party to: Climate Change signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
Geography - note:
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)
People
Holy See (Vatican City)
Population:
824 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.003% (2008 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: