Enclave

In human geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally surrounded by a foreign territory. If another country has sovereignty over it, it is also called an exclave of that other country.

Extraterritoriality

In many nations, the embassy of a foreign nation is considered the territory of the foreign nation, rather than the host nation; the laws of the host nation the embassy is in do not typically apply to the land of the embassy itself. The United Nations has several areas like this, most notably in New York City in the United States. This land ,while technically part of the United States, is under the juristiction of the United Nations rather than the United States. These may be seen more as examples of extraterritoriality than as enclaves. The Vatican City State also owns some 13 buildings in the city of Rome outside of the Vatican enclave where extraterritoriality applies.

Related Topics:
Embassy - United Nations - New York City - United States - Extraterritoriality - Vatican City State - Rome

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