The three smallest countries in the world are Vatican City, an enclave within Rome, Italy. Monaco, a principality at the Mediterranean coast and an enclave within Southern France, and Nauru, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Based on landmass, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, almost 120 times smaller than the island of Manhattan.
Do you believe there is such a tiny country in the world? The total population of the country is only 33 people. The wife of the President has multiple duties and shoulders important responsibilities. This country is called the Republic of Molossia.
There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.
There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).
Australia is the planet's sixth largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil. At 7 692 024 km2, it accounts for just five percent of the world's land area of 149 450 000 km2, and although it is the smallest continental land mass, it is the world's largest island.
Australia is known as the smallest continent on Earth. The country has an area of 7,692,000 km² (2,969,900 sq mi), making it slightly smaller than the contiguous United States. According to its population clock, 25,996,000 people live in Australia. (2019).
To find the world's smallest city, you'll need to look for the world's smallest country as well. You can find them both—Vatican City is in fact a country and a city—encircled by Rome, Italy. At only 0.17 square miles, the tiny city-state is not even a quarter of the size of the next smallest country, Monaco.
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Despite having an area slightly bigger than Germany and smaller than California, Japan is the world's tenth largest country by population, with 127.3 million people.
