The world is so big that some countries are vast and unimaginable, such as Russia's territory is as high as 17.0982 million square kilometers, spanning Europe and Asia is the world's largest territory.
Some countries with large populations, such as China and India, are the only countries in the world with a population of more than one billion; There are also some countries, both the land area and the number of people are very "tiny," so it is also called "pocket small country." ”
Here are the profiles of 14 small countries with a population of less than 100,000 people:
1. Republic of Seychelles.
Abbreviations: Seychelles. It is an archipelagic country located in the Indian Ocean of Eastern Africa. Continent: Africa. Capital: Victoria. Official languages: Creole, English, French. Currency: Seychellois rupee. Land area: 455 square kilometers. Ocean area: about 400,000 square kilometers. Population: about 98,000 (2019) Population density: 213.8 people/km². Main ethnic groups: Bantu, Creole. GDP total: $1.2 billion. GDP per capita: $12,000 (2020).
Half of the country is a nature reserve and enjoys the reputation of "tourist paradise".
2. Vatican City State.
Abbreviation: Vatican. The seat of the Holy See is located on the Vatican Heights in the northwest corner of Rome. Continent: Europe. Capital: Vatican City. Official languages: Latin, Italian. Currency: Euro. Land area: 0.44 km². Population: 0.06 million (618, September 2020). GDP total: about $80 million (2016). GDP per capita: about $95,011 (2016).
The Vatican's resident population, most of which is clergy, was originally the center of the medieval Papal States and was the smallest and least populous country in the world.
3. Tuvalu.
Continent: Oceania. Capital: Funafuti. Official language: English. Currency: Tuvaluan dollar, general Australian dollar. Land area: 26 km². Population: 11,000 (2017). Population density: 393.1 persons/km² (2020). Main ethnic group: Tuvaluans. GDP total: $50 million (2020). GDP per capita: $4,090 (2020).
Located in the southern central Pacific, Tuluwa is the world's second smallest island nation after Nauru and the fourth smallest country in the world (only larger than the Vatican, Monaco and Nauru).
4. Republic of Nauru.
Abbreviation: Nauru. Continent: Oceania. Capital: None, administrative center in Aaron. Official language: English. Currency: Australian dollar. Area: 21.1 km². Population density: 541.7 people/km² (2020). Population: 12,700 (2018). Main ethnic group: Nauruans. GDP total: $110 million (2020). GDP per capita: $8,870 (2020).
Nauru is located in the Pacific Ocean, about 60 km south of the equator, and consists of a separate coral reef; Known as "Paradise Island", it is the smallest island country in the world.
5. Cook Islands.
Continent: Oceania. Capital: Avarua. Official languages: English, Cook Islands Maori. Currencies: Cook Islands Dollar, New Zealand Dollar. Main ethnic group: Maori. Land area: 240 km². Population: 17,900 (2020). Population density: 73.2 people/km² (2020). GDP total: S$575 million (2019). GDP per capita: $19,500 (2019).
Located in the South Pacific Ocean, between French Polynesia and Fiji, the Cook Islands are a country of 15 small islands.
6. Republic of Palau.
Abbreviation: Palau. Continent: Oceania. Capital: Meleke Oke. Official language: Palau. Currency: USD. Land area: 459 km². Main ethnic group: Micronesians. Population: 18,000 (2019). GDP total: $250 million (2020). GDP per capita: $14,230 (2020).
Palau is located in the western Pacific Ocean, more than 2,100 kilometers southeast of China, and is one of the gateways of the Pacific Ocean to Southeast Asia.
7. Niue.
Continent: Oceania. Capital: Alofi. Official languages: Niue, English. Currency: Niue dollar. Land area: 260 km². Population density: 6.2 persons/km². Main ethnic group: Niue. Population: 0.16 million (1630, 2020). GDP total: $24.938 million (2016). GDP per capita: $15,586 (2016).
