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Practical Country Info
Vatican City Practical Country Info
Vatican CityLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Vatican City, civil time is represented by Europe/Vatican, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +39, and the country-code domain is .va.
Time zone
Europe/Vatican
Driving side
Right side
Mains voltage
230 V
Calling code
+39
ISO alpha-2
VA
Civil time
Vatican City time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
Vatican City is represented here using Europe/Vatican.
Road standard
Driving side
Right side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Vatican City.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
230 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type C
2 round pins
Type F
2 round pins with side grounding contacts
Type L
3 round pins in a straight line
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How Vatican City is identified internationally
+39
Calling code
.va
Country domain
VA
ISO 3166
Alpha 2VA
Alpha 3VAT
Numeric336
For Vatican City, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
Vatican City practical data table
| Field | Vatican City | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Europe/Vatican | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +39 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .va | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | VA | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | VAT | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 336 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Vatican City's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +39, ccTLD .va, time-zone reference Europe/Vatican, and identify the authority used for each claim.