They may be small but some of these nations are very important travel destinations and financial paradises. In these cases, size isn’t necessary to make them important. Here are the world’s 10 smallest states:

10. Maldives

The Maldives

Set in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Maldives is an island nation made up of twenty-six atolls featuring 1,192 islets, out of which just two hundred and fifty six are inhabited. With only around 300,000 inhabitants, the Maldives is the smallest Asian country in terms of population. Before the year 1965, when Maldives became an independent country, there were only 100,000 citizens in the area, but soon after, the number doubled and in 2007 it reached 300,000.

9. Seychelles

Seychelles

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