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    Holy See (Vatican City) Geography - 2002
    https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/holy_see_/holy_see__geography.html
    SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      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
      water: 0 sq km
      land: 0.44 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) (1998 est.)

      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 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

      NOTE: The information regarding Holy See (Vatican City) on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Holy See (Vatican City) Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Holy See (Vatican City) Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.

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