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title: "World's smallest country"  
description: "A short explanation of the world's smallest country Vatican city"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-28  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2697/world-s-smallest-country  
category: "country"  
tags: ["Vatican City", "country", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# World's smallest country

![World s smallest country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc61683e-3b4b-41f0-bec5-1ec26204c28a/images/ec84e3e8-132a-4ef2-8573-e4de4b6a34d4.jpeg) ![World s smallest country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc61683e-3b4b-41f0-bec5-1ec26204c28a/images/9ab14937-03ae-4263-82dc-a73d11900840.jpeg) Vatican City is the world's smallest country. ![World s smallest country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc61683e-3b4b-41f0-bec5-1ec26204c28a/images/3671c1be-958c-490a-afff-0c42cbc54417.jpeg) A land area of about 0.49 square kilometres (0.19 square miles). ![World s smallest country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc61683e-3b4b-41f0-bec5-1ec26204c28a/images/f34df4b8-98cf-4978-8962-0dec83aad8a4.jpeg) It is an independent city-state located within Rome, Italy. ![World s smallest country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc61683e-3b4b-41f0-bec5-1ec26204c28a/images/a5d9abd7-d653-4b6b-8f5a-8b604a996d43.jpeg) Vatican City is the home of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church's primary administration. ![World s smallest country](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/bc61683e-3b4b-41f0-bec5-1ec26204c28a/images/fa349cf1-234c-4d00-a0ea-c07b6b4fe549.jpeg) With a population of around 764 as of 2023 in terms of population.

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