The Smallest Countries In The World Imagine a place where you can walk from one end of the country to the other in less time than it takes to watch a movie. As unbelievable as it might seem, this is a real possibility in some of the world 's smallest countries . Vatican City is by far the world 's smallest country , with a mere total area of 0.49 km 2. The following tiniest countries are Monaco at 2.0 km 2, Nauru at 21 km 2, Tuvalu at 26 km 2, and San Marino at 61 km 2. The remaining 10 are ... Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area This is a list of the world 's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories. The smallest island country and third- smallest country in the world is Nauru. It is the second- smallest country in the world in terms of population after Vatican City, with a population of roughly 10,000.
