Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Landlocked Countries by Continent

A country is considered landlocked when its borders are entirely surrounded by the land of another country. Countries wherein a portion of its coastline lies on seas are also considered as landlocked.


The list is categorized by continent and then sorted alphabetically by the name of the country:

Africa
  • Botswana - surrounded by Angola and Zimbabwe to the north; South Africa to the south; Zimbabwe to the east; and Namibia to the west.
  • Burkina Faso - surrounded by Mali to the north; Ghana and Togo to the south; Niger to the east; Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest; and Benin to the southeast.
  • Burundi - surrounded by Rwando to the north; Tanzania to the east and south; and and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
  • Central African Republic - surrounded by Chad in the north; Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south; South Sudan in the east; Cameroon in the west; and Sudan in the north east.
  • Chad - surrounded by Libya to the north; Central African Republic to the south; Sudan to the east; Niger to the west; and Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest.
  • Ethiopia - surrounded by Eritrea to the north; Kenya to the south; Djibouti and Somalia to the east; and Sudan and South Sudan to the west.
  • Lesotho - entirely surround by the Republic of South Africa.
  • Malawi - surrounded by Mozambique on the east, south and west; Tanzania to the northeast; and Zambia to the northwest.
  • Mali - surrounded by Algeria on the north; Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south; Niger on the east; Senegal and Mauritania on the west; and Guinea on the south-west.
  • Niger - surrounded by Algeria and Libya to the north; Nigeria and Benin to the south; Chad to the east; and Burkina Faso and Mali to the west.
  • Rwanda - surrounded by Uganda to the north; Burundi to the south; Tanzania to the east; and Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
  • Swaziland - surrounded by South Africa to the north, south and west; and Mozambique to the east.
  • Uganda - surrounded by South Sudan to the north; Tanzania to the south; Kenya to the east; Democractic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Rwanda to the southwest.
  • Zambia - surrounded by Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north; Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south; Malawi to the east; Angola to the west; and Tanzania to the north-east.
  • Zimbabwe - surrounded by South Africa to the south; Mozambique to the east; Zambia and Namibia to the northwest; and Botswana to the southwest.

Asia
  • Afghanistan - surrounded by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north; Iran to the west; China to the northeast; and Pakistan to the southeast.
  • Azerbaijan - surrounded by Russia to the north; Iran to the south; Caspian Sea to the east; Armenia to the west; and Georgia to the northwest.
  • Bhutan -surrounded by People's Republic of China to the north; and Republic of India to the south, east and west.
  • Kazakhstan - surrounded by Russia to the North and East; China to the East; and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan to the South.
  • Kyrgyzstan - surrounded by Kazakhstan to the north; China to the east; Uzbekistan to the west; and Tajikistan to the southwest.
  • Laos - surrounded by Cambodia to the south; Vietnam to the east; Thailand to the west; and Burma and China to the northwest.
  • Mongolia - surrounded by Russia to the north; and China to the south, east and west.
  • Nepal - surrounded by People's Republic of China to the north; and Republic of India to the south, east, and west.
  • Tajikistan - surrounded by Kyrgyzstan to the north; Afghanistan to the south; China to the east; and Uzbekistan to the west.
  • Turkmenistan - surrounded by Kazakhstan to the north and northwest; Iran to the south and southwest; Uzbekistan to the east and northeast; Caspian Sea to the west; and Afghanistan to the southeast.
  • Uzbekistan - surrounded by Kazakhstan to the north and west; Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south; and Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east.
  • West Bank - surrounded by Jordan and Israel.

Europe
  • Andorra - surrounded by France and Spain.
  • Armenia - surrounded by Georgia to the north; Iran and the Azerbaijani to the south; Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan to the east; and Turkey to the west.
  • Austria - surrounded by Czech Republic and Germany to the north; Slovenia and Italy to the south; Slovakia and Hungary to the east; and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
  • Belarus - surrounded by Ukraine to the south; Poland to the west; Russia to the northeast; and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
  • Czech Republic - surrounded by Slovakia to the east; Austria to the south; Poland to the northeast; and Germany to the west and northwest.
  • Vatican City (Holy See) - surrounded by Italy.
  • Hungary - surrounded by Slovakia to the north; Serbia and Croatia to the south; Ukraine and Romania to the east; Austria to the west; and Slovenia to the southwest.
  • Liechtenstein - surrounded by Austria to the east; and Switzerland to the west and south.
  • Luxembourg - surrounded by Belgium, France, and Germany.
  • Moldova - surrounded by Ukraine to the north, east and south; and Romania to the west.
  • San Marino - surrounded by Italy.
  • Serbia - surrounded by Hungary to the north; Republic of Macedonia to the south; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west.
  • Slovakia - surrounded by Poland to the north; Hungary to the south; Ukraine to the east; and Czech Republic and Austria to the west.
  • Switzerland - surrounded by Germany to the north; Italy to the south; Austria and Liechtenstein to the east; and France to the west.
  • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - surrounded by Serbia and Montenegro to the north; Greece to the south; Bulgaria to the east; and Albania to the west.

South America
  • Paraguay - surrounded by Argentina to the south and southwest; Brazil to the east and northeast; and Bolivia to the northwest.
  • Bolivia - surrounded by Brazil to the north and east; Paraguay and Argentina to the south; Peru to the west; and Chile to the south west.


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

First Day, First Post

The first post of the day will not be as interesting as my future posts. For now, I just want to make a short introduction of what this blog is all about.

This blog was inspired by an atlas that I read sometimes. It all started on a day when I stumbled upon a page listing of the different facts and information of every countries. Something popped in my head that day telling me "hey, one way to quickly learn the names of different countries is by grouping them according to their letter pattern". I thought about it for sometime and have realized that it is also applicable to almost any group like for example plants, cars, flags and animals.

This is it for now. See you on my next post. I hope you enjoy your visit.