The world's smallest country, Vatican City occupies 0.44 sq km (about .2 square miles) and is completely encircled by the city of Rome. Vatican City serves as the spiritual center for millions of practicing Roman Catholics worldwide.
Ten of the 30 league teams make the playoffs, five from each conference consisting of the three divisional winners and 2 wildcard teams. Per conference, this produces 1 first round series with 3 byes.
Of the NBA's 30 teams, 13 teams are locks or near-locks (>95% chance) to make the playoffs and nine teams have either been eliminated from playoff contention or do not have a realistic chance (<5%). That leaves eight teams battling for the final three spots, with two heavy favorites.