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

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  • 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 Holy See (Vatican City) Russia HISTORY
Area > Comparative about 0.7 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, DC approximately 1.8 times the size of the US
Area > Comparative to US places about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC approximately 1.8 times the size of the US
Area > Land 0.44 sq km
Ranked 235th.
17 million sq km
Ranked 1st. 38626818 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Area > Land > Per capita 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 218th.
120.79 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 226 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Area > Total 0.44 sq km
Ranked 251st.
17.1 million sq km
Ranked 1st. 38859641 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Area > Water 0.0
Ranked 241st.
720,500 sq km
Ranked 2nd.

Climate temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Coastline 0.0
Ranked 238th.
37,653 km
Ranked 4th.

Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed elevation 75 m Gora El'brus 5,633 m (highest point in Europe)
Geographic coordinates 41 54 N, 12 27 E 60 00 N, 100 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Italy 3.2 km Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 290 km, Finland 1,313 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 17.5 km, Latvia 292 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,441 km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 432 km, Ukraine 1,576 km
Land use > Arable land 0.0
Ranked 242nd.
7.11%
Ranked 132nd.

Location Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean
Natural resources none wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, reserves of rare earth elements, timber
Terrain urban; low hill broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions
Irrigated land 0.0
Ranked 19th.
43,460 sq km
Ranked 14th.

Natural hazards NA permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
Elevation extremes > Lowest point unnamed location 19 m Caspian Sea -28 m
Map references Europe Asia
Land use > Other 100%
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Russia
92.79%
Ranked 98th.

Land use > Permanent crops 0.0
Ranked 243th.
0.1%
Ranked 185th.

Environment > International agreements > Party to Ozone Layer Protection Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, 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, Wetlands, Whaling
Land boundaries > Total 3.2 km
Ranked 164th.
20,241.5 km
Ranked 2nd. 6325 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Highest point Vatican Hill Mount Elbrus
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) largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak; Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is estimated to hold one fifth of the world's fresh water
Marine Coastline 0.0
Ranked 238th.
37,653 km
Ranked 4th.
Border to area ratio 7.27 km/km²
Ranked 1st. 6212 times more than Russia
0.00117 km/km²
Ranked 156th.
Highest point elevation None
None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified Air Pollution, Environmental Modification Air Pollution-Sulfur 94
Highest town Vatican City Kurush
Northernmost point Corner of Viale Vaticano and Via Leone IV Cape Fligeli , Rudolf Island , Franz Josef Land , Arkhangelsk Oblast
Area > Water > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 213th.
564.31 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 48th.

Area > Total > Per capita 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 222nd.
121.36 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 227 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

Northernmost point latitude 41\u00b054'N 81\u00b051'N
Lowest point St. Peter's Square Caspian Sea
Lowest point altitude 33 m (108 ft) \u221228 m (\u221292 ft)
Continent or sub continent Europe Asia / Europe
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita 3.88 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Russia
0.144 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.

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