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

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  • 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
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  • Marine Coastline: Length of each country's coastline in kilometers.
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  • 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.
  • Lowest point altitude: Altitude.

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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.
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STAT Holy See (Vatican City) Israel HISTORY
Area > Comparative about 0.7 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, DC slightly larger than New Jersey
Area > Comparative to US places about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly smaller than New Jersey
Area > Land 0.44 sq km
Ranked 235th.
20,330 sq km
Ranked 149th. 46205 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Area > Land > Per capita 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 218th.
2.86 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 194th. 5 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Area > Total 0.44 sq km
Ranked 251st.
20,770 sq km
Ranked 155th. 47205 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Area > Water 0.0
Ranked 241st.
440 sq km
Ranked 122nd.

Climate temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Coastline 0.0
Ranked 238th.
273 km
Ranked 137th.

Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed elevation 75 m Har Meron 1,208 m
Geographic coordinates 41 54 N, 12 27 E 31 30 N, 34 45 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Italy 3.2 km Egypt 266 km, Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, West Bank 307 km
Land use > Arable land 0.0
Ranked 242nd.
13.68%
Ranked 80th.

Location Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
Natural resources none timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand
Terrain urban; low hill Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Irrigated land 0.0
Ranked 19th.
2,250 sq km
Ranked 71st.

Natural hazards NA sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
Elevation extremes > Lowest point unnamed location 19 m Dead Sea -408 m
Map references Europe Middle East
Land use > Other 100%
Ranked 26th. 21% more than Israel
82.62%
Ranked 157th.

Land use > Permanent crops 0.0
Ranked 243th.
3.69%
Ranked 66th.

Environment > International agreements > Party to Ozone Layer Protection Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Land boundaries > Total 3.2 km
Ranked 164th.
1,017 km
Ranked 119th. 318 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Highest point Vatican Hill Har Meron or Mount Hermon (The southern parts of the mountain are controlled by Israel but are internationally recognized as part of Syria)
Note 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) Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; there are about 355 Israeli civilian sites including about 145 small outpost communities in the West Bank, 41 sites in the Golan Heights, and 32 in East Jerusalem
Border to area ratio 7.27 km/km²
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Israel
0.049 km/km²
Ranked 11th.
Marine Coastline 0.0
Ranked 238th.
273 km
Ranked 137th.
Highest point elevation None
None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified Air Pollution, Environmental Modification Marine Life Conservation
Highest town Vatican City Beit Jann
Northernmost point Corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Leone IV 10 km north of Qiryat Shemona , or Mount Hermon </references></div>
Area > Water > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 213th.
61.86 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 105th.

Area > Total > Per capita 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 222nd.
2.92 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 198th. 5 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Lowest point altitude 33 m (108 ft) \u2212418 m (\u22121,371 ft)
Lowest point St. Peter's Square Dead Sea
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita 3.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Israel
0.143 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.

Continent or sub continent Europe Middle East

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