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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The 20th century saw the fall of many monarchies and their replacement by republican forms of government around the world. There are still a significant number of countries and smaller political units that retain monarchies, however. These six countries are some of the smallest kingdoms of the world. Some are led by hereditary rulers, and others by leaders chosen by the people. • Wallis and Futuna © laurent33/Fotolia The Polynesian islands of Wallis and Futuna, with a total land area of just 54 square miles (140 square km), constitute a French overseas collectivity governed by a chief administrator appointed by France. But Wallis and Futuna also comprise three traditional kingdoms that are still ruled by paramount chiefs chosen by their people. The most recent king of Wallis, Kapeliele Faupala, was crowned in July 2008 and removed from the throne by traditional leaders in September 2014; he was the latest member of the Takumasiva dynasty, which has ruled Wallis since 1767 (with a break for the Kulitea dynasty in 1818-20). Futuna has two chieftaincies: Sigave, whose current king is Polikalepo Kolivai, and Tu’a, which was recently without a ruler for four years until Petelo Sea took the throne on January 17, 2014. • Bhutan Until the late 20th century the isolated Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, covering 14,824 square miles (38,394 square km) in the Himalayas, was an absolute monarchy. It had no law codes or courts, and the king ruled autocratically....

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Enhanced 1972 Apollo 16 hand-held Hasselblad image on 70 mm film of North America on Earth. Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula can be seen at lower center. Above that, much of the Rocky Mountains are visible. Image: Borders define nations. The political and possibly natural limits of a country determine its physical territory, and thus its size. Political boundaries are the artificial lines that separate one political entity, such as a country or state, from another. Natural borders are oceans, seas, rivers, and mountain ranges. The Largest Countries The three largest sovereign countries by surface area are Russia, Canada, and the United States. Together they occupy roughly a quarter of Earth's landmass. Other heavyweights in size are China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina and Kazakhstan. The Smallest Countries Among the world's smallest countries are the island nations of the The three smallest countries in the world are Vatican City, an enclave within Rome, Italy. Monaco, a principality at the Nauru, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite image of Italy (in center) with the southern part of the Image: Land Reclamation Normally, the size of countries does not change much except due to special circumstances such as land reclamation. Land reclamation is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, and wetlands or expanding coastlines. Reclaimed land increases the size of a country. The leading country in land r...

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The nation was granted full independence from the United Kingdom in 1983, and Nevis failed in an attempt to split and form its own country after an unsuccessful referendum in 1998. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a tropical nation and is popular among tourists to the Caribbean in part thanks to its Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, a Tuvalu became an independent state in 1978. Interestingly, the nation negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million (£41.14 million) in royalties over a 12-year period. The contract was renewed in 2011 for a ten-year period. It is also said to be one of the countries worst affected by Toby Saunders is a freelance writer covering entertainment and technology. He is a writer for BBC Science Focus magazine and Radio Times. He has a degree in film studies from Bath Spa University. Toby has written for PCGamesN, Gamepur, GameRevolution, Pocket Tactics, Nintendo Life, Cineworld and The Loadout.

The smallest independent country in the world is the State of the Vatican City or Holy See (Stato della Città del Vaticano), an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Its sovereignty was recognised by the Italian government under the terms of the Lateran Treaty on 11 February 1929. The enclave has an area of 0.44 km² (0.17 miles²). Advertisements Pic: Alamy Records change on a daily basis and are not immediately published online. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. (You will need to register / login for access) Comments below may relate to previous holders of this record.

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