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Microstates: the smallest countries in the world

Here are the 25 countries under 1,000 km² in GeoSilhueta, from smallest to largest. The smallest is Vatican City, at 0.44 km².

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  Vatican City — capital: Vatican City
  Europe · area: 0.44 km²
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  Monaco — capital: Monaco
  Europe · area: 2 km²
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  Nauru — capital: Yaren
  Oceania · area: 21 km²
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  Tuvalu — capital: Funafuti
  Oceania · area: 26 km²
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  San Marino — capital: San Marino
  Europe · area: 61 km²
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  Liechtenstein — capital: Vaduz
  Europe · area: 160 km²
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  Marshall Islands — capital: Majuro
  Oceania · area: 181 km²
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  Saint Kitts and Nevis — capital: Basseterre
  Caribbean · area: 261 km²
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  Maldives — capital: Malé
  Asia · area: 298 km²
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  Malta — capital: Valletta
  Europe · area: 316 km²
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  Grenada — capital: St. George's
  Caribbean · area: 344 km²
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  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — capital: Kingstown
  Caribbean · area: 389 km²
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  Barbados — capital: Bridgetown
  Caribbean · area: 430 km²
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  Antigua and Barbuda — capital: Saint John's
  Caribbean · area: 442 km²
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  Seychelles — capital: Victoria
  Africa · area: 457 km²
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  Palau — capital: Ngerulmud
  Oceania · area: 459 km²
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  Andorra — capital: Andorra la Vella
  Europe · area: 468 km²
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  Saint Lucia — capital: Castries
  Caribbean · area: 616 km²
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  Micronesia — capital: Palikir
  Oceania · area: 702 km²
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  Singapore — capital: Singapore
  Asia · area: 733 km²
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  Tonga — capital: Nuku'alofa
  Oceania · area: 747 km²
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  Dominica — capital: Roseau
  Caribbean · area: 751 km²
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  Bahrain — capital: Manama
  Asia · area: 778 km²
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  Kiribati — capital: South Tarawa
  Oceania · area: 811 km²
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  São Tomé and Príncipe — capital: São Tomé
  Africa · area: 964 km²

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