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Only 32 female for 540 male citizens in Vatican
Agence France-Presse - March 1, 2011
VATICAN CITY - There are only 32 female citizens in the Vatican City compared to 540 men, according to new statistics released by the smallest state in the world.
Out of the 572 citizens with Vatican passports, there are 306 diplomats, 86 Swiss guards, 73 cardinals, 31 lay people and a nun. But only 223 of them actually reside in the Vatican.
The tiny state also has 221 residents, the majority of which are clerics, monks or nuns according to the statistics released by the Holy See on Monday, to coincide with new rules on bringing cars into the crowded city.
From now on, the state will be off limits to non-residents or non-citizens, unless they have a special pass.
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source:http://www.theprovince.com/life/Only+female+male+citizens+Vatican/4366540/story.html
Agence France-Presse - March 1, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI blesses children dressed as the Three Wise Men during his first mass
of the New Year in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican January 1, 2011.
Photograph by: Alessia Pierdomenico, Reuters
of the New Year in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican January 1, 2011.
Photograph by: Alessia Pierdomenico, Reuters
VATICAN CITY - There are only 32 female citizens in the Vatican City compared to 540 men, according to new statistics released by the smallest state in the world.
Out of the 572 citizens with Vatican passports, there are 306 diplomats, 86 Swiss guards, 73 cardinals, 31 lay people and a nun. But only 223 of them actually reside in the Vatican.
The tiny state also has 221 residents, the majority of which are clerics, monks or nuns according to the statistics released by the Holy See on Monday, to coincide with new rules on bringing cars into the crowded city.
From now on, the state will be off limits to non-residents or non-citizens, unless they have a special pass.
© Copyright (c) AFP
source:http://www.theprovince.com/life/Only+female+male+citizens+Vatican/4366540/story.html