conventional long form: United Arab Emirates
conventional short form: none
local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
local short form: none
former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States
abbreviation: UAE
United Kingdom
conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland; note - Great Britain includes England,
Scotland, and Wales
conventional short form: United Kingdom
abbreviation: UK
United States
conventional long form: United States of America
conventional short form: United States
abbreviation: US or USA
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
conventional long
form: none
conventional short form: Baker Island; Howland Island; Jarvis
Island; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Palmyra Atoll
Uruguay
conventional long form: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
conventional short form: Uruguay
local long form: Republica Oriental del Uruguay
local short form: Uruguay
former: Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province
Uzbekistan
conventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistan
conventional short form: Uzbekistan
local long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasi
local short form: Ozbekiston
former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Vanuatu
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
local long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatu
local short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
Venezuela
conventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
conventional short form: Venezuela
local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
local short form: Venezuela
Vietnam
conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
conventional short form: Vietnam
local long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
local short form: Viet Nam
abbreviation: SRV
Virgin Islands
conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands
conventional short form: Virgin Islands
former: Danish West Indies
abbreviation: USVI
Wake Island
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna
conventional long form: Territory of the Wallis
and Futuna Islands
conventional short form: Wallis and Futuna
local long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
local short form: Wallis et Futuna
West Bank
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: West Bank
Western Sahara
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara
former: Spanish Sahara
Yemen
conventional long form: Republic of Yemen
conventional short form: Yemen
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
local short form: Al Yaman
former: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]
Zambia
conventional long form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short form: Zambia
former: Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe
conventional short form: Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
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Field Listing :: Location
This entry identifies the country's regional location, neighboring
countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
Country
Location
Afghanistan
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Akrotiri
Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of
Cyprus
Albania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian
Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the
north
Algeria
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Morocco and Tunisia
American Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Andorra
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Angola
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anguilla
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Antarctica
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Ocean
body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America,
mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Argentina
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Armenia
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Aruba
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian
Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Atlantic Ocean
body of water between Africa, Europe, the Southern
Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere
Australia
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South
Pacific Ocean
Austria
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between
Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus
range
Bahamas, The
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Bahrain
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi
Arabia
Bangladesh
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma
and India
Barbados
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of
Venezuela
Belarus
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Belgium
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and
the Netherlands
Belize
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Mexico
Benin
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria
and Togo
Bermuda
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of South Carolina (US)
Bhutan
Southern Asia, between China and India
Bolivia
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic
Sea and Croatia
Botswana
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Island
island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Brazil
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territory
archipelago in the Indian Ocean,
south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Brunei
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Bulgaria
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Romania and Turkey
Burkina Faso
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Burma
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Burundi
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cambodia
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between
Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Cameroon
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between
Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Canada
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on
the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on
the north, north of the conterminous US
Cape Verde
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, west of Senegal
Cayman Islands
Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman
Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268
km northwest of Jamaica
Central African Republic
Central Africa, north of Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Chad
Central Africa, south of Libya
Chile
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
between Argentina and Peru
China
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow
Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas Island
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,
south of Indonesia
Clipperton Island
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean,
1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the
Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia
to Sri Lanka
Colombia
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea,
between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Ecuador and Panama
Comoros
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of
the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern
Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Congo, Republic of the
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Cook Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Coral Sea Islands
Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of
Australia
Costa Rica
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d'Ivoire
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Ghana and Liberia
Croatia
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Cuba
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Cyprus
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech Republic
Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovikia,
and Austria
Denmark
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major
islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Dhekelia
Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus
near Famagusta
Djibouti
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,
between Eritrea and Somalia
Dominica
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and
Tobago
Dominican Republic
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of
Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of Haiti
Ecuador
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the
Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Egypt
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and
includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El Salvador
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Guatemala and Honduras
Equatorial Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra,
between Cameroon and Gabon
Eritrea
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and
Sudan
Estonia
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of
Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
European Union
Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west
and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Southern South America, islands in
the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Faroe Islands
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian
Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and
Norway
Fiji
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Finland
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,
and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
France
metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of
Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of
the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar
French Polynesia
Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean
about half way between South America and Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
southeast and east of Africa,
islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and
others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia;
note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam,
Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa
Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island
in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector
