1. Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, The Vatican, Monaco, Malta
Micro-states
Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, The Vatican, Monaco, Malta

2. Washington County (for comparison)
1,339 km² (517 mi²)
Population: 27,000+
Formed in 1814

4. Liechtenstein

5. Tidbits Created 1719 – independence 1866
Sole remaining territory that is governed by the Roman Catholic church
Area: 160 km²
Population: 34,498

6. San Marino

7. Tidbits
61 km²
Population: 30,780
Existed since the 13th century

9. Andorra

10. Tidbits Independent since 1278 468 km² Population: 82, 627
No income taxes

12. Malta

13. Tidbits
316 km²
Population: 403,532
Independent since 1964

15. Monaco

16. 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

17. Monaco is famous for its casinos
The palace of the Grimaldi family, which has ruled for 700 years

18. The Vatican (Holy See)

19. Tidbits
.44 km²
Population: 824

21. 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
21 Kiribati 726
22 Tonga 747
23 Dominica 751
24 São Tomé and Príncipe 964