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Geography

Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
41 54 N, 12 27 E
total: 0.44 sq km
country comparison to the world: See information ranked by country 250
land: 0.44 sq km
water: 0 sq km
about 0.7 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, DC
total: 3.2 km
border countries: Italy 3.2 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
urban; low hill
lowest point: unnamed location 19 m
highest point: unnamed elevation 75 m
none
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (urban area) (2005)
0 sq km
NA
NA
party to: Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world’s smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope’s summer residence)


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