-=> Ward Dossche wrote to aaron thomas <=-

 at> I would never visit a country that does not protect its borders.

 WD> The Holy See doesn't protect its borders.

From:
https://tinyurl.com/yyler25r (vaticanstate.va)

"Vatican City covers a territory of 0.44 square kilometres, that is 44 
hectares (roughly 100 acres). It is partly surrounded by walls and 
stretches into St Peters Square as far as a strip of travertine stone 
that corresponds with the furthest end of the colonnade. This marks the 
boundary of the State and the edge of the Square which is normally open 
to everyone. Even though it is part of Vatican City, the Square is 
usually patrolled by members of the Italian Police Force.

There are five entrances to Vatican City, each of them guarded by the 
Pontifical Swiss Guards and by the Gendarmes Corps of Vatican City 
State. The entrance to the Vatican Museums is on Viale Vaticano, not far 
from Piazza del Risorgimento."

So yes, the Holy See -does- protect its borders.

The rest of your list of countries all have militaries that are 
charge for protecting each country's borders.

Later,
Sean
 
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