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Map of Vatican (de facto borders)Vatican highlighted among its neighbouring countries, with borders drawn as Natural Earth shows them: according to who controls the territory. Hover a neighbour to see its name.Scale at the country's latitude20 m
Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by, and historically a part of, Rome, Italy. The Vatican is also a metonym for the pope, the city-state's and worldwide Catholic Church government Holy See, and Roman Curia. The country has the world's smallest land area and the smallest population, with 764 citizens as of 2023.

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These maps are sourced from Natural Earth and are in the public domain, so you are free to use them in any way without attribution. Natural Earth draws de facto boundaries by default: borders according to who controls the territory. Choose a point of view to see borders as each country draws them itself.

The description on this page is shortened from “Vatican City” on Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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