Geography of the Vatican City
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Location: Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Geographic coordinates: Template:Coor dm
Map references: Europe
Area:
total:
0.44 sq km
land:
0.44 sq km
water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative: about 0.55 times the size of the New York State Fairgrounds
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. The hill has been called the Vatican Hill (in Latin, Vaticanus Mons) since long before Christianity existed. The name is suspected of belonging originally to the Etruscan language.
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%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (urban area)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
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 of 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
- See also : Vatican City...