Visiting the 10 Smallest Countries in Europe

When you Google "what are the ten smallest countries in Europe?" every website will give you a different answer based on different data. Everyone agrees that the Vatican City is the world's smallest country but as you get larger, it begins to differ. Some lists include Cyprus, but others consider Cyprus part of Asia, so Kosovo, Montenegro or Slovenia might fill in the gaps.

Additionally, there are a number of European territories that can be included; and everyone has a different idea of how many of those there are, too. So, naturally, after scouring the web and coming up inconclusive, I decided to make my own list.

The criteria for my list:

• I included the ten smallest countries in Europe (of the 45) according to square kilometre.
• However, I've also included every territory as a bonus item if it is smaller than these ten countries. My list includes 22 territories in Europe of which 15 are smaller than the ten smallest countries!
• When measuring sizes, I counted only the metropolitan country and none of its territories as I count those separately.
  • For example: the size of Cyprus on my list is just the Republic of Cyprus; not including the disputed territory of Northern Cyprus or the United Kingdom's territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
  • For example: the size of Portugal on my list is just mainland Portugal; not including the island territories of the Azores or Madeira.

The Ten Smallest Countries in Europe
(+ 15 bonus territories)

I have italicized the countries and territories I have not yet visited:

1. Vatican City - 0.49km²
2. Monaco - 2.08km²
   • Territory: Helgoland (Germany) - 4.21km²
   • Territory: Gibraltar (United Kingdom) - 6.8km²
   • Territory: Büsingen am Hochrhein (Germany) - 7.62km²
3. San Marino - 61km²
   • Territory: Guernsey (United Kingdom) - 62km²
   • Territory: Jersey (United Kingdom) - 119.6km²
4. Liechtenstein - 160km²
   • Territory: Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) - 254km²
5. Malta - 316km²
6. Andorra - 468km²
   • Territory: Isle of Man (United Kingdom) - 572km²
   • Territory: Madeira (Portugal) - 741km²
   • Territory: Faroe Islands (Denmark) - 1,399km²
   • Territory: Åland Islands (Finland) - 1,551km²
   • Territory: Găgăuzia (Moldova) - 1,832km²
   • Territory: Azores (Portugal) - 2,333km²
7. Luxembourg - 2,586km²
   • Territory: Northern Cyprus (Cyprus/Türkiye) - 3,355km²
   • Territory: Transnistria (Moldova) - 4,163km²
8. Cyprus - 5,896km²
   • Territory: Corsica (France) - 8,722km²
9. Kosovo - 10,887km²
10. Montenegro - 13,883km²