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Rome

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Country: Italy

Population:2,643,736

Time Zone:UTC+2

Vatican City, the world’s smallest country and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church, stands within Rome’s municipal boundaries, making it the only country inside a city. Rome serves as Italy’s capital and largest city, as well as the administrative centre of Lazio and the Metropolitan City of Rome. Along the Tiber Valley in central-western Italy, it is known as the “City of Seven Hills” and the “Eternal City,” and is widely regarded as a cradle of Western civilization and Western Christian culture.