#Which countries are the smallest in the world# Thank you for the invitation! The world's 10 smallest countries (1) Located in the northwest corner of Rome, the capital of Italy, the Vatican is a landlocked city-state, its land area is 0.44 square kilometers, it is the smallest country in the world; as of June 2022, the permanent population is 618 people, and the national sovereignty belongs to the Pope. Revenues depend on tourism, donations from believers, the issuance of stamps and coins, profits from religious banks and rental of real estate.
(2) Monaco is located in the southern European federal country in southwest Europe, surrounded by France on three sides and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the south. The land area is 2.08 square kilometers, and as of December 2021, the total population of Monaco is 39,150. In 2020, the per capita GDP was 69,380 euros, ranking among the highest in the world.
(3) Nauru is located in the central Pacific Ocean, 42 kilometers south of the equator, and consists of a separate reef. The land area is 21.1 square kilometers, and as of 2018, the total population of Nauru is 12,700, and Nauru has no capital, and Nauru's development is relatively backward. Nauru's economy is based on phosphate exports, fishing licences and tropical fruits; Heavy dependence on foreign aid and borrowing.
(4) Tuvalu is located in the southern Central Pacific, west of the International Date Line; It consists of 9 small annular coral island groups. With a land area of 26 square kilometers and a total population of 11,000 as of 2021, Tuvalu is one of the world's least developed countries declared by the United Nations.
(5) San Marino is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a land area of 61.16 square kilometers, bordering Italy on all sides, and the territory is rolling and mountainous. With a population of 34,017 as of 2021, San Marino is a developed capitalist country; Industry and commerce mainly include banking, electronic manufacturing, ceramic manufacturing; Agricultural products are the production of wine and cheese.
(6) Liechtenstein is located in the middle of the Alps and landlocked in the Rhine Valley, with a land area of 160.5 square kilometers. As of December 2021, the population of Liechtenstein is 39,315. Liechtenstein industry is the backbone of the national economy; More than 95% of industrial products are exported, the financial sector is developed, there are 14 banks, and the GDP in 2020 is 5.7 billion Swiss francs.
(7) The Marshall Islands is located in the Micronesia region of the Central Pacific Ocean, consisting of 29 atolls and five small islands with a total of 1225 islands and reefs. The Marshall Islands has a land area of 181.3 square kilometers and a population of 54,300 as of 2017.
(8) Maldives is an archipelago country in the Indian Ocean; The land area is 298 square kilometers, and the population as of August 2022 is 557,000. Tourism and shipping industries are the main economic pillars, and the economic foundation of relying on imports is weak.
(9) Malta is an island country in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and is known as the "heart of the Mediterranean"; Consists of 5 islands. The population of Malta in 2021 was 516,000; The country has a land area of 316 square kilometers and a GDP of 22,000 euros in 2021.
(10) Grenada is located at the southernmost tip of the Windward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, about 160 square kilometers south of the Venezuelan coast, with a land area of 344 square kilometers, and a population of about 114,000 as of 2022, 82% of which are blacks and 13% are mestizos. White and others accounted for 5%. Agriculture and tourism are the foundation of the economy, and the output of the main product nutmeg accounts for about 1|3 of the world's total output, ranking second in the world. Granada is now a member of the Commonwealth.
