這些巴掌大的小國 你聽說過幾個？

世界上有200多個國家，但在這個星球上有一些國家和領土我們從來就不知道它們的存在。有些人們住在一個超級小的地方，人口規模小於中型城市，甚至一個村莊。

今天就和小編一起來看看世界上10個最小的國家吧：

Palau / pɑ：『lau / 帛琉共和國（位於西太平洋，也稱帛琉群島）

The Republic of Palau is an island country which consists of more than 300 islands of different sizes。 Palau is one of the most amazing places on Earth： its rain forests are full of unique plants and birds， and its territorial waters are inhabited by 130 threatened species of shark。 But the most remarkable sight in the country is the lake， with over 2 million jellyfish in it。 But don』t worry： over time they』ve completely lost their ability to sting。

帛琉共和國是一個島嶼國家，由300多個不同大小的島嶼組成。帛琉是地球上最令人稱奇的地方之一：它的熱帶雨林充滿了獨特的植物和鳥類，而且它的領海上有130種瀕危的鯊魚。但這個國家最引人注目的景觀是湖中有200多萬隻水母。別擔心，隨著時間的推移，它們已完全失去了刺痛能力。

Niue / ni：『u：ei / 紐埃島（位於南太平洋中部，在湯加群島以東，屬紐西蘭）

Niue is a tiny island state in Oceania。 Despite the truly amazing views， tourism is not popular there。 Therefore， the country depends greatly on foreign aid， especially from New Zealand。 The capital city is just a small village with a population of fewer than 600 people。 But the island has its own airport and a real supermarket — the one and only in the whole state。

紐埃島是大洋洲的一個小島國。雖然景色令人驚嘆，但那裡的旅遊業並不受歡迎。因此，這個國家很大程度上依賴於外國援助，特別是來自紐西蘭的援助。首都是一個人口不到600人的小村莊。這個島有自己的機場和唯一一個超級市場。

Saint Kitts and Nevi 聖克里斯多福及尼維斯（位於加勒比海）

The state consists of two islands： Saint Kitts and Nevis。 One of the main sources of income is the economic citizenship program that allows anyone who has at least $250，000 to invest in the local sugar industry and thus obtain the status of a citizen of St。 Kitts。 Another way of obtaining citizenship is to purchase a property worth no less than $400，000 on either of the two islands。

這個國家由兩個島嶼組成：聖克里斯多福及尼維斯。收入主要來源是公民經濟制，意思是：允許至少有25萬美元的人投資當地的製糖業，就能獲得聖基茨公民的地位。另一種獲得公民身份的方式是在這兩個島嶼上購買價值不低於40萬美元的房產。

The Principality of Hutt River 赫特河公國

The Principality of Hutt Riveris a micronation located in the province of Australia。 It was founded by Leonard Casley， who declared his farm to be a new and independent state。 Although the country isn』t recognized by any state， it still has its own currency， stamps， and passports。 In different parts of the principality， tourists can see the busts of His Royal Highness Prince Leonard I of Hutt。

赫特河公國位於澳大利亞。它是由倫納德·卡斯利創立的，他宣稱自己的農場是一個新的獨立的國家。雖然這個國家不被任何國家承認，但它仍然有自己的貨幣、郵票和護照。在公國的不同地方，遊客可以看到皇帝殿下的半身像。

Tuvalu / 『tu：və』lu： / 吐瓦魯（南太平洋島國，由9個島嶼組成）

Tuvalu is one of the smallest and poorest countries in the world。 The economic situation of the tiny state could be even more disastrous if Tuvalu hadn』t been given the Internet domain 。tv， which annually brings millions of dollars to the country』s budget。

吐瓦魯是世界上最小和最貧窮的國家之一。如果吐瓦魯沒有互聯網域名，那麼這個小國的經濟狀況可能會更糟糕。電視產業每年給國家的預算帶來數百萬美元的收入。

Nauru / nɑ：『u：ru： / 諾魯（太平洋島國）

Nauru is the smallest independent republic and the smallest island state on our planet。 Nauru has neither an official capital nor public transportation system， and 25 miles of its roads are used by locals driving their private vehicles。 Another 「record」 of Nauru is the number of obese people： the obesity rate in the country is more than 70%。

諾魯是地球上最小的獨立共和國和最小的島嶼國家。諾魯既沒有正式的首都也沒有公共交通系統，在25英里的公路上，當地人可以駕駛私家車。諾魯的另一個「記錄」是肥胖人群的數量：該國的肥胖率超過70%。

Principality of Seborga 塞波加大公國

In Italy， the Principality of Seborga is actually a village of the same name near the French border。 The unrecognized state has an army that consists of 3 people： the Minister of Defense and two border guards。

在義大利，賽波加公國實際上是一個與法國接壤的村莊。這個未被承認的國家有一支由3人組成的軍隊：國防部長和兩名邊防軍。

Republic of Molossia 摩洛西亞共和國

The self-proclaimed Republic of Molossia is a micronation founded by Kevin Baugh， located in Nevada， USA。 Its population consists of Mr。 Baugh himself， his family， 3 dogs， 1 cat， and 1 rabbit。 Molossia has its own national anthem， national emblem， and national flag。 They even have the death penalty for particularly serious crimes。 It issues its own passports and even has a space program。 In May 2017， the Republic turned 40。

摩洛西亞共和國是由位於美國內華達的凱文·鮑博創立的。它的人口包括鮑博本人、他的家人、3隻狗、1隻貓和1隻兔子。摩洛西亞共和國有自己的國歌、國徽和國旗。他們甚至對特別嚴重的罪行判處死刑。它有自己的護照，甚至還有太空計劃。2017年5月，該國迎來了40歲生日。

Malta / 『mɔ：ltə / 馬爾他（地中海中部島國）

Apart from Vatican City， there is another tiny state on the territory of Rome， which is called the Sovereign Military Order of Malta。 Its area is 0.012 sq。 km。， and it occupies three buildings， two of which are located in Rome and the third one on the island of Malta。 The country has its own currency， stamps， website， car numbers， and passports。

除梵蒂岡外，還有一個位於羅馬領土上的小國，被稱為馬爾他。其面積是0.012平方公里。它有三座建築，其中兩座位於羅馬，第三座位於馬爾他島。這個國家有自己的貨幣、郵票、網站、汽車號碼和護照。

Sealand 西蘭公國

The unrecognized state of Sealand is a sea platform located 6 miles away from the coast of Great Britain。 Sealand is governed by a self-proclaimed Prince Regent， and anyone can become a count， baron， or even a duke： one can buy a noble title for a few hundred British pounds on the state』s website。

未被承認的西蘭是一個海上的平台，距大不列顛海岸6英里。西蘭是由自封的攝政王來統治。任何人都可以成為伯爵、男爵甚至是公爵。在國家網站上可以買到幾百英鎊的貴族頭銜。

世界上的10個小國家是不是很有趣呢？

好了，今天的英文學習就到這裡，我們下期再見，see u next time！