GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Geographic coordinates: 43 46 N, 12 25 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total area: 60 sq km
land area: 60 sq km
comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington,
DC
Land boundaries:
total: 39 km
border country: Italy 39 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
International disputes: none
Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny
summers
Terrain: rugged mountains
lowest point: Fiume Ausa 55 m
highest point: Monte Titano 749 m
Natural resources: building stone
Land use:
arable land: 17%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 83%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate
Change, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution
Geographic note: landlocked; smallest independent state
in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines
