Micronations + Small States

Andorra

Europe

Andorra is a small Pyrenean country built around mountain roads, ski resorts, Romanesque churches, and thermal baths. It works best as a high-altitude stop between France and Spain, with easy access to Grandvalira, Ordino, and Andorra la Vella.

Antigua & Barbuda

North America

Antigua and Barbuda is a two-island Caribbean country built around sailing, reef beaches, and maritime history. Antigua has the harbors and resort base, while Barbuda adds pink-sand beaches and one of the region's great frigatebird colonies.

Bahamas

North America

The Bahamas is an Atlantic archipelago of clear-water cays, blue holes, reef walls, and easy island-hopping from Florida. Nassau is the gateway, but the Exumas, Eleuthera, Andros, and Abacos shape the best slower trips.

Barbados

North America

Barbados blends Bridgetown history, Atlantic surf at Bathsheba, calm west-coast beaches, rum distilleries, and a strong food culture. It is one of the Caribbean's easiest islands for independent exploration.

Belize

North America

Belize is Caribbean reef travel. The Belize Barrier Reef (second-largest in the world), the Blue Hole, Caye Caulker island pace, and Mayan ruins at Caracol. English-speaking.

Brunei

Asia

Brunei is a small, quiet sultanate on Borneo: the water village of Kampong Ayer, the gold-domed Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, and primary rainforest in Ulu Temburong reachable by longboat.

Dominica

North America

Dominica is the Caribbean's nature island: rainforest, boiling springs, whale watching, waterfalls, and the long-distance Waitukubuli Trail. It has fewer beaches than neighboring islands, but much stronger hiking and river scenery.

Grenada

North America

Grenada is the spice island, known for nutmeg, Grand Anse Beach, rainforest waterfalls, and a relaxed sailing culture that extends to Carriacou and Petite Martinique. It is a strong Caribbean choice for food, beach time, and diving.

Iceland

Europe

Iceland is raw geology. Golden Circle waterfalls, glaciers, black sand beaches, and the Blue Lagoon. Packed into a country you can circle in a week.

Kiribati

Oceania

Kiribati is a wide-spread Pacific nation of low atolls, lagoon travel, fishing, and World War II history around Tarawa. Its geography crosses the equator and the International Date Line, making distance itself part of the story.

Liechtenstein

Europe

Liechtenstein is a tiny Alpine principality between Switzerland and Austria, with Vaduz Castle above the Rhine valley and hiking trails rising quickly into the mountains. It suits travelers who like compact, precise, scenic side trips.

Marshall Islands

Oceania

The Marshall Islands are a chain of coral atolls known for Majuro, outer-island lagoons, World War II wrecks, and Bikini Atoll's complex nuclear-test history. Travel is niche, ocean-focused, and logistically deliberate.

Micronesia

Oceania

Micronesia links Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae across a huge Pacific area. The country is strongest for divers, island-history travelers, and anyone interested in stone money, Nan Madol, and Chuuk Lagoon wrecks.

Monaco

Europe

Monaco is a compact Riviera city-state of harbor views, Belle Époque facades, palace ceremony, Formula 1 streets, and the Oceanographic Museum. It is expensive, polished, and easy to visit as a day trip from Nice.

Nauru

Oceania

Nauru is one of the world's smallest republics, a remote Pacific island shaped by phosphate mining, Anibare Bay, and a sharp sense of isolation. It is more an offbeat country-counting stop than a conventional beach destination.

Palau

Oceania

Palau is a conservation-focused Pacific destination known for the Rock Islands, Jellyfish Lake, Blue Corner diving, and clear lagoons. It is one of the world's strongest choices for reef, kayak, and dive travel.

Samoa

Oceania

Samoa is a Polynesian country of reef beaches, lava fields, waterfalls, village life, and fale stays. Upolu gives the easiest entry, while Savai'i feels slower and more traditional.

San Marino

Europe

San Marino is a hilltop microstate wrapped around Mount Titano, with medieval towers, steep lanes, and views across Emilia-Romagna to the Adriatic. It is easy to pair with Bologna, Rimini, or Ravenna.

Seychelles

Africa

The Seychelles is a scatter of 115 islands across the Indian Ocean. Granite beaches on Mahé and La Digue, rare flora in the Vallée de Mai, and some of the world's clearest water.

St. Kitts & Nevis

North America

St. Kitts and Nevis is a small two-island country with fortress history, green volcanic slopes, plantation inns, and quiet beaches. St. Kitts carries the cruise and railway infrastructure, while Nevis feels slower and more intimate.

St. Lucia

North America

St. Lucia is one of the Caribbean's most scenic islands, defined by the Pitons, Soufrière hot springs, rainforest trails, cocoa estates, and sailing-friendly bays. It suits travelers who want beach time with real topography.

St. Vincent & Grenadines

North America

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a sailing chain of volcanic islands, clear lagoons, and quiet beach towns. Bequia, the Tobago Cays, and Union Island are the classic route, with St. Vincent adding rainforest and La Soufrière.

Tonga

Oceania

Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of limestone caves, blowholes, reef islands, and seasonal humpback whales. Vava'u and Ha'apai are the classic island groups for sailing, snorkeling, and slower Pacific travel.

Tuvalu

Oceania

Tuvalu is a tiny Pacific atoll nation centered on Funafuti lagoon, community life, and the realities of low-lying island geography. It is not a resort destination; its value is human scale, remoteness, and climate context.

Vanuatu

Oceania

Vanuatu combines active volcanoes, blue holes, reef diving, kastom villages, and island-hopping across a Y-shaped archipelago. Tanna, Espiritu Santo, and Efate give three very different first-trip bases.

Vatican City

Europe

Vatican City is the world's smallest state, but it contains St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and major archives of Catholic history. It is best treated as a focused Rome day, not a separate country trip.