Citations The Vatican owns roughly 177 million acres of land worldwide, including Vatican City, its embassies and other properties. No one denies that. But King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia owns more land, and the biggest property-owner in the world is Queen Elizabeth II. Great Britain’s land holdings dwarf the Vatican’s by billions, owning around 6.6 billion acres. “Alex Jones’ wild-eyed Pope Francis attack: Breaking down the shock jock’s latest unhinged conspiracy theory” at www.salon.com