Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, The Vatican, Monaco, Malta Micro-states Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, The Vatican, Monaco, Malta
Washington County (for comparison) 1,339 km² (517 mi²) Population: 27,000+ Formed in 1814
Liechtenstein
Tidbits Created 1719 – independence 1866 Sole remaining territory that is governed by the Roman Catholic church Area: 160 km² Population: 34,498
San Marino
Tidbits 61 km² Population: 30,780 Existed since the 13th century
Andorra
Tidbits Independent since 1278 468 km² Population: 82, 627 No income taxes
Malta
Tidbits 316 km² Population: 403,532 Independent since 1964
Monaco
Tidbits 1.95 km² Population: 32,796 Income tax free zone (about 3 times the size of The Mall in Washington DC) Population: 32,796 Income tax free zone
Monaco is famous for its casinos The palace of the Grimaldi family, which has ruled for 700 years
The Vatican (Holy See)
Tidbits .44 km² Population: 824
Rank Country / Territory Area (km²) 1 Vatican City 0.44 2 Monaco 1.95 3 Nauru 21 4 Tuvalu 26 5 San Marino 61 6 Liechtenstein 164 7 Marshall Islands 181 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 9 Maldives 298 10 Malta 316 11 Grenada 344 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 388 13 Barbados 430 14 Antigua and Barbuda 442 Ra Country / Area nk Territory (km²) 15 Seychelles 455 16 Palau 459 17 Andorra 468 18 Saint Lucia 539 19 Singapore 683 19 Bahrain 694 20 Federated States of Micronesia 702 21 Kiribati 726 22 Tonga 747 23 Dominica 751 24 São Tomé and Príncipe 964