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Holy See (Vatican City) on Yahoo!
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Holy See (Vatican City) Geography:
Location:
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Geographic coordinates:
41 54 N, 12 27 E
Map references:
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%
other: 100% urban area
(2001)
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 (not ratified)
Geography - Note:
Urban; landlocked; enclave in 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 |

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