Tanzania, Feb. 21 -- President Samia Suluhu Hassan recently visited the Vatican and had private discussions with Pope Francis. We can use this opportunity to know something about this famous country known as the Vatican City.

From various sources, we learn that Vatican City is a city state, the smallest country in the world, surrounded entirely by Rome, Italy, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. It is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the home to the Pope and it is also home of a trove of iconic art and architecture. The Vatican Museums house ancient Roman sculptures as well as Renaissance frescoes in the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel, famous for Michelangelo's ceiling. Well known statues, including th...