What is the name of the country inside of Italy?
There is no separate country within the country of Italy. But there is the city-state called the Vatican--officially it is called the "State of the Vatican City". It's a landlocked and sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled off domicile or area within the city of Rome. It was only was given this description/incorporated as such in 1929. The Catholic Pope oversees the Vatican. How Vatican City got surrounded is complicated, but not unique for there is also the Republic of San Marino, home to 30,000 citizens which Italy also completely surrounds. Italy, apparently, is a country that likes countries in its country.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
49 Comments
Marian Spitzig
Very poorly written explanation.
Sergey Boev
The first sentence “There is no separate country within the country of Italy.” is wrong. San Marino is separate independent country, member of UN and Council of Europe.
Albeck1994
Chandler Biddle, well it's both so completely messed up answer and explanation. It is basically because Italy until very recently was an area made up of multiple sovereign states, that through marriages and agreements amalgamated into the country we now know as Italy. Napoleon too had a hand in this creation. But San Marino for what ever reason never became part if the formation of Italy and remained an independent sovereign state.
Dave Weaver
If I ever do get the money and time, I would love to check out all the tiny countries of Europe such as San Marino, Luxembourg, Malta and Liechtenstein. It would be a different experience than the most popular tourist attractions.
Cheryl McMeekin
Second guessed myself and answered wrong.
Ray Knutson
Tricky. the correct answer to "the country..." is two countries.
Joanne Serin
That's 2 countries.
schlabachkathy
We have been there 😀 and the beggars ,,unbelievable 😭
Billie-Jo Rich
Sergey Boev, wrong person sorry!!!!
Billie-Jo Rich
Sergey Boev, Why are you giving the answeeaway??? Smdh
Diane Lynn Kinsman
Knew that
dsneed
tesla alset, 👍
dsneed
I know that thanks to my trip to Europe with my Mom - 1971. Yay me.
Christopher John Goddard
Countries plural not country singular
Pat Wells
The Vatican and San Marino. .. two countries.
pamela h
WRONG Answer. other than the Vatican, the Kingdom of Lesotho, in South Africa, and the Republic of San Marino, in Italy, are also inside another countryinside of Italy.
Kitty White
Explanation contradicts itself. There is no separate country within the country of Italy./Italy is a country that likes countries in its country.
Annie
Got it !