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%
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

NOTE: The information regarding Holy See (Vatican City) on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Holy See (Vatican City) Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Holy See (Vatican City) Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.