Holy See (Vatican City) Geography Stats
Definitions
- 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 > Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
- Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
- Area > Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
- Border to area ratio: The ratio of a country's land border to its surface area.
- 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.
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Continent or sub continent:
Within Continent / Subcontinent.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
- Elevation extremes > Lowest point: This entry is derived from Geography > Elevation extremes, which includes both the highest point and the lowest point.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Note: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
- Highest point: Name of country’s highest point.
- Highest point elevation: Name of country’s highest point.
- Highest town: Name of country’s highest permanent settlement, which is occupied year-round.
- Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
- Land boundaries > Border countries: Length of land boundaries by border country
- Land boundaries > Total: The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
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Lowest point:
Lowest point.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Lowest point altitude:
Altitude.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- 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.
- Marine Coastline: Length of each country's coastline in kilometers.
- Maritime claims: Includes the contiguous zone, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone, exclusive fishing zone, and territorial sea. Full and definitive definitions can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention
- Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
- Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
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Northernmost point:
Northernmost point.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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Northernmost point latitude:
Latitude.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
- Terrain: A brief description of the topography
SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by border/area ratio (Border/area ratio); Wikipedia: List of political and geographic borders (Countries); CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Wikipedia: List of countries by highest point (Sovereign, fully recognized countries); Wikipedia: List of highest towns by country (Sovereign, fully recognized countries); Wikipedia: List of countries by lowest point; CIA Factbook: List of countries by coastline size; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
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Holy See (Vatican City) Geography Profiles (Subcategories)
| Area 8 | Land use 3 |
| Land boundaries 3 |
Holy See (Vatican City) categories
| Agriculture | Environment | Media |
| Background | Geography | Military |
| Conflict | Government | People |
| Crime | Health | Religion |
| Culture | Import | Transport |
| Economy | Labor | |
| Education | Language |
- Holy See (Vatican City) ranked last for area > total amongst Europe in 2013.
- Holy See (Vatican City) ranked last for land use > arable land amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
- Holy See (Vatican City) ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- Holy See (Vatican City) ranked last for area > land > per capita amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.
- Holy See (Vatican City) ranked last for coastline amongst Densely populated countries in 2014.
- Holy See (Vatican City) ranked last for area > water amongst Southern Europe in 2013.
- Holy See (Vatican City) ranked 11 places from the bottom for land use > permanent crops globally in 2013.
