Where is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City, which is home to the Catholic Church's seat of power, is the smallest country in the world. Contained within the Italian city of Rome, Vatican City can also be referred to as the Vatican or the Holy See. This country, which is essentially a city-state, has just 2 miles of borders and is .2 square miles in total.

Aside from the Vatican, the next smallest countries in the world are Monaco, which is located in southern France on the Mediterranean coast, and Nauru, a Pacific island located to the east of Australia. Nauru is the smallest sovereign island nation in the world.