Independent Learning Log 3 Isaac Chng

Date:

4/7/16

Source:

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_by_area.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City

What I did:

What is the smallest country in the world? We may infer that Singapore is the smallest by comparison to our larger SEA neighbours, but are there smaller countries than us? I did research and found out what exactly was the smallest country in the world.

*P.S Sealand isn't considered as a practical country.

What I learnt:

1.There are countries SMALLER than Singapore

191		Singapore	718	<0.01%		Southeast Asia	Second smallest Asian country. Official area in 2014 is 718.3 km². Singapore gains in size because of land reclamation off its coasts.
192		Micronesia, Federated States of	702	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).
193		Isle of Man	572	<0.01%		Northern Europe	Crown dependency of the UK.
194		Guam	549	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
195		Saint Lucia	539	<0.01%		Caribbean	An island nation in the eastern Caribbean south of Martinique.
196		Northern Mariana Islands	477	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
197		Andorra	468	<0.01%		Southern Europe	A Principality and a microstate in Southwestern Europe, in the eastern Pyrenees mountains.
198		Palau	459	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	An island chain of more than 500 islands, in the Micronesia region of the western Pacific Ocean.
199		Seychelles	455	<0.01%		Eastern Africa	Archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean and the smallest African country.
200		Antigua and Barbuda	442	<0.01%		Caribbean	Includes the island of Redonda, 1.6 km².
201		Barbados	431	<0.01%		Caribbean	A sovereign island country within the British Commonwealth, situated in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
202		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389	<0.01%		Caribbean	(Saint Vincent 344 km²) An island chain country in the Lesser Antilles, south of Saint Lucia.
203		Virgin Islands U.S.	347	<0.01%		Caribbean	Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.
204		Grenada	344	<0.01%		Caribbean	An island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea north of Trinidad and Tobago.
205		Malta	316	<0.01%		Southern Europe	Malta, an island nation in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast, east of Tunisia.
206		Maldives	298	<0.01%		South Central Asia	An island nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 coral atolls. Smallest country in Asia.
207		Cayman Islands	264	<0.01%		Caribbean	A British Overseas Territory.
208		Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	<0.01%		Caribbean	Also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, smallest sovereign state in the Americas and in the Western Hemisphere, located east of Puerto Rico.
209		Niue	260	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.
210		Saint Pierre and Miquelon	242	<0.01%		North America	French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups.
211		Cook Islands	236	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
212		American Samoa	199	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island.
213		Marshall Islands	181	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik.
214		Aruba	180	<0.01%		Caribbean	Self-governing part of the Netherlands.
215		Liechtenstein	160	<0.01%		Western Europe	Smallest country in the world that borders more than one other country.
216		British Virgin Islands	151	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory; comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada.
217		Wallis and Futuna	142	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.
218		Saint Helena	122	<0.01%		West Africa	British Overseas Territory; excluding dependencies.
219		Jersey	116	<0.01%		Northern Europe	Crown dependency of the UK.
220		Montserrat	102	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory.
221		Tristan da Cunha	98	<0.01%		South Atlantic Ocean	Dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the only inhabited island.
222		Anguilla	91	<0.01%		Caribbean	A British Overseas Territory.
223		Ascension Island	88	<0.01%		South Atlantic Ocean	Dependency of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena.
224		Guernsey	78	<0.01%		Northern Europe	Crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands.
225		San Marino	61	<0.01%		Southern Europe	third smallest country in Europe, an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy
226		Bermuda	53	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory.
227		Norfolk Island	36	<0.01%		Oceania, Australia	Self-governing area of Australia.
228		Tuvalu	26	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Second smallest country in Oceania.
229		Nauru	21	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Smallest country in Oceania, smallest island nation in the world, and third smallest country in the world.
230		Tokelau	12	<0.01%		Oceania/Australia	Territory of New Zealand.
231		Gibraltar	6	<0.01%		Southern Europe	British Overseas Territory on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
232		Pitcairn Islands	5	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	British Overseas Territory and smallest dependent territory in the world.
233		Monaco	1.95	<0.01%		Southern Europe	Second smallest country in the world.
234		Vatican City	0.44	<0.01%		Southern Europe	Smallest country in the world. Home of the Pope and the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church (Holy See).

2. Vatican City is the world's smallest country!

"Vatican City (ⁱ/ˈvætᵻkən ˈsɪti/; Italian: Città del Vaticano [tʃitˈta ddel vatiˈkaːno]; Latin: Civitas Vaticana),^[d] officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano;^[e] Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae),^[f] is awalled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of 842,^[3]it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population."

3. The Pope lives in Vatican City.

"…Home of the Pope and the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church (Holy See)."

Summary:

There are countries smaller than Singapore other than Vatican City. The smallest country in the world is not Singapore but Vatican City with an area of only 44 hectares and a population of 842. The Pope lives in this city.