From OBSCURE Islands, to the Vatican, these are the 15 SMALLEST Countries in The World !

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8. St Kitts and Nevis
Just like that we are back in the Caribbean again with St Kitts and Nevis, located roughly 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. It’s known for its beautiful cloud shrouded mountains and picturesque tropical beaches. The small population of only 54,000 people, inhabits both islands, with the capital, Basseterre located on the northern side. The dormant volcano, mount liamuiga, creates a large crater lake that you see in this photo, and is a popular hiking location for extreme adventurers.

7. Marshall Island
This island country is located near the equator making up 1,156 islands total. Despite the sheer number of islands, it’s still currently the 7th smallest nation in the world. It was named after explorer John Marshall, although the natives, were of course there much longer.During world war 2, these island were under firm control by the Japanese until the united states managed a successful invasion in world war II. We should have mentioned the marshall islands on our Radioactive places video and during the 60’s these islands were used as proving grounds for nuclear weapons by the US. In 1952 the first hydrogen bombs were dropped here. American paid over 759 million dollars to the Marshallese in reparations, because money solves a lot of issues.


6. Liechenstein
This tiny nation is bordered by Switzerland to the west and Austria to the east, tucked away in the Swiss alps and is the richest country in the world by GDP per capita. With an unemployment rate of 1.5 and a population of 37,000 it’s a tax dodger’s dream to live here. Not being a member of the European Union, the residents are not subject to the same tax rates of neighboring countries. This principality is still ruled by an extremely wealthy prince by the name of Hans Adam the II with a net worth of roughly 3.5 Billion dollars. The capital city of Vaduz has around 5000 people

5. San Marino
Completely landlocked by Italy, the tiny state of San Marino is proud to say that they are one of the world’s oldest independent states. It’s also one of the richest in terms of GDP per capita. Taking up only 24 square miles its still only the 3rd smallest country in Europe. We’ll get to those other 2 later. The small republic has managed to slither out of many wars, protested the unification of Italy and won’t even join European Union. Well done San Marino! It’s hear you’ll also find the beautiful fortress of Guaita on Mount Titano!

4. Tuvalu
This nation was formally known as the Ellice Islands, and found half way between Hawaii and Australia in the Pacific Ocean. With a population of only 10,000 people, everyone here is of Polynesian and micronesian descent. The creation mythology is important the inhabitants of this country and they claim that a group of spirits raised from the ocean floor and their ancestors were giants from Samoa.

3. Nauru
The Smallest Island nation in the world is Nauru, located east of Australia. The history behind this country might not be as charming as some of the others, but we’re not gonna sugar coat anything! The tiny island was exploited for it’s heavy deposits of phosphate which is normally used for fertilizer, and it enjoyed a steady income during the 1980’s. Nowadays all the phosphate is gone and the country has a 90 percent unemployment rate. This country also leads the world in obesity with roughly 40 percent of it’s citizens suffering from obesity.

2. Monaco
On the flip side Monaco is one of the richest countries in the world and it certainly enjoys its independance. With many high taxes in the country of France, the rich dodge paying ridiculous amounts of taxes. It’s known for it’s high class luxury, harbor filled with yachts and of course, the Monte Carlo Casino. Just to be tourist here, you should probably consider bringing a few stacks of euros with you. Crowds pack the streets for the annual Formula one race, which has taken place since 1951. With many europeans drawn to the luxury, the beaches and the bourgeoisie lifestyle, it’s become the world’s most densely populated country with 37,000 people occupying 499 acres or less than 1 square mile.

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Vatican City
So the entire catholic church isn’t enough for the pope! He gets his own micronation! The vatican is actually walled off from the rest of the Rome and the infamous Basilica di San Pietro lies with. It shares a 2 mile border with Italy and is about 5 times smaller than Monaco, or one eighth the size of New York City’s Central Park. The obelisk that sits at St Peter’s square was captured by the Roman Emperor Caligula from the Egyptian city of Heliopolis and weighs 350 tons! Popes in the past have refused to leave the Vatican and also refuse to recognize any authority from the italian government, since the 14th century.

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