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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...
Vatican City Vatican City Italy: Rome: Microstate and city-state. Entirely surrounded by the City of Rome. Vientiane Laos Thailand: Nong Khai: The border runs through the Mekong River. Nong Khai borders the Vientiane Prefecture but not the historic center of the city.
Map of Vatican City. 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; 0.49 square kilometres), [a] and a border with Italy of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), it is the world's smallest independent state.
Because Vatican City is too small, diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See are situated in Rome, not in Vatican City. Diplomatic missions to the Holy See; Diplomatic missions of Vatican City: none. (See below). The Holy See, which Vatican City is the sovereign territory of, maintains diplomatic relations with 176 countries.
Enclaves that are not part of a larger territory are not exclaves, for example Lesotho (enclaved by South Africa), and San Marino and Vatican City and (both enclaved by Italy) are enclaved sovereign states. An exclave is a portion of a state or district geographically separated from the main part, by some surrounding alien territory. [3]
San Marino (37 km or 23 mi) and Vatican City (3.4 km or 2.1 mi) are enclaves. The total border length is 1,836.4 km (1,141.1 mi). Including islands, Italy has a coastline of 7,900 km (4,900 mi) on the Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia and Strait of Sicily.
Over 80% of the country lies above 1,800 metres (5,906 ft). Lesotho is the southernmost landlocked country in the world. It is the largest of the world's three independent states completely surrounded by the territory of another country, with Vatican City and San Marino being the other two.
The sovereign states of San Marino and Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) are enclaves within Italy, [131] while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. [132]