<page_title> List of countries and dependencies by area </page_title> <section_title> Countries and dependencies by area </section_title> <table> <cell> Nauru <col_header> Sovereign state/dependency </col_header> </cell> <cell> 21 (8.1) <col_header> Total in km2 (mi2) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Smallest island country, smallest republic and smallest country that is not a city-state <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Monaco <col_header> Sovereign state/dependency </col_header> </cell> <cell> Vatican City <col_header> Sovereign state/dependency </col_header> </cell> </table>
With 21-square-kilometre (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the third-smallest state on the list of countries and dependencies by area behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest island state, and the smallest republic.