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A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. They have no direct access to a coastline providing access to the oceans. There are currently 49 such countries. The largest landlocked country by area is Kazakhstan. The smallest by area and population is Vatican City. The largest landlocked country by population is Ethiopia. All landlocked nations combined make up over 11% of the world’s total area and are home to nearly 7% of the world’s total population.
LIST OF LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE WORLD
Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Artsakh, Austria, Azerbaijan
Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi
Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic
Ethiopia
Hungary
Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan
Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia
Nepal, Niger
Paraguay
Rwanda
San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Ossetia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland
Tajikistan, Transnistria, Turkmenistan
Uganda, Uzbekistan
Vatican City
West Bank
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi
Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic
Ethiopia
Hungary
Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan
Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia
Nepal, Niger
Paraguay
Rwanda
San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Ossetia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland
Tajikistan, Transnistria, Turkmenistan
Uganda, Uzbekistan
Vatican City
West Bank
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Countries that are landlocked by a single country are known as enclave countries. Example: Lesotho which is surrounded by South Africa, San Marino, a state surrounded by Italy, and Vatican City which is a city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy.
A country is doubly landlocked or double-landlocked when it is surrounded entirely by one or more landlocked countries. There are two such countries: Liechtenstein in Central Europe, surrounded by Switzerland and Austria. And Uzbekistan in Central Asia, surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
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