@Usagi 3 January 2021 more from that month

Strangely, the smallest country in the world is located within a major city. That city is Rome, and the country is Vatican City, also known as the Holy See. Coming in at 0.17 square miles (0.44 square kilometers) it’s tiny but massively wealthy. In fact, the Vatican is home to countless priceless works of art, like the Pieta and the Creation of Adam, not to mention St. Peter’s Basilica. Vatican City is one of 15 tiny countries you never knew existed.