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79 Countries That are Smaller Than Gilgit-Baltistan
You might think of Gilgit-Baltistan as a small piece of land lying in the north of Pakistan. What if I tell you there are 79 countries/sovereign states is the world that are smaller than Gilgit-Baltistan. This number not even includes the two and half dozen dependent territories like Taiwan and Hong Kong etc.
You might think of Gilgit-Baltistan as a small piece of land lying in the north of Pakistan. What if I tell you there are 79 countries/sovereign states is the world that are smaller than Gilgit-Baltistan. This number not even includes the two and half dozen dependent territories like Taiwan and Hong Kong etc.
Here are some facts and figures about area and population of Gilgit-Baltistan.
| Name | Total in km2 (mi2) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Gilgit-Baltistan | 72,971 km2 (28,174 sq mi) | 1,441,523 |
Now let’s look at the complete list of sovereign states that are smaller than Gilgit-Baltistan in terms of size or area covered.
| Rank | Sovereign state/dependency | Total in km2 (mi2) | Land in km2(mi2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sierra Leone |
71,740 (27,700) |
71,620 (27,650) |
| 2 |  Ireland |
70,273 (27,133) |
68,883 (26,596) |
| 3 |  Georgia |
69,700 (26,900) |
69,700 (26,900) |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka |
65,610 (25,330) |
62,732 (24,221) |
| 5 |  Lithuania |
65,300 (25,200) |
62,680 (24,200) |
| 6 |  Latvia |
64,559 (24,926) |
62,249 (24,034) |
| 7 |  Togo |
56,785 (21,925) |
54,385 (20,998) |
| 8 |  Croatia |
56,594 (21,851) |
55,974 (21,612) |
| 9 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
51,209 (19,772) |
51,187 (19,763) |
| 10 |  Costa Rica |
51,100 (19,700) |
51,060 (19,710) |
| 11 |  Slovakia |
49,037 (18,933) |
48,105 (18,573) |
| 12 |  Dominican Republic |
48,671 (18,792) |
48,320 (18,660) |
| 13 |  Estonia |
45,227 (17,462) |
42,388 (16,366) |
| 14 |  Denmark |
43,094 (16,639) |
42,434 (16,384) |
| 15 |  Netherlands |
41,850 (16,160) |
33,893 (13,086) |
| 16 |  Switzerland |
41,284 (15,940) |
39,997 (15,443) |
| 17 |  Bhutan |
38,394 (14,824) |
38,394 (14,824) |
| 18 |  Guinea-Bissau |
36,125 (13,948) |
28,120 (10,860) |
| 19 |  Moldova |
33,846 (13,068) |
32,891 (12,699) |
| 20 |  Belgium |
30,528 (11,787) |
30,278 (11,690) |
| 21 |  Lesotho |
30,355 (11,720) |
30,355 (11,720) |
| 22 |  Armenia |
29,743 (11,484) |
29,843 (11,522) |
| 23 |  Solomon Islands |
28,896 (11,157) |
27,986 (10,805) |
| 24 |  Albania |
28,748 (11,100) |
27,398 (10,578) |
| 25 |  Equatorial Guinea |
28,051 (10,831) |
28,051 (10,831) |
| 26 |  Burundi |
27,834 (10,747) |
25,680 (9,920) |
| 27 |  Haiti |
27,750 (10,710) |
27,560 (10,640) |
| 28 |  Rwanda |
26,338 (10,169) |
24,668 (9,524) |
| 29 |  Macedonia |
25,713 (9,928) |
25,433 (9,820) |
| 30 |  Djibouti |
23,200 (9,000) |
23,180 (8,950) |
| 31 |  Belize |
22,966 (8,867) |
22,806 (8,805) |
| 32 |  El Salvador |
21,041 (8,124) |
20,721 (8,000) |
| 33 |  Israel |
20,770 (8,020) |
20,330 (7,850) |
| 34 |  Slovenia |
20,273 (7,827) |
20,151 (7,780) |
| 35 |  Fiji |
18,272 (7,055) |
18,274 (7,056) |
| 36 |  Kuwait |
17,818 (6,880) |
17,818 (6,880) |
| 37 |  Swaziland |
17,364 (6,704) |
17,204 (6,643) |
| 38 |  East Timor |
14,874 (5,743) |
14,874 (5,743) |
| 39 |  Bahamas |
13,943 (5,383) |
10,010 (3,860) |
| 40 |  Montenegro |
13,812 (5,333) |
13,452 (5,194) |
| 41 |  Vanuatu |
12,189 (4,706) |
12,189 (4,706) |
| 42 |  Qatar |
11,586 (4,473) |
11,586 (4,473) |
| 43 |  Gambia |
11,295 (4,361) |
10,000 (3,900) |
| 44 |  Jamaica |
10,991 (4,244) |
10,831 (4,182) |
| 45 |  Lebanon |
10,452 (4,036) |
10,230 (3,950) |
| 46 |  Cyprus |
9,251 (3,572) |
9,241 (3,568) |
| 47 |  State of Palestine |
6,220 (2,400) |
5,640 (2,180) |
| 48 |  Brunei |
5,765 (2,226) |
5,265 (2,033) |
| 49 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
5,130 (1,980) |
5,128 (1,980) |
| 50 |  Cape Verde |
4,033 (1,557) |
4,033 (1,557) |
| 51 |  Samoa |
2,842 (1,097) |
2,821 (1,089) |
| 52 |  Luxembourg |
2,586 (998) |
2,586 (998) |
| 53 |  Mauritius |
2,040 (790) |
2,030 (780) |
| 54 |  Comoros |
1,862 (719) |
1,862 (719) |
| 55 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
964 (372) |
964 (372) |
| 56 |  Kiribati |
811 (313) |
811 (313) |
| 57 |  Bahrain |
765 (295) |
765 (295) |
| 58 |  Dominica |
751 (290) |
751 (290) |
| 59 |  Tonga |
747 (288) |
717 (277) |
| 60 |  Singapore |
719 (278) |
687 (265) |
| 61 |  Federated States of Micronesia |
702 (271) |
702 (271) |
| 62 |  Saint Lucia |
616 (238) |
606 (234) |
| 63 |  Andorra |
468 (181) |
468 (181) |
| 64 |  Palau |
459 (177) |
459 (177) |
| 65 |  Seychelles |
452 (175) |
455 (176) |
| 66 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
442 (171) |
442.6 (170.9) |
| 67 |  Barbados |
430 (170) |
431 (166) |
| 68 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
389 (150) |
389 (150) |
| 69 |  Grenada |
344 (133) |
344 (133) |
| 70 |  Malta |
316 (122) |
316 (122) |
| 71 |  Maldives |
300 (120) |
298 (115) |
| 72 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
261 (101) |
261 (101) |
| 73 |  Marshall Islands |
181 (70) |
181 (70) |
| 74 |  Liechtenstein |
160 (62) |
160 (62) |
| 75 |  San Marino |
61 (24) |
61 (24) |
| 76 |  Tuvalu |
26 (10) |
26 (10) |
| 77 |  Nauru |
21 (8.1) |
21 (8.1) |
| 78 |  Monaco |
2.02 (0.78) |
2.02 (0.78) |
| 79 |  Vatican City |
0.44 (0.17) |
0.44 (0.17) |
Amazing, isn’t it?
Statistics credits: United Nations Statistics Division
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