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| conventional_long_name = Montemera City State | | conventional_long_name = Montemera City State | ||
| native_name = {{ubl | | native_name = {{ubl|Status Civitatis Montemerae|Stato della Città del Montemera}} | ||
| image_flag = Flag_of_the_Papal_States_(pre_1808).svg | | image_flag = Flag_of_the_Papal_States_(pre_1808).svg | ||
| common_name = Montemera | | common_name = Montemera |
Revision as of 17:21, 27 August 2022
Montemera City State
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Flag | |
Official languages | Montemeran |
Government | Unitary Catholic theocratic elective absolute monarchy |
• Sovereign entity | Holy See |
Marcellinus II | |
Area | |
• Total | 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate | 554 |
Montemera, formally known as the Montemera City State is an independent city-state and enclave surrounded by Shoassau, Chaesia, and Avergnon. The state became an independent entity in 1633 and it is a distinct territory under "full ownership, exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See, itself a sovereign entity of international law, which maintains the city state's temporal, diplomatic, and spiritual independence. With an area of 49 hectares (121 acres) and a population of about 553, it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population. Montemera is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state ruled by the pope who is the bishop of Montemera and head of the Church of Verdusa.