Vatican City (VA)
Vatican City — the Holy See — is the world's smallest independent state and the spiritual centre of the Roman Catholic Church.
Capital: Vatican City
Region: Europe
Language: Latin
Currency: EUR (€)
Cost of living: Unknown
Emergency: 112
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Emergency Numbers
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General Emergency
112
Police
112 (Polizia di Stato Italy) or Vatican Gendarmerie: +39 06 6982
Fire Brigade
112
Ambulance
118 (Italian emergency medical services)
Poison Control
06 3054343 (Policlinico Gemelli Rome poison centre, 24/7)
Mental Health
Telefono Amico: 02 2327 2327 (Italian). Samaritans Italy: 800 274 274 (free, 24/7)
Domestic Violence
1522 (Italy national anti-violence hotline, free, 24/7, multilingual)
Child Protection
19696 (Telefono Azzurro Italy, free)
Road Assistance
ACI (Automobile Club d'Italia): 803 116. Accessible from Vatican City vicinity.
Guardia Medica (Italian out-of-hours GP)
06 570600 (Rome)
Italian out-of-hours doctor service covering all Rome including Vatican territory. For Vatican employees, the Vatican Health Service also provides on-call medical assistance.
Evenings, weekends, and public holidays.
How to call emergency services in Vatican City
112 is the pan-European emergency number, works from any phone without a SIM, free. Vatican Gendarmerie respond within Vatican territory. Italian emergency services respond immediately adjacent to Vatican walls. State your location clearly (inside Vatican walls vs. Prati/Rome side).