10 Smallest Countries In The World By Area

Vatican

Vatican City is an enclave in the middle of Rome. The dwarf country has a total area of only 0.4 km². Vatican is thus the smallest country in the world. With 2,273 inhabitants per km².

Monaco

Monaco is a country on the Mediterranean coast of France. The dwarf state has a total area of only 2.0 km². Monaco is thus the second smallest country in the world after Vatican.

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a peninsula at the southern tip of Spain. The dwarf state has a total area of only 7 km². Gibraltar is thus the third smallest country worldwide.

Tokelau

Tokelau is an island state in the southern Pacific Ocean. The dwarf state has a total area of only 12 km². In terms of area, it is the smallest country in Oceania and the fourth smallest in the world.

The Cocos Islands

The Cocos Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean about 1000 km west of Indonesia. The dwarf state has a total area of only 14 km².

Saint Barthelemy

It is an island state in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. The dwarf state has a total area of only 21 km². It is the smallest country in the Americas and the sixth smallest in the world.

Nauru

Nauru is an island state in the South Pacific Ocean. The dwarf state has a total area of only 21 km².This makes it the 2nd smallest country in Oceania after Tokelau and the 7th smallest worldwide.

Tuvalu

Tuvalu is an archipelago in the Pacific about 3700 km away from the Australian mainland. The dwarf state has a total area of only 26 km². Tuvalu is the eighth smallest country worldwide.

Macao

Macao is a country in the mouth of the Pearl River west of Hong Kong. The dwarf state has a total area of only 30 km²., Macao is the smallest country in Asia and the ninth smallest in the world.

Saint Martin

The dwarf country has a total area of only 34 km². This makes Saint Martin the second smallest country in the Americas after Saint Barthelemy and the tenth smallest worldwide.

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