none Geography, Vatican City Geography
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Location: Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Geographic coordinates: 41 54 N, 12 27 E
Map references: Europe
Area: Total: 0.44 sq km land: 0.44 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: About 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: Total: 3.2 km border countries: Italy 3.2 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: None (landlocked)
Climate: Temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
Terrain: Low hill
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: unnamed location 19 m highest point: unnamed location 75 m
Natural resources: None
Land use: Arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements: Party to: none of the selected agreements signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
Geography - note: Urban; landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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