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Top 50 Smallest Countries by Area

A list of the world's smallest sovereign states by total land area. This comprehensive dataset is meticulously compiled from verified global sources and updated regularly. Use the sorting and filtering tools to explore the data, or export it as CSV for deeper analysis. All figures are cross-referenced with authoritative international databases.

Rank ⇵Country ⇵Area (km²) ⇵Continent ⇵
1Vatican City0.49 km²Europe
2Monaco2.02 km²Europe
3Nauru21 km²Oceania
4Tuvalu26 km²Oceania
5San Marino61 km²Europe
6Liechtenstein160 km²Europe
7Marshall Islands181 km²Oceania
8Saint Kitts and Nevis261 km²North America
9Maldives298 km²Asia
10Malta316 km²Europe
11Grenada344 km²North America
12Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389 km²North America
13Barbados430 km²North America
14Antigua and Barbuda442 km²North America
15Seychelles452 km²Africa
16Palau459 km²Oceania
17Andorra468 km²Europe
18Saint Lucia616 km²North America
19Micronesia702 km²Oceania
20Singapore728 km²Asia
21Tonga747 km²Oceania
22Dominica751 km²North America
23Bahrain778 km²Asia
24Kiribati811 km²Oceania
25Sao Tome and Principe964 km²Africa
26Comoros2,235 km²Africa
27Mauritius2,040 km²Africa
28Luxembourg2,586 km²Europe
29Samoa2,842 km²Oceania
30Cabo Verde4,033 km²Africa
31Trinidad and Tobago5,130 km²North America
32Brunei5,765 km²Asia
33Palestine6,020 km²Asia
34Cyprus9,251 km²Europe
35Lebanon10,452 km²Asia
36Jamaica10,991 km²North America
37Gambia11,300 km²Africa
38Qatar11,586 km²Asia
39Vanuatu12,189 km²Oceania
40Montenegro13,812 km²Europe
41Bahamas13,943 km²North America
42Timor-Leste14,874 km²Asia
43Eswatini17,364 km²Africa
44Kuwait17,818 km²Asia
45Fiji18,272 km²Oceania
46Slovenia20,273 km²Europe
47Israel20,770 km²Asia
48El Salvador21,041 km²North America
49Belize22,966 km²North America
50Djibouti23,200 km²Africa
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