The Smallest Countries in the World
The smallest sovereign states are so small that several fit comfortably inside a single city — which is exactly why they are so easy to forget in a quiz.
| # | Flag | Country | Capital | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Vatican City | Vatican City | 0.4 km² |
| 2 |
|
Monaco | Monaco | 2.0 km² |
| 3 |
|
Nauru | Yaren | 21.0 km² |
| 4 |
|
Tuvalu | Funafuti | 26.0 km² |
| 5 |
|
San Marino | City of San Marino | 61.0 km² |
| 6 |
|
Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 160 km² |
| 7 |
|
Marshall Islands | Majuro | 181 km² |
| 8 |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 261 km² |
| 9 |
|
Maldives | Malé | 300 km² |
| 10 |
|
Malta | Valletta | 316 km² |
| 11 |
|
Grenada | St. George's | 344 km² |
| 12 |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 389 km² |
| 13 |
|
Barbados | Bridgetown | 430 km² |
| 14 |
|
Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | 442 km² |
| 15 |
|
Seychelles | Victoria | 452 km² |
| 16 |
|
Palau | Ngerulmud | 459 km² |
| 17 |
|
Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 468 km² |
| 18 |
|
Saint Lucia | Castries | 616 km² |
| 19 |
|
Micronesia | Palikir | 702 km² |
| 20 |
|
Singapore | Singapore | 710 km² |
| 21 |
|
Tonga | Nuku'alofa | 747 km² |
| 22 |
|
Dominica | Roseau | 751 km² |
| 23 |
|
Bahrain | Manama | 765 km² |
| 24 |
|
Kiribati | South Tarawa | 811 km² |
| 25 |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 964 km² |