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Vatican: map and facts
The Vatican is in Southern Europe. It has 496 people (2023), the smallest population. Its highest point is Vatican Hill, at 75 m.
Facts
- Population: 496 (2023, UN World Population Prospects)
- Capital: Vatican City
- Highest point: Vatican Hill, 75 m (Wikidata)
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Vatican Hill: 75 m (its highest point)
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): towns and cities 100%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 100%.
Neighbours
The Vatican shares land borders with Italy on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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