule lost in 1870.

• Pope Pius XIBroader topic: Its creation gave the papacy a recognized territorial sovereignty under Pius XI.

• Sistine ChapelNarrower topic: The chapel stands within Vatican City’s territory.

• Vatican MuseumsNarrower topic: The museums occupy this state, whose territory and institutions shape their setting.

• HectareRelated: Its small national territory demonstrates that hectares also suit compact places.

• MicrostateBroader topic: Its exceptionally small territory and religious role make it a unique sovereign microstate.

• Italian PeninsulaBroader topic: It is the other independent state located within the peninsula.

• San MarinoCompared with: Like San Marino, it is a sovereign enclave surrounded by Italy, but it is governed as an ecclesiastical state.

• St. Peter's SquareNarrower topic: The square is one of the city-state's central civic and ceremonial spaces.

• Square kilometreRelated: Its area is roughly half a square kilometre.

• Archbasilica of Saint John LateranCompared with: The Lateran lies outside Vatican City, despite its close connection to papal authority.

• Prisoner in the VaticanBroader topic: Its sovereignty replaced the disputed territorial arrangement that had sustained the prisoner claim.

• Sovereign Military Order of MaltaCompared with: Unlike Vatican City, the Order has no sovereign territory of its own.

• Country (politics)Broader topic: Its tiny territory and distinctive institutions demonstrate the range of country forms.

• Culture of ItalyRelated: Its presence makes Rome a center of religious authority, pilgrimage, and artistic patronage.

• Medieval RomeCompared with: Its later political separation contrasts with the medieval papacy’s direct rule over Rome.