Niue is an island nation located in the south-central Pacific Ocean, bordered by Tonga to the west, Samoa to the north, and the neighboring Cook Islands to the east.
8. Republic of San Marino.
Abbreviation: San Marino. Continent: Europe. Capital: The city of San Marino. Official language: Italian. Currency: Euro. Land area: 61.16 km². Population: 33,900 (33,909, 2020). Population density: 565.6 persons/km² (2020). GDP total: $1.591 billion (2020). GDP per capita: $48,495 (2020).
San Marino is one of the most pocketed countries in the world, located in the south of Europe, the eastern part of the Italian peninsula, the whole country is surrounded by Italy, so San Marino belongs to the middle of the country, is a highly developed capitalist country without traffic lights.
9. The Principality of Liechtenstein.
Abbreviation: Liechtenstein. Continent: Europe. Capital: Vaduz. Official language: German. Currency: Swiss franc. Land area: 160.5 km². Population: about 38,800 (2018). Population density: 238.4 people/km² (2020). Main ethnic group: Liechtensteiners. GDP in total: 6.7 billion Swiss francs (2018). GDP per capita: 170,000 Swiss francs (2017).
Liechtenstein is a small landlocked country in central Europe, between Switzerland and Austria, and is a highly developed capitalist country.
10. Principality of Monaco.
Abbreviation: Monaco. Continent: Europe. Capital: Monaco City. Official language: French. Currency: Euro. Land area: 2.08 km². Main ethnic groups: Monaco, French, Italian. Population: 38,600 (as of the end of 2018). Population density: 26,338.3 people/km² (2020). GDP total: $7,185 million (2018). GDP per capita: USD 185745 (2018).
Monaco is a city-state in southwestern Europe, surrounded by France on three sides and bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and is a highly developed rich country.
11. Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Abbreviation: Marshall Islands. Continent: Oceania. Capital: Majuro. Official language: Marshall. Currency: USD. Land area: 181.3 km². Marine area: 2,131,000 square kilometers (exclusive economic zone area of the ocean). Main ethnic group: Micronesians. Population: 54,300 (2017). Population density: 328.9 people/km² (2020). GDP total: $230 million (2018). GDP per capita: $4,070 (2018).
Located in the Micronesia region of the Central Pacific, the Marshall Islands consist of 29 atolls and five small islands with a total of 1225 reefs.
12. Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Abbreviation: Saint Kitts and Nevis. Continent: North America. Capital: Basse-Terre. Official language: English. Currency: East Caribbean Dollar. Main ethnic group: Black. Land area: 267 km². Population: 57,000 (2020). Population density: 204.6 people/km² (2020). GDP total: $1.04 billion (2018). GDP per capita: $19,829 (2018).
Saint Kitts and Nevis, located in the northern part of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, is an island nation made up of The Islands of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
13. Antigua and Barbuda.
Continent: North America. Capital: St. John's. Official language: English. Currency: East Caribbean Dollar. Land area: 442.6 km². Population: 98,000 (2020). Population density: 222.6 people/km² (2020). Major ethnic groups: people of black African descent. GDP total: $1.83 billion (2020). GDP per capita: $14,160 (2020).
Antigua and Barbuda is a small country located in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
14. Principality of Andorra.
Abbreviation: Andorra. Continent: Europe. Capital: Andorra la Vella. Official language: Catalan. Currency: Euro. Main ethnic group: Andorrans. Area: 468 km². Population: 78,015 (as of 2020). Population density: 164.4 people/km² (2020). GDP total: $3.35 billion (2019). GDP per capita: $44,600 (2019).
Andorra, located in southwestern Europe, is a landlocked country on the border of France and Spain, and is a highly developed capitalist country; It is one of the world's pocket countries and one of the "tax havens".
The combined population of these fourteen countries is far from 1 million people.
Among these countries, the largest population is only about 98,000 people, which is not as populous as many townships on the mainland; the least populous is only about 600 people, and the population is not even as good as many villages on the mainland; so it is a veritable small country.