Map of Vatican City
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The Vatican is the smallest independent nation in the world. The area of this tiny country is just 6.82 square kilometers or 0.19 square miles.
The Vatican is a theocratic state ruled by the pope, the bishop of Rome, and the Catholic Church’s head. The jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome is the main episcopal see of the Catholic Church, which has about 1.4 billion baptized Catholic Christians in the world.
Satellite map of Vatican City below.
The Vatican is so small that the height of the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, exceeds the length of this state.
The height of the Burj Khalifa is 828 meters (2 717 feet), while the length of the Vatican City is at just 0.44 square kilometers (0.17 square miles).
Concerning floor area, the Burj Khalifa has 309 473 square meters (3 331 100 square feet) while the Vatican’s total land area of 440 298 square meters (4 739 328 square feet).
