Guide to Europe’s Microstates: Vatican City
Quick facts (most recent available data) Population: 836 (smallest country in the world by population) Area: 0.44 sq km (smallest country in the world by area) GDP per capita (PPP): not available Visiting Vatican City Location and how to get there: Vatican City is a walled enclave located inside the city of Rome. Basically you […]
Guide to Europe’s Microstates: San Marino
Quick facts (most recent available data) Population: 32,404 (5th smallest country by population) Area: 61 sq km (5th smallest country by area) GDP per capita (PPP): 36,200$ (27th) Visiting San Marino Location and how to get there: San Marino is a landlocked country and an enclave located in North-Eastern Italy. Take the train from Rome […]
Guide to Europe’s Microstates: Monaco
Quick facts (most recent available data) Population: 36,371 (6th smallest country by population) Area: 2 sq km (2nd smallest country by area) GDP per capita (PPP): 63,400$ (4th) Visiting Monaco Location and how to get there: located on the French Riviera in Southern France. Take the bus from Nice for a scenic 40-minute trip to Monaco. […]
Guide to Europe’s Microstates: Bonus – Gibraltar*
(*Gibraltar is not an independent country, but it’s still cool) Quick facts (most recent available data) Population: 29,752 Area: 6.8 sq km GDP per capita (PPP): 43,000$ Visiting Gibraltar Location and how to get there: Small peninsula located in Southern Spain. I drove from the Spanish city of Malaga, but you can also catch a […]
Guide to Europe’s Microstates: Bonus – SMOM*
(*The Sovereign Military Order of Malta – SMOM is not an independent country and doesn’t even have its own territory, but it’s still cool) Quick facts (most recent available data) Population: 3 (plus 13,000 members and 80,000 volunteers) Area: two buildings located in Rome GDP per capita (PPP): n/a Visiting SMOM Location and how to […]