Record No.
MRB-2026-005680
Smallest Country in the World
Human Achievement
No Photo
Record Holder
Vatican City
Italy
Category
Human Achievement
Country
Italy
(
IT )
Achievement Date
—
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
Enclosed entirely within the city of Rome, Vatican City covers about 0.49 square kilometres, making it the smallest sovereign state on Earth by both area and population. It became an independent state under the Lateran Treaty of 1929, signed with the Kingdom of Italy.
Mega Record Book
This record is published in the
Mega Record Book global record database.