Vizualizare sursă pentru „Microstat”

[[Fișier:Microstates.PNG|250px|thumb|Cele mai mici 5 state suverane din lume: [[Vatican]], [[Monaco]], [[Nauru]], [[San Marino]] și [[Tuvalu]], ilustrate la aceeași scală pentru comparație de mărime.]]
'''Microstatele''' sunt state independente (spre deosebire de „[[micronațiune|micronațiuni]]”, care nu sunt nici state, nici independente) cu o populație foarte mică sau o suprafață terestră redusă, dar de obicei amândouă caracteristicile sunt valabile.

==Lista microstatelor — după suprafață sau populație==
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|+State suverane cu suprafață mai mică de {{dim|1000|km<sup>2</sup>}}<ref name=":5">{{cite web|title=CIA – The World Factbook – Rank Order – Population|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]|access-date=2012-06-05|archive-date=2011-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref name=":3">Amstrup, N., 1976. The Perennial Problem of Small States: A Survey of Research Efforts. Cooperation and
Conflict, 11(2), pp. 163–182.</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html |title=CIA – The World Factbook – Rank Order – Area |access-date=2008-06-20 |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] |archive-date=2014-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209041128/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html |dead-url=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal
|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2008/Table03.pdf
|title=Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density
|publisher=United Nations Statistics Division
|year=2008
|access-date = 2011-06-12}}</ref> și/sau cu o populație mai mică de 500.000 de oameni<ref name=":5" />
|- bgcolor="#ececec"
! Loc
! [[Lista statelor lumii|Țara]]
! data-sort-type="number" | Suprafață(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Populație
! Densitate (pop./km<sup>2</sup>)
! [[Capitală|Capitala]]
! [[Continent]]
! Sub-regiune ONU
|-
|1
|{{Country|Vatican}}
|align=right data-sort-value="0.44"| {{dim|0.44|km<sup>2</sup>|}}
|1,000
|1913.6
|[[Vatican]]
|[[Europa]]
|[[Europa de Sud]]
|-
|2
|{{Country|Monaco}}
|align=right data-sort-value="2.02"| {{dim|2.02|km<sup>2</sup>|}}
|37,308
|18469.3
|[[Monaco]]
|[[Europa]]
|[[Europa de Vest]]
|-
|3
|{{Country|Nauru}}
|align=right data-sort-value="21"| {{dim|21|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|9,488
|451.8
|[[Yaren]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Micronezia]]
|-
|4
|{{Country|Tuvalu}}
|align=right data-sort-value="26"| {{dim|26|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|10,782
|414.7
|[[Funafuti]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Polinezia]]
|-
|5
|{{Country|San Marino}}
|align=right data-sort-value="61"| {{dim|61|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|32,742
|536.8
|[[San Marino (oraș)|San Marino]]
|[[Europa]]
|[[Europa de Sud]]
|-
|6
|{{Country|Liechtenstein}}
|align=right data-sort-value="160"| {{dim|160|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|37,313
|233.2
|[[Vaduz]]
|[[Europa]]
|[[Europa de Vest]]
|-
|7
|{{Country|Marshall Islands}}
|align=right data-sort-value="181"| {{dim|181|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|70,983
|392.2
|[[Majuro]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Micronezia]]
|-
|8
|{{Country|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|align=right data-sort-value="261"| {{dim|261|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|51,538
|197.5
|[[Basseterre]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|9
|{{Country|Maldives}}
|align=right data-sort-value="298"| {{dim|298|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|393,595
|1320.8
|[[Malé]]
|[[Asia]]
|[[Asia de Sud]]
|-
|10
|{{Country|Malta}}
|align=right data-sort-value="316"| {{dim|316|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|412,655
|1305.9
|[[Valletta]]
|[[Europa]]
|[[Europa de Sud]]
|-
|11
|{{Country|Grenada}}
|align=right data-sort-value="344"| {{dim|344|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|110,152
|320.2
|[[Saint George's]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|12
|{{Country|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|align=right data-sort-value="389"| {{dim|389|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|102,918
|264.6
|[[Kingstown]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|13
|{{Country|Barbados}}
|align=right data-sort-value="430"| {{dim|430|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|289,680
|673.7
