Geography of the Vatican City
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 0.55 times the size of the Christianity existed. The name is suspected of belonging originally to the Etruscan language.
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
- See also : Vatican City
