Vatican City, the smallest country, is located inside the city of Rome, Italy. Ruled by the Pope of the Roman Catholic church, it was created by a treaty in 1929. It’s so small that they have no hospital, no jail, and only one judge… those who are convicted are simply marched outside the city, into an Italian jurisdiction. They have an ATM that works in Latin, and the world’s shortest railway.

Russia is the biggest country in the world, and it’s about 35 million times bigger than Vatican City. In contrast, Central Park in New York City (US) is about 8 times bigger than Vatican City. Here are the smallest, tiniest countries in the world, measured by land area in square miles and square kilometers.

1. Vatican City: 0.19 mi² (0.49 km²)
2. Monaco: 0.78 mi² (2.02 km²)
3. Nauru: 8.1 mi² (21 km²)
4. Tuvalu: 10 mi² (26 km²)
5. San Marino: 23.6 mi² (61 km²)
6. Liechtenstein: 62 mi² (160 km²)
7. Marshall Islands: 70 mi² (181 km²)
8. Saint Kitts and Nevis: 101 mi² (261 km²)
9. Maldives: 115 mi² (298 km²)
10. Malta: 122 mi² (316 km²)