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World Data Editors

Encyclopædia Britannica Editor

BIOGRAPHY

Britannica's World Data editors help provide a statistical portrait of some 220 countries and dependencies of the world, at a level appropriate to the significance of each.

Primary Contributions (9)

Articles
Quizzes

What's the smallest country in the world?

list of the smallest countries by area

How small is small? For some of the world’s countries, the answer is very, very small, even teeny tiny. Vatican City holds the title as the world’s smallest country, with an area of just 0.17 square mile (0.44 square km). As a point of comparison, the largest country in the world, Russia, is almost…

list of the world’s largest countries and dependencies by area

list of countries, dependencies, and territories by population

list of the largest U.S. cities by population

list of state capitals in the United States

European countries by area

list of the populations of the world’s countries, dependencies, and territories

Which Country Is Larger By Population? Quiz

Which Country Is Larger By Area? Quiz