Capital: Vatican City … 1,000 People … 0.44 km² 
The Country
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, being completely surrounded by Rome. The entire country has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the economy of the country thrives off of the sale of stamps, souvenirs, and museum entry fees. As the headquarters for Roman Catholic Church, and the home of Pope Francis, the country is filled with religious artifacts, sculptures, and paintings.
Fun Facts:
The Vatican owns an Advanced Technology Telescope in Arizona, and has acknowledged life on other planets is possible in 2006.
The ATM in Vatican City has a Latin language option.
The country has over 14 kilometers of artwork, which could wrap around the country four and a half times.
My Experience
I visited Vatican City in March of 2015, and almost immediately got lost in the long hallways of artwork. While I was there, it was surprisingly quiet; I often found myself in rooms with only a few other people admiring paintings, and it quickly became apparent that even though I was in the smallest country in the world, I could spend years looking at everything. After a few hours of going through rooms, I entered a large room that was filled with tourists. Although there were hundreds of people in the room, it was eerily quiet. I started taking a few pictures in the room, before a gentleman in a crowd a few feet away from me was swarmed by security. Turns out photography was banned in the room I was in, so I quickly hid my camera.
Without realizing it, I walked into the Sistine Chapel. I was expecting The Creation of Adam, one of Michelangelo’s famous paintings, to be quite large and noticeable. However, it honestly took me a few moments to find it. It is surrounded by other frescos, and they are all quite high on the ceiling. After the Sistine Chapel I spent some time in St. Peters square, directly in front of St. Peters Basilica, the largest church in the world. Vatican City was absolutely incredible, but it is where I had, without a doubt, the worst slice of pizza in my life. It took a long trek back to Italy before I could get my hands on a good slice of pizza again.
Photos of Vatican City