Question

The smallest country in terms of area is ___________.
A.Bermuda
B.Peru
C.Monaco
D.Vatican City

Answer 1

Hint: Countries are a political unit which occur either as sovereign states or other political entities. Based on the area, Russia is the largest country in the world covering 17.09 million sq. km. It is followed by Canada which has an area of 9.98 million sq. km and then by the USA which has an area of 9.83 million sq. km. Based on the size of the population, China is the most populated country in the world with 1.4 billion inhabitants and containing 17.9% of the world’s population. India is the second most populated country in the world after China with a population of India 1.37 billion.

Complete Answer:
Option A: is incorrect. Bermuda is not the smallest country in the world. It covers an area of 53 sq. km.
Option B: is incorrect. Peru is not the smallest country in the world. In fact, it is the 20th largest country in the world covering an area of 1.285 million sq. km
Option C: is incorrect. Monaco is the second smallest country in the world covering an area of 1.95 sq. km
Option D: is correct. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with an area of 0.44 sq. km.

Note: It is difficult to get a universal agreement on the number of countries as many countries have a disputed sovereignty status. However, 206 countries are recognised sovereign states out of which 193 are member states of the United Nations and 2 have observer status. The most recently recognised sovereign state in the world is South Sudan which was officially recognised in 2011.