Shortest length of railway (country)

The country with the shortest length of railway track is the Vatican City with a 862 m (2,828 ft) spur entering the Holy See from Italy. It is used only for goods and supplies. The Vatican City's standard gauge railway is linked to Italy's rail network at Rome's St Peter's Station, and serves the world's smallest independent state, so small that you could comfortably walk its borders in less than an hour, a distance of 3.2 km (1.98 miles).  The Vatican, formally known as the Holy See, has a total area of just 0.44km² (0.17 miles²), and was created in 1929 by means of a treaty that ended years of disputes between the Catholic Church and Italy. The United States formally established diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1984. With a population of around 870 (July 1999), the country has no political parties, no arable land and no notable bodies of water. Its unique economy is supported by contributions from Roman Catholics throughout the world and by tourism.