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    The world’s smallest country compared to Central Park

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    1. vladgrinch on

      Despite covering less than half a square kilometre, Vatican City serves as the spiritual centre of the Roman Catholic Church and is visited by millions of people each year.

      For comparison, New York City’s Central Park spans about 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi), making it nearly seven times larger than the world’s smallest sovereign state.

    2. HumanBeing7396 on

      This would be even better if it was rotated slightly and lined up with the pond.

    3. shieldwolfchz on

      Seeing this got me to thinking what is the biggest urban park so I looked it up. Google listed Chugach STATE Park as the largest despite the fact that it is magnitudes larger than the city (Anchorage), only borders the city and is administered by the state. IMO, for a park to be urban it should be within the city, mostly surrounded by urbanization.

    4. mariusbleek on

      So tiny.

      Here’s an idea – overlay the Vatican on top of Rome. Then we could REALLY get a sense of scale

    5. Thorstenflink on

      It would be more interesting if it was an actual country, you know a place with a birthrate like San Marino or Andorra.

    6. chameleonsEverywhere on

      I’ll always recognize the outline of the Vatican city. When I studied abroad in Rome, my daily walk to class took me around that pointy corner on the bottom left. Cars LOVE to whiz around that corner and the sidewalk is about a foot wide. There’s bubble mirrors to help you see around the corner but I never felt safe on that bit of the walk.

    7. vaiplantarbatata on

      I have walked around the Vatican when I visited Rome. It’s just immense walls, really tall walls, not charming at all, you have to be in to enjoy any beauty.