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Rome was once a country (The Roman Empire) in ancient times, but is now the capitol city of The Republic of Italy.
Your father may be confusing Rome with The Vatican. The Vatican is a city-state that is embedded within the perimeter of Rome, and is in all ways a separate country.
As a separate country, the Vatican does have its own national government (Its leader is The Pope), and it does have its own military, called The Swiss Guard. Additionally, like other countries, it has embassies in foreign countries.
The Vatican does share many things with Italy, however, that you might not expect from a separate country. For example, the Vatican relies on the Italian police force, and even before the Euro, the Vatican did not have its own currency. Instead, it shared the Italian Lira with Italy.
There are no visible borders or checkpoints between Italy and The Vatican. One would have to be very observant to even know when they crossed the 'border', but borders do, in fact, exist.
The Vatican isn't the only sovereign country within Italy. To the north or Rome, there is also the city-state of San Marino, which, like the Vatican, is a sovereign country, but shares much with Italy. |
EyceMan
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Your father confused Rome with Vatican City which is an entity within Rome with its own government, army, police and laws. Yeah at one time Rome definately was a country, the whole of Italy was part of the Roman Empire. Today the territory is just reduced to Vatican City within Rome. |
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