Often people think that a country is a large land mass with a large number of people living it. Whereas come countries are so large that they cover quite a large portion of the entire world, others are extremely smaller than even a city in most countries. Take for instance, Vatican, which is the smallest country in the world; it can entirely fit within the Italian capital city of Rome.
Here are the top 20 smallest countries in the world.
| Rank | Country | Area |
| 1. | Vatican City | 0.44 km2 |
| 2. | Monaco | 2.02 km2 |
| 3. | Nauru | 21 km2 |
| 4. | Tuvalu | 26 km2 |
| 5. | San Marino | 61 km2 |
| 6. | Liechtenstein | 160 km2 |
| 7. | Marshall Islands | 181 km2 |
| 8. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 km2 |
| 9. | Maldives | 298 km2 |
| 10. | Malta | 316 km2 |
| 11. | Grenada | 344 km2 |
| 12. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 km2 |
| 13. | Barbados | 431 km2 |
| 14. | Antigua and Barbuda | 443 km2 |
| 15. | Seychelles | 455 km2 |
| 16. | Palau | 459 km2 |
| 17. | Andorra | 468 km2 |
| 18. | Saint Lucia | 606 km2 |
| 19. | Singapore | 687 km2 |
| 20. | Micronesia | 702 km2 |
