If you’re tired of the city’s hustle and bustle and want to live somewhere quieter, with fewer people to ruin your fun, you might want to try one of the world’s 10 smallest countries by population.
These UN-recognized countries have all created a reputation for themselves by having notoriously small populations. The largest city on this list has a population of just over 73,000 people, while the smallest has a population of just over 500 people. We did say they were small.
What is The Smallest Country In The World?
Vatican City is the smallest Country in the world with a population of 517 people.
Vatican City, famous for housing mostly the Pope and his entourage, has a population estimated by the UN to be between 517 people.
In terms of population and land area, Vatican City is the world’s smallest autonomous country, regardless of its official population. The land area of the nation situated within Rome is 0.44 km2.
Vatican City was established in 1929, the same year that Roman Catholicism was accorded special recognition in Italy. The Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Square, and St Peter’s Basilica are among its most recognized landmarks, in addition to hosting the Pope and serving as a sacred pilgrimage site.
The name Vatican City was originally used in the Lateran Treaty, which was signed on 11 February 1929, and formed the modern city-state called after Vatican Hill, the state’s physical location within the city of Rome. The name “Vatican” is derived from the name of an Etruscan settlement, Vatica or Vaticum, which was located in the approximate area known as Ager Vaticanus, “Vatican territory” by the Romans.
Città del Vaticano, or, more technically, Stato della Città del Vaticano, means ‘Vatican City State’ in Italian. Status Civitatis Vaticanae is its Latin term, which is used in official papers by the Holy See, the Church, and the Pope.
Given its small size, Vatican City has a pretty well-developed transport network (mostly a piazza and sidewalks). As a state 1.05 kilometers (1,150 yards) long and 0.85 kilometers (930 yards) wide, it has a limited transportation system with no airports or highways. The Vatican City Heliport is the city’s sole aviation facility. Vatican City is one of the few autonomous countries without an airport, and it is served by the airports that serve Rome, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, and, to a lesser extent, Ciampino Airpor
A standard gauge railway, primarily used for freight transit, connects to Italy’s network at Rome’s Saint Peter’s station by an 852-metre (932-yard) spur, 300 metres (330 yards) of which is within Vatican territory. Pope John XXIII was the first to utilize the railway, while Pope John Paul II only occasionally used it.
Ottaviano – San Pietro – Musei Vaticani is the nearest metro station.
Source: thpttranhungdao.edu.vn/en/
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