_#_Flag: two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the papal tiara centered in the white band
_*Economy #_Overview: 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, 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.
_#_Budget: revenues $76.6 million; expenditures $168 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991)
_#_Electricity: 5,000 kW standby capacity (1990); power supplied by Italy
_#_Industries: printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
_#_Currency: Vatican lira (plural—lire); 1 Vatican lira (VLit) = 100 centesimi
_#_Exchange rates: Vatican lire (VLit) per US$1—1,134.4 (January 1991), 1,198.1 (1990), 1,372.1 (1989), 1,301.6 (1988), 1,296.1 (1987), 1,490.8 (1986), 1,909.4 (1985); note—the Vatican lira is at par with the Italian lira which circulates freely
_#_Fiscal year: calendar year
_*Communications #_Railroads: 850 m, 750 mm gauge (links with Italian network near the Rome station of Saint Peter's)
_#_Highways: none; all city streets