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| HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY) GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
Area > Comparative to US places
about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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236 sq km
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[236th of 236]
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Area > Total
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248 sq km
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[248th of 248]
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Area > Water
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195 sq km
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[195th of 237]
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Climate
temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) |
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Coastline
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234 km
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[234th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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unnamed location 75 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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41 54 N, 12 27 E |
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Irrigated land
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174 sq km
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[174th of 185]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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Italy 3.2 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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159 km
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[159th of 161]
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Land use > Other
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25 %
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[25th of 241]
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Location
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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Natural resources
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none |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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41°54'N |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Vatican Hill |
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Terrain
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urban; low hill |
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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
; This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
; Total land area in square kilometres
; Total area in square kilometers
; Total water area in square kilometers
; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; Length of land boundaries by border country
; The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries
; The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; Includes the contiguous zone, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone, exclusive fishing zone, and territorial sea. Full and definitive definitions can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
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; A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Holy See (Vatican City), The Holy See (State of the Vatican City), Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano), Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano), vatican city, vatican, Holy See, Holy See (Vatican City State), Vatican City (Holy See), Vatican City (The Holy See)
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