Location:
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Geographic coordinates:
41 54 N, 12 27 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
0.44 sq km
country comparison to the world: 252
land:
0.44 sq km
water:
0 sq km
about 0.7 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, DC
total:
3.4 km
border countries:
Italy 3.4 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
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:
permanent crops:
0%
other:
100% (urban area) (2011)
0 sq km (2011)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
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)