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Geography Stats: compare key data on Germany & Holy See (Vatican City)

Definitions

  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Comparative to US places: 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).
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Geographic coordinates: 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.
  • Land boundaries > Border countries: Length of land boundaries by border country
  • Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Elevation extremes > Lowest point: This entry is derived from Geography > Elevation extremes, which includes both the highest point and the lowest point.
  • Map references: 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.
  • Land use > Other: 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.
  • Land use > Permanent crops: The percentage share of used land on which permanent crops are grown. This is land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
  • Environment > International agreements > Party to: This entry is derived from Geography > Environment > International agreements, which separates country participation in international environmental agreements into two levels - party to and signed, but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
  • Land boundaries > Total: The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries
  • Highest point: Name of country’s highest point.
  • Note: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
  • Marine Coastline: Length of each country's coastline in kilometers.
  • Border to area ratio: The ratio of a country's land border to its surface area.
  • Highest point elevation: Name of country’s highest point.
  • Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified: This entry is derived from Geography > Environment > International agreements, which separates country participation in international environmental agreements into two levels - party to and signed, but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
  • Highest town: Name of country’s highest permanent settlement, which is occupied year-round.
  • Northernmost point: Northernmost point.

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  • Area > Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Area > Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Northernmost point latitude: Latitude.

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  • Lowest point: Lowest point.

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  • Lowest point altitude: Altitude.

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  • Continent or sub continent: Within Continent / Subcontinent.

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  • Land boundaries > Total > Per capita: The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
STAT Germany Holy See (Vatican City) HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Montana about 0.7 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Montana about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land 349,223 sq km
Ranked 61st. 793689 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
0.44 sq km
Ranked 235th.

Area > Land > Per capita 4.24 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 175th. 8 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
0.534 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 218th.

Area > Total 357,022 sq km
Ranked 64th. 811414 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
0.44 sq km
Ranked 251st.

Area > Water 8,350 sq km
Ranked 54th.
0.0
Ranked 241st.

Climate temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
Coastline 2,389 km
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 238th.

Elevation extremes > Highest point Zugspitze 2,963 m unnamed elevation 75 m
Geographic coordinates 51 00 N, 9 00 E 41 54 N, 12 27 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Austria 784 km, Belgium 167 km, Czech Republic 815 km, Denmark 68 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 577 km, Poland 456 km, Switzerland 334 km Italy 3.2 km
Land use > Arable land 33.25%
Ranked 21st.
0.0
Ranked 242nd.

Location Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Natural resources coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land none
Terrain lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south urban; low hill
Irrigated land 4,850 sq km
Ranked 54th.
0.0
Ranked 19th.

Natural hazards flooding NA
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.54 m unnamed location 19 m
Map references Europe Europe
Land use > Other 66.19%
Ranked 211th.
100%
Ranked 26th. 51% more than Germany

Land use > Permanent crops 0.56%
Ranked 142nd.
0.0
Ranked 243th.

Environment > International agreements > Party to Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling Ozone Layer Protection
Land boundaries > Total 3,790 km
Ranked 49th. 1184 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
3.2 km
Ranked 164th.

Highest point Zugspitze Vatican Hill
Note strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea 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)
Marine Coastline 2,389 km
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 238th.
Border to area ratio 0.0101 km/km²
Ranked 79th.
7.27 km/km²
Ranked 1st. 717 times more than Germany
Highest point elevation None
None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified none of the selected agreements Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
Highest town Feldberg Vatican City
Northernmost point List , Sylt , Schleswig-Holstein Corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Leone IV
Area > Water > Per capita 94.67 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 96th.
0.0
Ranked 213th.
Area > Total > Per capita 4.33 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 179th. 8 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
0.534 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 222nd.

Northernmost point latitude 55\u00b003'N 41\u00b054'N
Lowest point Neuendorf bei Wilster St. Peter's Square
Lowest point altitude \u22123.5 m (\u221211.5 ft) 33 m (108 ft)
Continent or sub continent Europe Europe
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita 0.044 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
3.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 88 times more than Germany

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