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This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at 1,400 metres (4,593 ft). Other countries with high low points include Rwanda 950 metres (3,117 ft) and Andorra 840 metres (2,756 ft). Countries with very low high points include Maldives 5 metres (16 ft), Tuvalu, 5 metres (16 ft) and the Marshall Islands 10 metres (33 ft). These ...
Uzbekistan, which had been part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, gained its independence with the dissolution of the latter in 1991 and became the second doubly landlocked country. However, Uzbekistan's doubly landlocked status depends on whether the Caspian Sea is considered a lake or a sea.
Marshall Islands: Ebon Atoll: 04°34′N Philippines: Saluag Island, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi province: 04°35′N Ghana: Cape Three Points, Western region: 04°44′N Costa Rica: Cocos Island border with Panama at Punta Burica (mainland) 05°31′N 08°04′N Thailand: Border with Malaysia in Yarom, Betong District, Yala Province: 05°37′N United ...
This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
Virgin Islands VGB English: Virgin Islands: Road Town: 31,122 153 km 2 (59 sq mi) United States dollar: Cayman Islands CYM English: Cayman Islands: George Town: 68,136 262 km 2 (101 sq mi) Cayman Islands dollar: Montserrat [n 1] MSR English: Montserrat: Plymouth (de jure — abandoned) Brades (de facto — seat of government) 4,417 102 km 2 (39 ...
Latitude Locations 90° N North Pole: 75° N: Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland: 60° N: Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; major parts of Nordic countries in EU; St. Petersburg, Russia; southern Alaska United States; southern border of the Yukon and the Northwest territories in Canada; Shetland, UK (Scotland)
This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination.