The World's Smallest Countries

The World's Smallest Countries

Compiled by Charles Moffat.

This top section is a listing of "interesting countries" and includes their comparative populations and sizes, plus any special info. My personal favourite is the Pitcairn Islands, which was settled by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions (population 46).

Bassas da India

Special Notes: The world's smallest country, a territory of France.

Size: 0.2 sq km

Population: 0 (The island is uninhabited.)

Holy See/Vatican City

Special Notes: The world's smallest independent state.

Size: 0.44 sq km

Population: 921 (July 2005 est.)

Monaco

Special Notes: Second smallest independent state in the world.

Size: 1.95 sq km

Population: 32,409 (July 2005 est.)

Tuvalu

Special Notes: The smallest & most remote country on Earth (north-east of New Zealand).

Size: 26 sq km

Population: 11,636 (July 2005 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

Special Notes: Settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.

Size: 47 sq km

Population: 46 (July 2005 est.)

San Marino

Special Notes: Third smallest independent state in Europe.

Size: 61.2 sq km

Population: 28,880 (July 2005 est.)

Christmas Island

Special Notes: Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery. (Not to be confused with Easter Island, which is actually a province of Chile.)

Size: 135 sq km

Population: 361 (July 2005 est.)

Sao Tome & Principe

Special Notes: The smallest country in Africa, offshore island.

Size: 1,001 sq km

Population: 187,410 (July 2005 est.)

Gambia

Special Notes: The smallest country on the continent of Africa.

Size: 10,002 sq km

Population: 1,593,256 (July 2005 est.)

El Salvador

Special Notes: Smallest Central American country.

Size: 20,720 sq km

Population: 6,704,932 (July 2005 est.)

Suriname

Special Notes: Smallest independent South American country.

Size: 161,470 sq km

Population: 438,144 (July 2005 est.)

Uruguay

Special Notes: Second-smallest South American country.

Size: 173,620 sq km

Population: 3,415,920 (July 2005 est.)

Guyana

Special Notes: Third-smallest South American country.

Size: 196,850 sq km

Population: 765,283 (July 2005 est.)

The World's Smallest Countries/Territories:
Cyprus 						9,250 sq km
Puerto Rico 					9,104 sq km
French Southern and Antarctic Lands 		7,829 sq km
West Bank 					5,860 sq km
Brunei 						5,770 sq km	
Trinidad and Tobago 				5,128 sq km	
French Polynesia 				4,167 sq km	
Cape Verde 					4,033 sq km
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 	3,903 sq km
Samoa 						2,944 sq km
Luxembourg 					2,586 sq km
Reunion 					2,517 sq km
Comoros 					2,170 sq km
Mauritius 					2,040 sq km
Guadeloupe 					1,780 sq km
Faroe Islands 					1,399 sq km
Martinique 					1,100 sq km
Hong Kong 					1,092 sq km
Sao Tome and Principe 				1,001 sq km
Netherlands Antilles 				960 sq km
Kiribati 					811 sq km
Dominica 					754 sq km
Tonga 						748 sq km
Micronesia, Federated States of 		702 sq km
Singapore 					693 sq km
Bahrain 					665 sq km
Saint Lucia 					616 sq km
Isle of Man 					572 sq km
Guam 						549 sq km
Northern Mariana Islands 			477 sq km
Andorra 					468 sq km
Palau 						458 sq km
Seychelles 					455 sq km
Antigua and Barbuda 				443 sq km
Barbados 					431 sq km
Turks and Caicos Islands 			430 sq km
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 		412 sq km
Saint Helena 					410 sq km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 		389 sq km
Mayotte 					374 sq km
Jan Mayen 					373 sq km
Gaza Strip 					360 sq km
Virgin Islands 					352 sq km
Grenada 					344 sq km
Malta 						316 sq km
Maldives 					300 sq km
Wallis and Futuna 				274 sq km
Cayman Islands 					262 sq km
Saint Kitts and Nevis 				261 sq km
Niue 						260 sq km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 			242 sq km
Cook Islands 					240 sq km
American Samoa 					199 sq km
Aruba 						193 sq km
Marshall Islands 				181 sq km
Liechtenstein 					160 sq km
British Virgin Islands 				153 sq km
Christmas Island 				135 sq km
Dhekelia 					131 sq km
Akrotiri 					123 sq km
Jersey 						116 sq km
Anguilla 					102 sq km
Montserrat 					102 sq km
Guernsey 					78 sq km
San Marino 					61 sq km
British Indian Ocean Territory 			60 sq km
Bouvet Island 					59 sq km
Bermuda 					53 sq km
Pitcairn Islands 				47 sq km
Norfolk Island 					35 sq km
Europa Island 					28 sq km
Tuvalu 						26 sq km
Macau 						25 sq km
Nauru 						21 sq km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 			14 sq km
Palmyra Atoll 					12 sq km
Tokelau 					10 sq km
Gibraltar 					7 sq km
Wake Island 					7 sq km
Midway Islands 					6 sq km
Clipperton Island 				6 sq km
Navassa Island 					5 sq km
Ashmore and Cartier Islands 			5 sq km
Glorioso Islands 				5 sq km
Spratly Islands 				5 sq km
Jarvis Island 					5 sq km	
Juan de Nova Island 				4 sq km	
Coral Sea Islands 				3 sq km	
Johnston Atoll 					3 sq km	
Monaco 						2 sq km	
Howland Island 					2 sq km	
Baker Island 					1 sq km	
Kingman Reef 					1 sq km	
Tromelin Island 				1 sq km	
Holy See (Vatican City) 			0.44 sq km	
Bassas da India 				0.2 sq km