5. The Republic of San Marino
With a population of less than 30,000 people, this country is exceptionally tiny, boasting an area of just 24 square miles total. The country is a small area surrounded by Italy in Southern Europe, and relies a great deal on tourism to stimulate its economy. A great vacation spot for any tourist, this tiny European destination is a hotspot for travelers the world over.
4. Palau
With a population just over 20,000 people, Palau is one of the world’s four smallest countries, about ⅓ of the size of the Marshall Islands. With over 175 square miles of land area, Palau is larger than many other countries on this list, likely comfortably fitting it’s tiny population of 20,000 people. Located on a tiny island just east of the Philippines, Palau is an isolated nation in the heart of the Pacific Ocean
3. Nauru
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Boasting an impressively tiny population of less than 15,000 people, Nauru, only eight square miles in total length, is located to the northeast of australia on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean. Nauru is broken up into 14 districts, each one of them containing between 4 to 17 villages per district with a population between 150 and 3,000 per district.
2. Tuvalu
Having gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1978, Tuvalu is the second smallest country in the world in terms of population size, having only around 11,000 people in its entire population. Tuvalu is located to the east of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, close to Nauru as well as Fiji.
1. Vatican City
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Would you believe somebody if they told you that an entire nation has a population smaller than 1,000 people total? The Vatican City is exactly that, my friends: the world’s smallest country in both population and in terms of total square miles. Boasting a population of approximately 850 total people, the entire country is the size of less than ½ of a square mile! The epicenter of Christian theology, the Vatican is one of the most famous and controversial nations in human history, and also the very smallest.
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Where’s gibraltar on your list? It has a population of 30,000
Gibraltar is also a British Overseas Territory. Although it is mostly self-governing Gibraltar is still a British territory and relies on Great Britain for its defense and all foreign relations
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There’s a country I want to find I forgot the name of it, its population is like 30-500
What about Pitcairn in the Pacific? Fewer than 100 inhabitants now, I believe…
Pitcairn is actually part of Great Britain as a British Overseas Territory, so it isn’t an independent nation.
Is that really
Gibraltar is a self governing overseas Uk territory not a country in its own right . But the list has missed a few of the small pacific nations like Tokelau Islands with a population below 10000 .
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But india is better than monaco
Hi, I am from an island called Niue and we have approximately 1,200 people. So we are small! We could have been number 2. We are definitely small than Tuvalu!
I think the author is referring to completely independent countries. Although Niue is self governing, its people are New Zealand citizens and the head of state is Queen Elizabeth. I’m not sure that is what the author meant, but its a good guess
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I think, this list is wrong, because according to my observations and knowledge, the fourth smallest one is Tuvalu Island with the area of 0.44 km-square.
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Kralendijk,Bonaire has a population of 17000 people.
Saba is even less, its population is 1,824
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You missed the Faroe Islands with less than 50,000 people.
you missed Belize, with a population of 33,880, a total of 8,860 square mile and boasts the Great Blue Hole and the longest Barrier Reef in the Northwestern hemisphere. You need to come see.
Where is China? it shud be in the list
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Be prepared for world’s biggest democratic India’s P.M. visit your nation
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;london is the best city of england
where are the rest four
Farro islands aint included…i fink i got less dan 44,000
Farro belongs to Denmark. Not independent.
Which is the most honest and lowest populated Country on our Planet Earth? I would like to live my balance life there forever now. I am just passing age 55 now.
I think in Batanes in Philippines..there is a store there .but the owner is only there weekly..and thr buyer wl serve themselves alone..and even nothing see the buyer they paid faithfully…and the jail there almost empty..and if u lost ur things u will recover it easily coz they bring it to the radio stations or authority..that’s the people from Batanes that i’m proud of i like to visit too.
dauki is smallest , Population is 1200
what about sealand? it has a population of 27….why isnt it here?
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Pitcairn Islands, is the smallest country in the world with four families, 60 in pupolation
British Indian Ocean Territory is a country having population 4329
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I love to visit Monaco and Vatican city China too..anyone help me to get visa
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i want to go to Belize but how can i get visa?
where is sealand, huh? sealand is the best!!! it has a population of 27 people! and it’s my favorite country ever!
There really is no such thing as “smallest” country by population. Small refers to SIZE not total population or population density of a certain country or area. Correct term of classification would be “least populated countries of the world”.
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