|[[Bridgetown]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|14
|{{Country|Antigua și Barbuda}}
|align=right data-sort-value="443"| {{dim|443|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|91,295
|206.1
|[[St. John's, Antigua și Barbuda|St. John's]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|15
|{{Country|Seychelles}}
|align=right data-sort-value="455"| {{dim|455|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|91,650
|201.4
|[[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]]
|[[Africa]]
|[[Africa de Est]]
|-
|16
|{{Country|Palau}}
|align=right data-sort-value="459"| {{dim|459|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|21,186
|46.2
|[[Ngerulmud]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Micronezia]]
|-
|17
|{{Country|Andorra}}
|align=right data-sort-value="468"| {{dim|468|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|85,458
|182.6
|[[Andorra la Vella]]
|[[Europa]]
|[[Europa de Sud]]
|-
|18
|{{Country|Saint Lucia}}
|align=right data-sort-value="616"| {{dim|616|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|163,362
|265.2
|[[Castries]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|19
|{{Country|Federated States of Micronesia}}
|data-sort-value="702" align=right|{{dim|702|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|105,681
|150.5
|[[Palikir]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Micronezia]]
|-
|20
|{{Country|Singapore}}
|align=right data-sort-value="714"| {{dim|714|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|5,888,926
|8247.8
|[[Singapore]]
|[[Asia]]
|[[Asia de Sud-Est]]
|-
|21
|{{Country|Tonga}}
|align=right data-sort-value="747"| {{dim|747|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|106,440
|142.5
|[[Nukuʻalofa]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Polinezia]]
|-
|22
|{{Country|Dominica}}
|align=right data-sort-value="751"| {{dim|751|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|73,449
|97.8
|[[Roseau]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|23
|{{Country|Bahrain}}
|align=right data-sort-value="765"| {{dim|765|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|1,140,942
|1491.4
|[[Manama]]
|[[Asia]]
|[[Asia de Vest]]
|-
|24
|{{Country|Kiribati}}
|align=right data-sort-value="811"| {{dim|811|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|104,488
|128.8
|[[South Tarawa|Tarawa]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Micronezia]]
|-
|25
|{{Country|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
|align=right data-sort-value="964"| {{dim|964|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|190,428
|197.5
|[[São Tomé]]
|[[Africa]]
|[[Africa Centrală]]
|-
|26
|{{Country|Samoa}}
|align=right data-sort-value="2831"| {{dim|2831|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|196,628
|69.5
|[[Apia]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Polinezia]]
|-
|27
|{{Country|Brunei}}
|align=right data-sort-value="5765"| {{dim|5765|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|422,675
|73.3
|[[Bandar Seri Begawan]]
|[[Asia]]
|[[Asia de Sud-Est]]
|-
|28
|{{Country|Vanuatu}}
|align=right data-sort-value="12189"| {{dim|12189|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|266,937
|21.9
|[[Port Vila]]
|[[Oceania]]
|[[Melanezia]]
|-
|29
|{{Country|Bahamas}}
|align=right data-sort-value="13880"| {{dim|13880|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|321,834
|23.2
|[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]
|[[America]]
|[[Caraibe]]
|-
|30
|{{Country|Belize}}
|align=right data-sort-value="22966"| {{dim|22966|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|340,844
|14.8
|[[Belmopan]]
|[[America]]
|[[America Centrală]]
|-
|31
|{{Country|Islanda}}
|align=right data-sort-value="103000"| {{dim|103000|km<sup>2</sup>}}
|317,351
|3.1
|[[Reykjavík]]
|[[Europa]]
|[[Europa de Nord]]
|-
|}

:- {{small|Cu excepția Bahamas, Belize, Brunei, Iceland, Samoa și Vanuatu, toate țările au mai puțin de {{dim|1000|km<sup>2</sup>}}.}}
:- {{small|Cu excepția Bahrain și Singapore, toate țările au mai puțin de  500.000 populație.}}

[[File:Panorama Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica and Gardens of Vatican City (39834994173).jpg|300px|thumb|[[Vatican]], cel mai mic microstat]]

== Vezi și ==
* [[Microstate europene]]
==Note==
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== Legături externe ==
* [http://travel.descopera.ro/6224573-10-microstate-despre-a-caror-existenta-nu-ai-auzit 10 microstate despre a căror existență nu ai auzit], 1 iunie 2010, ''Descoperă - Travel''
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