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Sheet 190 of 195 · EuropeVAT · 41.9°N 12.4°E

Vatican City

Vatican City State

Capital
Vatican City
Population
—
Area
0.44 km²
Neighbours
1
Locator map of Vatican CityVATICAN CITYITALYCROATIATyrrhenian SeaAdriatic SeaMediterraneanSea0100 km
Vatican City hatched and ringed, Vatican City marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 41.9°N 12.4°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Vatican City is a landlocked state in Southern Europe, entirely surrounded by Italy. At 0.44 km², it is the smallest country in the world.

The World Bank publishes no population or economic figures for Vatican City, so it is left out of those rankings here.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Vatican City lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 730 km from the nearest land, New Zealand.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population—No data——
Area0.44 km²world-countries195th of 19545th of 45
GDP—No data——
GDP per capita—No data——
Population density—No data——
Life expectancy—No data——
Urban population—No data——
Forest area—No data——
Population growth—No data——
Internet users—No data——
Fertility rate—No data——
Land neighbours1world-countries; among the 195141st of 19537th of 45
Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMonaco, Nauru and Tuvalu

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

  • Italy2 km
    Vatican City to Rome, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Vatican City
41.90°N 12.45°E
Northernmost latitude
41.91°N
Southernmost latitude
41.90°N
Westernmost longitude
12.43°E
Easternmost longitude
12.44°E
North to south
about 1 km
Antipode of Vatican City
41.90°S 167.55°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 730 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)