Latin is an available language option on ATMs in Vatican City, where it is still used in official functions of the Catholic Church, including the Vatican Bank. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with a high crime rate due to thefts by tourists. Catholics donate about $100 million USD annually to Vatican City for maintenance, the Pope’s trips, and charitable causes.
Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) use Latin as a language option in Vatican City, the independent city-state ruled by the Pope or the head of the Catholic Church. The classical language is otherwise extinct in the rest of the world, but remains in use in many official functions of the Catholic Church, including the Vatican Bank. The Vatican Bank, technically known as the Istituto per le Opere di Religione, is a private financial institution founded in 1942 to manage money used for charities and other religious functions in Vatican City.
More information on the Vatican City:
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world: it is about one eighth the size of New York’s Central Park and has about 800 citizens, mostly diplomats.
Although Vatican City has one judge and no prisons, it has the highest crime rate in the world, with approximately 1.5 criminal cases per citizen. This is thought to be due to the large number of thefts by tourists.
Catholics donate about 100 million US dollars (USD) to Vatican City each year, which is used to maintain the city, fund the Pope’s trips, and donate to charitable causes.
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