There are countries so small that they can barely be seen on the map. They are small both in terms of population and territorial extension.
Have you ever stopped to think that there are countries that are smaller than the cities we know? Are you impressed? Well, these countries are so small that sometimes you would even need a magnifying glass to see them on the map!
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They are small in territorial extension (area) but their number of inhabitants varies. Check out the list and maps of smallest countries in the world, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
1 Vatican (Europe)
Area: 0.44 km²
Population: 826 inhabitants
2 Monaco (Europe)
Area: 2 km²
Population: 33,020 inhabitants
3 Nauru (Oceania)
Area: 21 km²
Population: 9,771 inhabitants
4 Tuvalu (Oceania)
Area: 26 km²
Population: 11,093 inhabitants
5 San Marino (Europe)
Area: 61 km²
Population: 31,359 inhabitants
6 Liechtenstein (Europe)
Area: 160 km²
Population: 35,010 inhabitants
7 Marshall Islands (Oceania)
Area: 181 km²
Population: 54,065 inhabitants
8 Saint Kitts and Nevis (Central America)
Area: 261 km²
Population: 46,111 inhabitants
9 Maldives (Asia)
Area: 298 km²
Population: 309,430 inhabitants
10 Malta (Europe)
Area: 316 km²
Population: 408,712 inhabitants
11 Grenada (Central America)
Area: 344 km²
Population: 103,930 inhabitants
12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Central America)
Area: 388 km²
Population: 109,209 inhabitants
13 Barbados (Central America)
Area: 430 km²
Population: 255,872 inhabitants
14 Antigua and Barbuda (Central America)
Area: 440 km²
Population: 82,786 inhabitants
15 Andorra (Europe)
Area: 453 km²
Population: 82,180 inhabitants
16 Seychelles (Africa)
Area: 455 km²
Population: 84,600 inhabitants
17 Palau (Oceania)
Area: 459 km²
Population: 20,397 inhabitants
18 Singapore (Asia)
Area: 618 km²
Population: 5.612 million
19 Saint Lucia (Central America)
Area: 622 km²
Population: 172,189 inhabitants
20 Bahrain (Asia)
Area: 678 km²
Population: 1.493 million inhabitants
21 Micronesia (Oceania)
Area: 702 km²
Population: 105,544 inhabitants
22 Kiribati (Oceania)
Area: 726 km²
Population:116,398 inhabitants
23 Tonga (Oceania)
Area: 747 km²
Population: 108,020 inhabitants
24 Dominica (Central America)
Area: 751 km²
Population: 71 293 inhabitants
25 Sao Tome and Principe (Central America)
Area: 964 km²
Population: 133,600 inhabitants
See too: Giants of the Globe: The 10 Largest Countries in the World by Territory
