Geography of Vatican City

41°54′10″N 12°27′9″E / 41.90278°N 12.45250°E / 41.90278; 12.45250

The geography of Vatican City is unique due to the country's position as an urban, landlocked enclave of Rome, Italy. With an area of 49 hectares (120 acres; 0.19 square miles),^[a] and a border with Italy of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), it is the world's smallest independent state. Outside the Vatican City, thirteen buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights (one building, the Paul VI Audience Hall, straddles the border, but its Italian portion has extraterritorial rights). The country contains no major natural resources, and no known natural hazards other than those that affect Rome in general, such as earthquakes.

^ De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian), 1930, p. 99.
^ De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian), 1945–46, p. 128.

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[1] De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian), 1930, p. 99.

[agostini1945-2] De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian), 1945–46, p. 128.

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