of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French
claim to "Adelie Land"
Gabon
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,
between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Gambia, The
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and
Senegal
Gaza Strip
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Israel
Georgia
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey
and Russia
Germany
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Ghana
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote
d'Ivoire and Togo
Gibraltar
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,
which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on
the southern coast of Spain
Greece
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and
the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Greenland
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean
and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Grenada
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic
Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Guam
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Guatemala
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras
(Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Guernsey
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest
of France
Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea and Senegal
Guyana
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Suriname and Venezuela
Haiti
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola,
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the
Dominican Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
islands in the Indian Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Holy See (Vatican City)
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Honduras
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North
Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Hong Kong
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Hungary
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Iceland
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
India
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Indian Ocean
body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia,
and Australia
Indonesia
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean
and the Pacific Ocean
Iran
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and
the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Iraq
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Ireland
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of
Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Isle of Man
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great
Britain and Ireland
Israel
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt
and Lebanon
Italy
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central
Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Jamaica
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Jan Mayen
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Japan
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and
the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Jersey
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of
France
Jordan
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of
the Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe
Kenya
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia
and Tanzania
Kiribati
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean,
straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about half way between
Hawaii and Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed
that all of its territory was in the same time zone as its Gilbert
Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line
Islands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of the
International Date Line
Korea, North
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula
bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and
South Korea
Korea, South
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula
bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Kosovo
Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia
Kuwait
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and
Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia, west of China
Laos
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
Latvia
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and
Lithuania
Lebanon
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel
and Syria
Lesotho
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Liberia
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Libya
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Tunisia
Liechtenstein
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Lithuania
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia
and Russia
Luxembourg
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Macau
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Macedonia
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Madagascar
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Mozambique
Malawi
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Malaysia
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and
northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia,
Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
Maldives
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean,
south-southwest of India
Mali
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Malta
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of
Sicily (Italy)
Marshall Islands
Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29
atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands
in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and
Australia
Mauritania
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Senegal and Western Sahara
Mauritius
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar
Mayotte
Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel,
about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Mexico
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of
Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North
Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States
Micronesia, Federated States of
Oceania, island group in the North
Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to
Indonesia
Moldova
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Monaco
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the
southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Mongolia
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Montenegro
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Montserrat
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of
Puerto Rico
Morocco
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Mozambique
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel,
between South Africa and Tanzania
Namibia
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Angola and South Africa
Nauru
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the
Marshall Islands
Navassa Island
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west
of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
Nepal
Southern Asia, between China and India
Netherlands
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium
and Germany
Netherlands Antilles
Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean
Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the
coast of Venezuela, and Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius lie
east of the US Virgin Islands
New Caledonia
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia
New Zealand
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast
of Australia
Nicaragua
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Niger
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Nigeria
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin
and Cameroon
Niue
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Norfolk Island
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania, islands in the North Pacific
Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Norway
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Oman
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and
Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Pacific Ocean
body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia,
Australia, and the Western Hemisphere
Pakistan
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on
the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Palau
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean,
southeast of the Philippines
Panama
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea
Oceania, group of islands including the eastern
half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South
Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Paracel Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs
in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central
Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Paraguay
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
Peru
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
between Chile and Ecuador
Philippines
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine
Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Pitcairn Islands
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
midway between Peru and New Zealand
Poland
Central Europe, east of Germany
Portugal
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
west of Spain
Puerto Rico
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Qatar
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi
Arabia
Romania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Bulgaria and Ukraine
Russia
Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part
of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North
Pacific Ocean
Rwanda
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Barthelemy
located approximately 125 miles northwest of
Guadeloupe
Saint Helena
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway
between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm
northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest
of Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about
one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Lucia
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Martin
island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Northern North America, islands in the
North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)