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the ruler of vatican city is also the leader of the roman catholic church a major religious group what kind of government does this represent

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A government that is ruled over by a religious figure or religious group is known as a theocracy, coming from the Greek word "theos" meaning "god". The word theocracy essentially means "rule by God".
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