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What is the smallest independent country by population?
Answer
Vatican City
Vatican City, an independent city-state entirely surrounded by Rome, has fewer than 1,000 residents—making it the smallest sovereign country in the world by population, as well as by land area.
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Vatican City is the world's smallest country by both population and area—fewer than 1,000 residents on about 100 acres, most of them clergy.
Other options people guess
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
- Palau
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