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
water: 0 sq km
land: 0.44 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | total: 3.2 km
border countries: Italy 3.2 km |
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: | none (landlocked) |
| Climate: | temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) |
| Terrain: | low hill |
| 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%
other: 100% (urban area) (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
| 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 in 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
Source: CIA World Factbook
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