Top 10 Smallest Countries in the World by Land Area

Vatican City

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Monaco

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Nauru

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Tuvalu

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San Marino

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Liechtenstein

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Marshall Islands

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Maldives

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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