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However, 32 out of the 45 landlocked countries, including those in Africa, Asia, and South America, have been classified as Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) by the United Nations. [3] Nine of the twelve countries with the lowest Human Development Index rankings are landlocked. [4]
Country in Central Asia; largest doubly landlocked country of the world. Morocco: 446,550: Country in Africa; excluding Western Sahara. Sumatra: 443,066: Island in Indonesia. Iraq: 438,317: Country in Middle East. North Caucasus Economic Region (including disputed areas) 433,228 Economic region of Russia, including Sevastopol and the Republic ...
Country in Central Asia; largest doubly landlocked country of the world. Morocco: 446,550: Country in Africa; excluding Western Sahara. Sumatra: 443,066: Island in Indonesia. Iraq: 438,317: Country in Middle East. North Caucasus Economic Region (including disputed areas) 433,228 Economic region of Russia, including Sevastopol and the Republic ...
Egypt is the most populated country in the Arab world and the third most populous on the African continent, with about 95 million inhabitants as of 2017. [239] Its population grew rapidly from 1970 to 2010 due to medical advances and increases in agricultural productivity [ 240 ] enabled by the Green Revolution . [ 241 ]
The location of Egypt An enlargeable map of Egypt. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Egypt: . Egypt (Arabic: مصر Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:, Arabic:) is a sovereign country located in eastern North Africa that includes the Sinai Peninsula, a land bridge to Asia. [1]
Second largest country in South America. Does not include claims over Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, nor Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km 2). Caribbean Sea: 2,754,000: Body of water between North and South America. Kazakhstan: 2,724,900: In Asia; largest landlocked country in the world. Western Canada: 2,703,159
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighboring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...