<text id=94CT1506><title>Holy See (Vatican City)—Economy</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source>
<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Holy See (Vatican City)<nl>Economy</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Overview:</hi> 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.
<item><hi format=bold>Budget:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>revenues:</hi> $86 million
<item>• <hi format=ital>expenditures:</hi> $178 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993 est.)
<item>• <hi format=ital>production:</hi> power supplied by Italy
<item>• <hi format=ital>consumption per capita:</hi> NA (1992)
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<item><hi format=bold>Industries:</hi> printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
<item><hi format=bold>Exchange rates:</hi> Vatican lire (VLit) per US$1—1,700.2 (January 1994), 1,573.7 (1993), 1,232.4 (1992), 1,240.6 (1991), 1,198.1 (1990), 1,372.1 (1989); note—the Vatican lira is at par with the Italian lira which circulates freely
<item><hi format=bold>Fiscal year:</hi> calendar year