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upright=1.4|thumb|The world's five smallest sovereign states by area, from largest to smallest: San Marino, [[Tuvalu, Nauru, Monaco, and Vatican City shown in the same scale for size comparison]] thumb|Map of the smallest states in the world by population or land area
A microstate is a very small independent country, typically covering just a few hundred square miles or having only tens of thousands of people—examples include Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino. These tiny nations matter because they demonstrate that countries can function at a very small scale, and they often play outsized roles in international affairs through banking, tourism, and diplomacy despite their limited size and population.
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