In Vatican, Needing to Go Abroad for a Haircut



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In Vatican, Needing to Go Abroad for a Haircut

Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is a unique and fascinating place. With a total area of just 0.44 square kilometers, it is located entirely within the city of Rome, Italy. This tiny nation has a population of only around 800 people.

 

One rather extraordinary aspect of life in Vatican is that there are no barbershops within its borders. The limited space in Vatican is mainly occupied by important religious buildings such as St. Peter's Basilica and St. Peter's Square. Given the scarcity of land, building a barbershop is simply not a priority. As a result, the residents of Vatican have to cross the border into Italy if they want to get a haircut. This might seem quite astonishing to people from other countries, but for Vatican citizens, it has become an ordinary part of their lives. After all, stepping out of Vatican, they are immediately in Italy, where all kinds of services, including haircuts, are readily available. This situation not only showcases the extreme compactness of Vatican but also its close connection and dependence on its neighboring country, Italy, in daily life.
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