Economía - descripción: This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially by contributions (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholics throughout the world, the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos, fees for admission to museums, and the sale of publications. The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to, or somewhat better than, those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome.

Población bajo linea de pobertad: NA%

Ingreso en casa o porcentage de consumción:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Fuerza Laboral: NA

Fuerza Laboral - por ocupación: agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican

Presupuesto:
revenues: $209.6 million
expenditures: $198.5 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)

Industrias: printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities

Electricidad - Producción: 0 kWh (1998)

Electricidad - producción por fuente:
fossil fuel: NA%
hydro: NA%
nuclear: NA%
other: NA%

Electricidad - consumción: NA kWh

Electricidad - exportaciones: NA kWh

Electricidad - importaciones: NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by Italy

Ayuda economica - recipiente: none

Moneda: 1 Vatican lira (VLit) = 100 centesimi

Indice de intercambio: euros per US$1 - 0.9867 (January 2000), 0.9386 (1999); Vatican lire (VLit) per US$1 - 1,688.7 (January 1998), 1,736.2 (1998), 1,703.1 (1997), 1,542.9 (1996), 1,628.9 (1995); note - the Vatican lira is at par with the Italian lira which circulates freely

A�o Fiscal: calendar year