Only four small countries — Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta and Slovakia — have qualified for the euro.
A rugby player was "the pride of the Valleys", according to our sports section, prompting a reader to write: "Wales is only a small country but we have cities on the coast, hills, mountains, major towns in the north – and these are hours from the 'Valleys'Valleys
Samples containing most large nations, but only well-governed small countries, produce an artificial correlation between country size and corruption.
We're only a small country, and far from self-sufficient, but we can do better than that.
Pinoys have a funny habit of referring to their homeland as "only a small country".
"Even if only a small country were to leave, the consequences would be unforeseeable," he said.
"Never been to school," he explained.Liberia is only a small country, with no more than 3m citizens.
A basic principle stands out: Three large countries banding together with the help of only one small country will be able to block any majority.
He added, "Did the Nobel Peace Prize influence Confucius, or did Confucius influence the Nobel Peace Prize?" The panel distributed a booklet that opened with a paragraph saying that China, with its 1.3 billion people, "should have a greater voice on the issue of world peace" and that "Norway is only a small country with scarce land area and population".
"We are only a small country and half the people in the country do not support the team.
