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.
In both the NBA and NHL, 16 of 30 teams advance to the postseason. Adding two more playoffs teams this year has been complicated because the regular-season schedule was drafted last spring and summer, and the extra game has to be put in place in a manner that doesn't disrupt the World Series schedule.