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With an area of only 21 km 2 (8.1 sq mi), Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world, larger than only Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic and island nation, as well as the smallest member state of the Commonwealth of Nations by area.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati, 300 kilometres (190 mi) due east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi), the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital.
The world's five smallest sovereign states by area, from largest to smallest: San Marino, Tuvalu, Nauru, Monaco, and Vatican City shown in the same scale for size comparison Map of the smallest states in the world by population or land area.
Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects, which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Data is current as of 2023.
The countries with the highest border/area ratios are some of the smallest, non-island, nations of the world, such as Vatican City, Monaco and San Marino.Many island nations, lack any land borders and thus have a border/area ratio of zero.
List of countries and dependencies by area; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area; List of first-level administrative divisions by population; Lists of country subdivisions by GDP. List of the largest administrative divisions by GRDP; List of first-level administrative country subdivisions by nominal GDP per capita
Island in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The smallest of the Aran Islands. Mustique: 5.7: Island part of the Grenadines, a chain of islands in the Caribbean between Saint Vincent and Grenada. Sazan: 5.7: Island part of Albania. Ronay: 5.63: Island part of Scotland. Vaitupu (Land area only) 5.6: Largest atoll of Tuvalu. Muck: 5.59: Island ...