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The Vatican’s Swiss Guards
In 1929, the Vatican became its own country and like all countries, the Vatican has its own military. The Vatican is officially the smallest country in the world and the Vatican military is officially the smallest army in the world with just 135 soldiers (though this number varies throughout the last 500 years). History of [...]
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