By Tinzwei The Vatican (0.44 km2) Commonly referred as the Holy See, the Vatican is the heart of the Catholic Church that fits...
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Tinzwei
The
Vatican (0.44 km2)
Commonly referred as
the Holy See, the Vatican is the heart of the Catholic Church that fits into Rome,
Italy’s capital. Vatican’s economy is mainly driven by donations received from
around 1 billion devotees belonging to the Roman Catholic Church around the
globe. The other potion is derived from selling postage stamps, tourist
mementos and museums admission fees. Home to the head of Roman Catholic, the
Pope – the Holy See also houses the world biggest church – St. Peter’s
Basilica.
Monaco
(2 km2)
Measuring a mere 2
km2 in surface area, Monaco is home to the largest number of millionaires and
billionaires per capita. A predominantly recreational area for the rich and
famous – Monaco is famed for its gambling and luxury goods service industry
provided by its estimated 36 000 largely French speaking inhabitants. A
densely populated country it is bordered by France and the Mediterranean Sea
with the Formula 1, a yearly motor racing contest – a constant draw card.
Nauru
(21 km2)
With a record
shattering 90 percent unemployment rate, Nauru has the highest figures of obese
people, whereby 97 and 93 percent of its men and women respectively are known
to be overweight. It has also recorded the highest level of type 2 diabetes,
with 40 percent of the population suffering from the chronic disease. Nauru –
the smallest island country in the world is found east of Australia, and was
once famed for its booming phosphate mining in the 1980’s. Sadly, Pleasant
Island’s resources have since been depleted leading to decline in tourism and unrelieved
economic dip.
Tuvalu
(26 km2)
One hospital, 8 kilometres
road network and 10 000 residents as part of its possessions, Tuvalu
formerly known as Ellice Islands is located in the Pacific Ocean, to the west
of Australia. A former British colony until 1978 – Tuvalu has limited tourism traffic
due to its difficult accessibility, with only 2 000 recorded tourists visiting
the island in 2010 – while 65 percent of them travelled for business.
San
Marino (61 km2)
The third smallest
country in Europe, San Marino or more aptly the Most Serene Republic of San
Marino, has the lowest unemployment rate in the world and boasts as one of the
wealthiest countries in GDP per capita. With only a 30 000 population
count – a 61 km2 surface area, it claims to be the oldest surviving sovereign
state in the universe while it is completely encircled by Italy. San Marino
becomes the second country within Italy, including the Vatican. – Tinzwei
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