The World's Smallest Countries Explained

just like human beings countries come in all different shapes sizes and colors some countries are large cold and Barren others are small tropical and densely populated the variety and range of countries our planet has to offer is what makes the human race so special downtown Manhattan is so different to Fiji that is almost like a different planet believe it or not there are actually 25 countries in the world that are smaller than 1 000 kilometers squared so what is the world's smallest country that achievement goes to Vatican City a country that in no way shape or form acts like a country first of all it has the word City in its name secondly it is absolutely tiny at just 0.49 kilometers squared for reference this is around seven times smaller than New York City's Central Park Vatican City is also an enclave of Rome Italy this means it is completely located entirely within the city of Rome and therefore Italy the population of Vatican City is around 825 of which around 453 are residents and 372 non-residents the population of this country is so low that in fact everyone from this country could fit into a single Airbus A380 the Vatican City is of course the headquarters of the Roman Catholic church and the pope there are an estimated 1.2 billion Catholics in the world if all of these Catholics formed a country they will be the third most populated on Earth meaning this country of less than a thousand people actually has some quite significant importance on the world the next smallest country on earth is Monaco another European microstate which measures a tiny two kilometers squared which makes it around 1.7 times smaller than Central Park Monaco is the smallest country in the world with a coastline the smallest United Nations member State and the smallest country in the world that is not a landlocked country Monaco is well known for being a playground for the Filthy Rich it is by far the richest country on Earth in terms of individual wealth at an astonishing 234 000 US dollars per capita for reference this makes the people of Monaco of a three times richer than Americans for GDP per capita according to the United Nations Monaco also has the equal highest life expectancy on Earth at a crazy 85.9 years that is an incredible 33.4 years longer than the country with the world's lowest life expectancy Chad surrounded by nice centrope and can Monaco sits in a very desirable wealthy part of the world looking onto the Mediterranean the population of this mega-rich country is just shy of 40 000 people meaning the entire population of Monaco could fit into Chelsea's football stadium next up is the rather unknown Central Pacific country nauru Naru at just 21 kilometers squared is the smallest country on earth that is not in micro state it is also the smallest Republic and the smallest island country it is just over six times larger than New York's Central Park its population is around 11 000 or so and its GDP is around 133 million US Dollars which is absolutely minuscule compared to Monaco's 8.6 billion dollars this tiny country was discovered in 1798 and originally named Pleasant Island in 1888 nauru was annexed by Germany during World War II it was occupied by the Japanese and today it is most notably known for the controversial Australian detention camps next up is another Pacific island country tuvalu tuvalu is just 26 kilometers squared making it the fourth smallest country on earth and the smallest Commonwealth realm it is 7.6 times larger than New York's Central Park at around 12 000 it is the third least populated country on Earth only our previous entries nauru and Vatican City have a smaller population tuvalu's GDP is just 45 million US Dollars fishing is the country's biggest income Source however it has another very interesting Revenue Source dot TV is to values internet country code this is a very desirable domain name as many websites utilize this as it's short for television most notably twitch.tv uses this domain this brings around 10 million US Dollars into this tiny country each year not bad next up is San Marino another European city state San Marino for me is most well known for its football team when there are international games between European teams we often see this tiny country competing against European beasts like Spain England and Germany San Marino's team consists of part-time players who have other full-time jobs such as teachers or Builders and here they are competing against players of elite quality earning hundreds of thousands of Euros each week just like Vatican City San Marino is an enclave in Italy it is located in the northeast of the country San Marino is around 61 kilometers squared in total making it 18 times larger than New York's Central Park the population of this micro state is around 34 000 making it the second most populated countries so far in today's video next up is Lichtenstein yet another European micro State Lichtenstein is significantly larger than other countries in this video so far it stretches for a distance of around 160 kilometers squared or 47 times larger than New York's Central Park Lichtenstein according to the World Bank is the second richest country on the planet per capita with a value of around 157 000 US Dollars and that was in 2020 so it is likely higher now due to its small size in population most people don't know too much about this landlocked central European country Lichtenstein is in fact a doubly landlocked country meaning it is surrounded and landlocked by countries who are also landlocked Lichtenstein is quite an anomaly in that it is so wealthy but landlocked landlocked countries tend to have financial implications from their lack of access to the oceans however Lichtenstein finds itself in a very wealthy part of the world surrounded by some of the most well-developed cities and countries you will ever find at just under 40 000 Lichtenstein is the eighth least populated country on Earth and has a very similar population to that of Monaco next up is Marshall Islands at 181 kilometers squared or around 53 times larger than New York Central Park the Marshall Islands are located in the Central Pacific not far from the equator its population is around 62 000. the Marshall Islands are made up of around 1 200 Islands its capital is Maduro although the Marshall Islands don't have a military the U.S controls the security and defense of the country and has tested many missiles including nuclear across this region with a main elevation of around 2 meters the Marshall Islands has one of the lowest average elevations this combined with the effects of global warming means that the Marshall Islands are at serious threat the people of the Marshall Islands rank as the fourth most obese in the world this is mainly due to a genetic predisposition as when early humans sailed across the world to explore those who stored and kept fat easier survived and passed on their genetics and finally next up we have a non-european or Pacific country it is Saint Kitts and Nevis an Island microstate located in the West Indies this country measures a distance of around 261 kilometers squared or 77 times larger than New York's Central Park the population of this Caribbean nation is around 47 000 or so it is a dual island nation meaning it consists of two islands the country was founded by a certain Christopher Columbus in 1493. the pesky Brits took over in the 1600s and in 1998 a referendum to split the country into two failed the capital is bastere English is the sole official language and their currency is the East Caribbean dollar so there we have it some of the world's smallest countries explained there is such a variation among these countries some are the richest on the planet with the highest living standards anywhere on Earth whereas others are relatively poor and rank very low for their development index we hope you enjoyed this video and learned something new thank you very much for watching and we will see you very soon in our next amazing video

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Length: 9min 41sec (581 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 21 2023