European microstates European microstates The European microstates are microstates (independent states of a very small area) in Europe. One, the Vatican City, is the smallest state in the world. While "microstate" is sometimes confused with " micronation", the former are recognized as sovereign states whereas the latter are not. ...more on Wikipedia about "European microstates"
The Principality of Liechtenstein ( German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny, landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east. Mountainous, it is a winter sports resort, though it is perhaps best-known as a tax haven. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liechtenstein"
The Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monegasque: Principatu de Munegu), more commonly known as Monaco, is a constitutional monarchy and city state in Western Europe. Monaco is located along the French Riviera, between the Mediterranean Sea and France, a few miles off the French border with Italy. Monaco is one of the European microstates. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monaco"
Moresnet or Neutral Moresnet was a tiny European territory of about 3.5 km² that existed from 1816 to 1919. Its two large neighbors could not agree on who should own it, deciding therefore to make it a neutral territory where both would share control equally. It was located some 7 km southwest of Aachen, directly south of where the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands intersect on the Vaalserberg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moresnet"
The Most Serene Republic of San Marino or San Marino ( Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino or San Marino) is one of the smallest nations in the world. Located in southern Europe, it is landlocked by Italy, and is one of the European microstates. ...more on Wikipedia about "San Marino"
Vatican City — formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State ( Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano, Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) — is a tiny sovereign state whose territory consists of a landlocked enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. The entire country is about 0.2 square miles. Since it is governed by the Bishop of Rome, or the Pope, its government can be described as ecclesiastical and the highest state functionaries are in fact clergymen. The modern-day home of the popes, it is the smallest independent nation state in the world in terms of area and population (that is, if that of the Knights of Malta is not counted as a country). It is the territorial seat of the Holy See, the institutional entity represented by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, and hence the principal ecclesiastical seat of the Catholic Church of both East and West. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vatican City"
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