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Geography - note Holy See (Vatican City), in 30 editions.
The entry for Holy See (Vatican City) published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 7 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 7
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024Published as “Geographic note”
- urban;
- landlocked;
- enclave of Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy;
world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in
Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy
extraterritorial rights
- urban;
- landlocked;
- enclave of Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy;
smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in
Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy
rights
Published as “Geography-note”
- urban;
- landlocked;
- enclave of Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy; world's
smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and
Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial
rights
Published as “Geography--note”
- urban;
- landlocked;
- enclave of Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy; world's
world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in
Rome andextraterritorial
extraterritorial rights
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
- urban;
- landlocked;
- enclave of Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy;
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- urban;
- landlocked;
- enclave in Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
urban; landlocked; enclave of in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
The same text in 12 editions, 2006 to 2017.
- landlocked;
- enclave in Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)
urban; landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; outside beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, 13 buildings the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the pope's Pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- landlocked;
- an enclave in Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state;
- beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)
landlocked; an enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)
- landlocked;
- an enclave in Rome, Italy;
- world's smallest state
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
landlocked; an enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Holy See (Vatican City): Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/holy-see/geography-note.