Landlocked Countries Flashcards
Definition: double-landlocked
When it is surrounded by only landlocked countries.
Definition: De facto state
Declared independence & sought diplomatic recognition, but not universally recognised as such.
The two “double-landlocked” countries
Liechtenstein & Uzbekistan
Surrounded by South Africa (de facto state)
Lesotho
Surrounded by Italy (de facto state)
San Marino
Surrounded by Italy, Specifically Rome (de facto state)
Vatican City
Between France & Spain
Andorra
Between China & India
Bhutan
Between Mozambique & South Africa
Eswatini
Between Romania & Ukraine. Ignoring Transnistria
Moldova
Between China & Russia
Mongolia
Between China & India
Nepal
Between Moldova & Ukraine (de facto state)
Transnistria
Between Georgia & Russia (de facto state)
South Ossetia
Between Israel & Jordan (Israeli-occupied territory, partly administered by state of Palestine)
West Bank
Surrounded by Austria & Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan & Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Surrounded by China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan
Afghanistan
Surrounded by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran & Turkey
Armenia
Surrounded by Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia & Switzerland
Austria
Surrounded by Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia & Turkey
Azerbaijan
Surrounded by Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia & Ukrain
Belarus
Surrounded by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay & Peru
Bolivia
Surrounded by Namibia, South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe
Botswana
Surrounded by Benin. Cote d’lvoire, Ghana, Mali, the Niger & Togo
Burkina Faso
Surrounded by DR Congo, Rwanda & Tanzania
Burundi
Surrounded by Cameroon, Chad, the Congo, DR Congo, South Sudan & the Sudan
Central African Republic
Surrounded by Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, the Niger, Nigeria & the Sudan
Chad
Surrounded by Austria, Germany, Poland & Slovakia
Czechia
Surrounded by Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, Soouth Sudan & the Sudan
Ethiopia
Surrounded by Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia & Ukraine
Hungary
Surrounded by China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Surrounded by Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia & Serbia
Kosovo
Surrounded by China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Surrounded by Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam
Laos
Surrounded by Belgium, France & Germany
Luxembourg
Surrounded by Mozambique, Tanzania & Zambia
Malawi
Surrounded by Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote D’lvoire, Guinea, Mauritania, the Niger & Senegal
Mali
Surrounded by Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali & Nigeria
Niger
Surrounded by Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo & Serbia
North Macedonia
Surrounded by Argentina, Bolivia & Brazil
Paraguay
Surrounded by Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania & Uganda
Rwanda
Surrounded by Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia & Romania
Serbia
Surrounded by Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland & Ukraine
Slovakia
Surrounded by Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Sudan & Uganda
South Sudan
Surrounded by Austria, France, Germany, Italy & Liechtenstein
Tajikistan
Surrounded by Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Surrounded by DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan & Tanzania
Uganda
Surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Tajikistan & Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Surrounded by Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania & Zimbabwe
Zambia
Surrounded by Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa & Zambia
Zimbabwe