25 Facts About The World’s Smallest

1. The smallest country in the world by land area is Vatican City, which is 44 hectares (110 acres).
2. The smallest dog breed is the Chihuahua, which stands about 5-8 inches tall.
3. The world’s smallest fish is the Paedocypris progenetica, a tiny fish from Indonesia, measuring only 7.9mm long.
4. The smallest mammal by length is the bumblebee bat, which is just over an inch long.
5. The smallest bird in the world is the Bee Hummingbird, with a length of 5-6cm.
6. The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone in the ear, which measures only 2.8 mm long.
7. The smallest reptile is the Brookesia nana, a tiny chameleon found in Madagascar.
8. The smallest frog (and vertebrate) is the Paedophryne amauensis from Papua New Guinea, measuring only 7.7mm.
9. The smallest independent city by population is Hum, Croatia with a population of around 30.
10. The smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean.
11. The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury.
12. The smallest seahorse is the Hippocampus denise, which averages around 16 mm.
13. The smallest public statue is the statue of a little boy peeing, called “Manneken Pis,” found in Brussels.
14. The smallest car ever made is the Peel P50.
15. The smallest park in the world is Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon, USA.
16. The smallest violin is 1.6 inches long, created by a craftsman in Japan.
17. The smallest painting is a depiction of a horse, measuring 0.042 square inches by Hasan Kale.
18. The smallest 3D map is etched on a grain of sugar by Japanese artist Toshihiko Hosaka.
19. The smallest computer is the “Michigan Micro Mote,” measuring 0.3mm to a side.
20. The smallest monkey is the pygmy marmoset, which can be as small as 117 grams.
21. The smallest ant is the Carebara atoma, which can be as small as 1 mm long.
22. The smallest dinosaur is the Oculudentavis khaungraae, which is smaller than the smallest bird.
23. The smallest orchid seed is 85 microns or 1/300th of an inch in size.
24. The smallest teapot is 1 cm in height and was created by Wu Ruishen.
25. The smallest bat is the Kitti’s hog-nosed bat, also known as the bumblebee bat.

Originally posted 2023-09-15 21:22:00.

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