Top Ten Least Famous Countries

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The Top Ten
1 Nauru Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the Central Pacific. It's the third smallest country in the world and the least visited country in the world as well. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km (190 mi) to the east. It further lies northwest of Tuvalu, 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast of the Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With only a 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic. Its population of about 10,000 ...read more.

They don't get much tourists (only a few hundred a year) because of its small population and isolation in the Pacific Ocean. Also, most of the island is un-usable for farming

Slightly known for being beautiful and having no-capital( is that right? ) But overall not many people know about it.

If these countries here are not popular, then why do so many people know about them and voted for them?

I know but I'm one of those crazy geeks that know all the countries most people won't know

2 Saõ Tome and Principe

I told my friends about this place and they thought I was making this place up because they've never heard of it. Haha.

One of the most forgotten countries in Africa, Saõ Tome and Principe has the smallest population in the continent.

This place is so small. I told my friends about and they have never heard of the place.

These other countries I've heard of once or twice, but not this.

3 Timor-Leste Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also known as West Timor, constitutes part of the province of ...read more.

Timor-Leste is the 2nd Catholic country in Asia besides the Philippines. It has a rich Portuguese history, but was devastated by Indonesia in the very early 2000s unfortunately

Everyone at my school thinks I made this country up. THEY EVEN THOUGHT NAURU WAS REAL OVER THIS. So I voted for Timor-Leste

Really its east timor how come its on the list? it's a part of indonesia

4 United States The United States of America, or the U.S.A. for short, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, 48 of them are contiguous states. There are two other states, Alaska and Hawaii, which are north and south of the contiguous states, respectively. The United States declared its independence from the British Empire in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. They won their independence in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. Its capital, Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) is defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings including the iconic ones that house the federal government's 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. Though it has no official language, English and ...read more.

USA? Is the best and the most famous country of the world: The United States is famous for many cultural achievements including its thriving film industry and the creation of many forms of music, including blues, jazz and rock.

The United States? Course I’ve heard of the wonderful United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates but never this one. Wait is this where Donny Osmond and Donnie Pump are from? Goodness knows thought they were Canadian like the amazing Justin Bieber and Justin Trudeau! Probably are!

I have never heard of it before. I had to look it up to make sure it was a country. People might have gotten it mixed up with United Arab Emirates

Never heard of it in my life. Tried to google it, no results. Where do you guys get your info from?

5 Brunei Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was 428,963 in 2018, of which about 100,000 live in the capital and largest city Bandar Seri Begawan. The government is an absolute monarchy under the sovereign rule of ...read more.

Small in land size but large in wealth! Too bad it's not big in fame too.

We don't talk about Brunei.

6 Vatican City

No its very famous as a small country every one knows about it but it has less amount of tourist

It's actually fairly well-known, simply because it's the smallest country in the world.

No girls and only old men dressed like old women.
What is nice it's a large country, 2 km2 and with lots of nature (maybe 2 trees...)
Just boring area.

7 Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands of which 36 are inhabited. The archipelago's total surface area is about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean.Tonga ...read more.

Tonga kinda reminds me of Switzerland because of the cross and the colors red and white that can be seen on the flag.

Actually Tonga is quite well known thank to the T.V. show 'Jonah from Tonga'.

8 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles island arc, in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.

This would actually make a good name for a band.

Known For Unknown Supplies,St.Vinecent And The grendines is a South American neighbor.

9 St. Kitts and Nevis

Never heard of it

10 Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Somaliland in the south, Ethiopia in the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the east. Across the Gulf of Aden is Yemen. The country has a total area of 23,200 ...read more.
The Contenders
11 Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in northern Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the south-west, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. It has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N'djamena.

At least there's some people named after it.

12 Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar. It shares maritime borders with Madagascar ...read more.
13 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland. Located in the northeast of the island of Ireland, Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland.

I've never heard of Northern Ireland before, I was like what?

14 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, formerly known as Kirghizia, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. ...read more.

The only reason anyone's ever heard of it is because in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, on the loading screen for the map Standoff, it says the map is located in "Border Town, Kyrgyzstan".

Welcome to the XBox Republic.

15 Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is one of the four official capitals of the European Union (together with Brussels, ...read more.

Fiscal Paradise.

16 Canada Canada is a country in North America that is next to the United States, and it's the 2nd largest country in the world by area (size is 9.985 million km²). This country has 10 provinces, and 3 territories. Canada became a dominion on July 1, 1867. Its 10 provinces are: Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Its 3 territories are: Yukon, Northwest territories, and Nunavut. Toronto, Quebec City, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, St. John's, and Fredericton are major cities in the country. Canada's capital city, Ottawa, is in the southeastern province of Ontario, near the city of Montreal ...read more.

Come on Canada is really famous its probably in the Top Ten Most Famous Countries

17 India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. Its capital is New Delhi. Some other major cities are Mumbai, Chennai, and Ahemdabad. ...read more.

This country is about least popularity not worst idiotic guys!

I agree with the guy who said "worst country in the world "

Best country! Very popular why in this list

Great country in the world

18 Italy Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) is a sovereign state and unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe.

Italy covers an area of 301,338 km². With almost 62 million inhabitants, it is the third most populous EU member state. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City. The... read more

Italy? Is the best and the most famous country of the world: 1) for food, 1) for culture, 1) for traditions, 1) for tourism, 1) for cities, 1) for army, 1) for beautiful country, 1) for Italian women and men, 1) because FIRST

Always overrated, old fashioned dying country as its non advanced language based on dead latin.

Italy here? Any European country should be out of that list.

19 Tuvalu Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia.

The only reason I know Tuvalu exists is because of the Michael Vey series.

Who has heard of this place besides me?

This should definitely be higher up

20 Malta Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

Malta? You need 10 minutes to go, on foot, from North to South and that through the garbage.

Haven't heard of this place since I was 13. Now I feel stupid.

I know 177/196 countries in the world this is one of the 19

21 Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in Western Asia, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, ...read more.
22 Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised breakaway region of Transnistria lies across the Dniester on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova's ...read more.
23 Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk.

I don't think any of the people I know has ever heard of this country.

24 United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly shortened to United Kingdom, UK or Britain is a Sovereign State located of the Northwestern coast of Europe. It is a Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy currently lead by Monarch Queen Elizabeth II and its current prime minister is Boris Johnson. The UK is a Unitary State consisting of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is currently a member state of the European Union, but as of 2016 has start the withdrawal process, and is set to leave the Union in October 2019. ...read more.

How could you put this on the list EVERYONE KNOWS THE UK well maybe not northern Ireland and Wales but England is famous for tea and Scotland is famous for the color plad and bagpipes

Why is United Kingdom on this list

I wonder why this is on the list...

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