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| Location: |
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
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| Geographic coordinates: |
41 54 N, 12 27 E
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| Area: |
total:
0.44 sq km
land:
0.44 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
3.2 km
border countries:
Italy 3.2 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
unnamed location 19 m
highest point:
unnamed location 75 m
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| Land use: |
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (urban area)
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| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1993)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
none of the selected agreements
signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
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| Geography - note: |
urban; landlocked; enclave of 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
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