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There is a vast world out there and it includes 195 internationally recognized countries, some of which cover vast and diverse landscapes, while others are quite little in contrast and are generally disregarded when considering what the name "country" typically implies to most of us.
Although we typically see these countries as having vast amounts of space and a sizable population, several of them are smaller than the cities some of us call home.
The combined surface of the world's ten smallest nations is less than that of major cities like Lagos, Los Angeles, Tokyo, or New York.
While some of them are relatively obscure, the majority are well-known.
Some are located on the continent of Europe, while the majority are small isles encircled by oceans.
The fact that they all have a lot to offer tourists, from picture-perfect beaches and luscious green forests to coral atolls or fascinating histories, is what unites them all.
Below are the ten smallest countries in the world.
Malta is an island republic in the central Mediterranean Sea, formally known as the Republic of Malta.
Despite its violent history, this country's inhabitants are exceedingly hospitable. And, speaking of people, it has one of the world's greatest population densities.
It boasts a population of over 500,000 people, which, combined with the country's total geographical size of 122 square miles and makes it the fourth most densely inhabited sovereign country in the world.
Located 58 miles south of Sicily and 55 miles east of Tunisia, Malta is a popular tourist attraction.
The country’s terrain is mostly flat, with the highest point rising to only 830 feet above the sea, but it offers plenty of natural beauty even so.
We're confident you've heard of the Maldives. It's one of those luxurious tropical places that everyone fantasizes about when planning their next holiday.
The Maldives, noted for its extremely gorgeous beaches, dreamlike resorts, and diving and snorkelling possibilities, is made up of 1190 islands in the Indian Ocean divided into 26 coral atolls. Only about a third of them are inhabited.
It is the world's lowest-lying country, with the highest point at 7.8 feet above sea level.
That may seem intriguing from a tourism standpoint, but it is also a major worry since rising sea levels are steadily engulfing the land.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Caribbean island nation of fewer than 50,000 inhabitants. This, along with its 101 square mile land size, makes it the smallest country in the Americas.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a tropical paradise surrounded by coral reefs in the eastern Caribbean Sea, between Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago.
Its major industry used to be sugarcane, but tourism now brings it the most money.
The Marshall Islands are a Pacific Ocean series of 29 coral atolls and five major islands located halfway between Hawaii and Australia.
Between 1946 to 1958, one of the atolls, Bikini Atoll, was used as a nuclear weapons testing facility for the United States.
Its residents were evacuated and continue to live in exile because the atoll's islands are polluted with high amounts of radioactivity.
Today, the United States offers assistance to the Marshall Islands as well as security and defence for the region in return for the use of a portion of its territory as a military facility and missile test range.
The Principality of Liechtenstein, located between Austria and Switzerland, is a microstate with a land area of 62 square miles and a population of fewer than 40,000 people.
The nation on the Rhine River dissolved its army in 1868 and remained neutral and unaffected during both World Wars I and II.
Tourism is one of the most important sectors there, and it is supported by the government.
San Marino is a European landlocked nation that is surrounded by Italy.
It has a population of fewer than 35,000 people and a land area of only 24 square miles.
Its terrain is dominated by rocky mountains, the highest point being the 2,477-foot Monte Titano.
The official language of the nation is Italian, and there is no official religion. It is one of Europe's oldest countries, having been created in the fourth century.
Tuvalu is a tiny archipelago of nine coral islands located in the western central Pacific Ocean.
Despite its natural beauty and one-of-a-kind setting, Tuvalu suffers immensely since none of its islands has rivers or streams, and because they are largely coral atolls, there is no groundwater.
As a result, drinking water is collected and stored using catchment systems.
A larger problem than drought is that increasing water levels caused by climate change are progressively engulfing Tuvalu.
Furthermore, coral reefs are dying, and as a result, coastlines are receding into the sea.
It has been predicted that Tuvalu will become uninhabitable in the next 50 to 100 years.
Nauru is the world's third smallest country and the smallest island nation, with an area of about 8.1 square miles.
It has a population of roughly 11,000 people, is located in the South Pacific Ocean, and has no formal capital.
Nauru's sole export is phosphate, which was the dominant industry for most of the twentieth century.
Food, water, and manufactured goods, on the other hand, are imported from Australia.
Monaco, located between France and the Mediterranean Sea, attracts the world's wealthiest individuals, who are lured to its famed resort and only official city, Monte Carlo.
The country is famous for its renowned casinos, gorgeous beaches, expensive yachts, powerful financial system, and automobile racing events such as the Grand Prix de Monaco.
All of that in less than a square mile.
Vatican City is the world's smallest state, measuring only 0.17 square miles, but its religious significance is well known as the spiritual headquarters of the Roman Catholic church.
It is known as a city-state, and it is located in the centre of Rome, Italy.
Despite its diminutive size, it has its financial system, its currency (the Vatican Euro), a post office and telephone system, a radio station, and a population of Vatican City is the world's smallest state, measuring only 0.17 square miles.
Its religious significance is well known as the spiritual headquarters of the Roman Catholic church.
It is known as a city-state, and it is located in the centre of Rome, Italy.
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