Microstate

A microstate or ministate is a country that is very small in size, or has very little amounts of people living in it., Usually, both cases are true. However, there are no set definitions of the terms "state" and "very small".^[1]

Some examples that are usually called microstates include Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, San Marino and Tuvalu. The smallest state in the world is Vatican City, in the city of Rome.

Microstate Media

The world's five smallest sovereign states by area, from largest to smallest: San Marino, Tuvalu, Nauru, Monaco, and Vatican City shown in the same scale for size comparison
Map of the smallest states in the world by population or land area.
Vatican City, the smallest independent country in Europe with 0.44 km² (110 acres), is also the smallest in the world
St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean Sea, the smallest independent country in the Americas with 261 km2 (101 sq mi).
Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, the smallest independent country in Africa with 459 km2 (177 sq mi)
Maldives in the Indian Ocean, the smallest independent country in Asia with an area of 298 km2 (115 sq mi)

References

↑ Warrington, E. (1994). "Lilliputs Revisited". Asian Journal of Public Administration, 16(1).

[:0-1] Warrington, E. (1994). "Lilliputs Revisited". Asian Journal of Public Administration, 16(1).

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