The smallest is Vatican City. See Link for a list of the 17 smallest nations in the world.
Nauru is the worlds smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi). With 9,322 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.
It would probably be the Vatican.
Principality of Monaco.
Monaco is the second smallest nation, after Vatican City.
The world's smallest independent nation is Vatican City, which is in Rome, Italy, but is not under Italian rule. The second smallest nation is Monaco.
Vatican City.
No, Tuvalu (at 10 sq. mi.) is the fourth smallest nation, after Vatican City, Monaco, and Nauru.
Vatican City. It is recognized as an independent nation, and is the smallest in size.
Vatican City is the smallest independent country in Europe. It is also the smallest country in all of Europe as well as the world.
I think it is Croatia.
Actually there are 19 countries smaller than Singapore in area; the smallest independent nation is Vatican City.
Vatican City, with a surface area of 0.44 square kilometers (44 hectares).
Vatican City
Australia is not the world's largest nation in area. It is the smallest continent. Therefore, the nation that is currently the world's largest would still be the world's largest - and that is the Russian federation, with an area of 178,075,400 sq km.
The Vatican City (yes it is a nation!)