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Smallest countries in the world

The smallest country in the world is Vatican City (0 km²), ahead of Monaco (2 km²) and Nauru (21 km²). The table shows the top 30 with flag, capital and continent. It counts the 195 independent countries; area from mledoze/countries, population from the World Bank (2024).

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The top 30

#CountryCapitalContinentAreaPopulation
1Vatican CityVatican CityEurope9000 km²
2MonacoMonacoEurope38,6002 km²
3NauruYarenOceania11,90021 km²
4TuvaluFunafutiOceania9,60026 km²
5San MarinoSan MarinoEurope34,00061 km²
6LiechtensteinVaduzEurope40,500160 km²
7Marshall IslandsMajuroOceania37,500181 km²
8Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterreNorth America46,800261 km²
9MaldivesMaléAsia527,800300 km²
10MaltaVallettaEurope568,800316 km²
11GrenadaSt. George'sNorth America117,200344 km²
12Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstownNorth America100,600389 km²
13BarbadosBridgetownNorth America282,500430 km²
14Antigua and BarbudaSt. John'sNorth America93,800442 km²
15SeychellesVictoriaAfrica121,400452 km²
16PalauNgerulmudOceania17,700459 km²
17AndorraAndorra la VellaEurope81,900468 km²
18Saint LuciaCastriesNorth America179,700616 km²
19MicronesiaPalikirOceania113,200702 km²
20SingaporeSingaporeAsia6 million710 km²
21TongaNukuʻalofaOceania104,200747 km²
22DominicaRoseauNorth America66,200751 km²
23BahrainManamaAsia1.6 million765 km²
24KiribatiSouth TarawaOceania134,500811 km²
25São Tomé and PríncipeSão ToméAfrica235,500964 km²
26ComorosMoroniAfrica866,6001,862 km²
27MauritiusPort LouisAfrica1.2 million2,040 km²
28LuxembourgLuxembourgEurope677,0002,586 km²
29SamoaApiaOceania218,0002,842 km²
30Cape VerdePraiaAfrica524,9004,033 km²

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