Laosconventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Republicconventional short form: Laoslocal long form: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Laolocal short form: Pathet Lao (unofficial)
Latviaconventional long form: Republic of Latviaconventional short form: Latvialocal long form: Latvijas Republikalocal short form: Latvijaformer: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Lebanonconventional long form: Lebanese Republicconventional short form: Lebanonlocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyahlocal short form: Lubnanformer: Greater Lebanon
Lesothoconventional long form: Kingdom of Lesothoconventional short form: Lesotholocal long form: Kingdom of Lesotholocal short form: Lesothoformer: Basutoland
Liberiaconventional long form: Republic of Liberiaconventional short form: Liberia
Libyaconventional long form: Great Socialist People's Libyan ArabJamahiriyaconventional short form: Libyalocal long form: Al Jamahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyahal Ishtirakiyah al Uthmalocal short form: none
Liechtensteinconventional long form: Principality of Liechtensteinconventional short form: Liechtensteinlocal long form: Fuerstentum Liechtensteinlocal short form: Liechtenstein
Lithuaniaconventional long form: Republic of Lithuaniaconventional short form: Lithuanialocal long form: Lietuvos Respublikalocal short form: Lietuvaformer: Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Luxembourgconventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourgconventional short form: Luxembourglocal long form: Grand Duche de Luxembourglocal short form: Luxembourg
Macauconventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Regionconventional short form: Macaulocal long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); RegiaoAdministrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
Macedoniaconventional long form: Republic of Macedoniaconventional short form: Macedonialocal long form: Republika Makedonijalocal short form: Makedonijanote: the provisional designation used by the UN, EU, and NATO isthe "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM)former: People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic ofMacedonia
Madagascarconventional long form: Republic of Madagascarconventional short form: Madagascarlocal long form: Republique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i Madagasikaralocal short form: Madagascar/Madagasikaraformer: Malagasy Republic
Malawiconventional long form: Republic of Malawiconventional short form: Malawilocal long form: Dziko la Malawilocal short form: Malawiformer: British Central African Protectorate, NyasalandProtectorate, Nyasaland
Malaysiaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Malaysialocal long form: nonelocal short form: Malaysiaformer: Federation of Malaya
Maldivesconventional long form: Republic of Maldivesconventional short form: Maldiveslocal long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaalocal short form: Dhivehi Raajje
Maliconventional long form: Republic of Maliconventional short form: Malilocal long form: Republique de Malilocal short form: Maliformer: French Sudan and Sudanese Republic
Maltaconventional long form: Republic of Maltaconventional short form: Maltalocal long form: Repubblika ta' Maltalocal short form: Malta
Marshall Islandsconventional long form: Republic of the MarshallIslandsconventional short form: Marshall Islandslocal long form: Republic of the Marshall Islandslocal short form: Marshall Islandsabbreviation: RMIformer: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Marshall IslandsDistrict
Mauritaniaconventional long form: Islamic Republic of Mauritaniaconventional short form: Mauritanialocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyahlocal short form: Muritaniyah
Mauritiusconventional long form: Republic of Mauritiusconventional short form: Mauritiuslocal long form: Republic of Mauritiuslocal short form: Mauritius
Mayotteconventional long form: Department Collectivity of Mayotteconventional short form: Mayotte
Mexicoconventional long form: United Mexican Statesconventional short form: Mexicolocal long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanoslocal short form: Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States ofconventional long form: FederatedStates of Micronesiaconventional short form: nonelocal long form: Federated States of Micronesialocal short form: noneformer: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, andYap Districtsabbreviation: FSM
Moldovaconventional long form: Republic of Moldovaconventional short form: Moldovalocal long form: Republica Moldovalocal short form: Moldovaformer: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan SovietSocialist Republic
Monacoconventional long form: Principality of Monacoconventional short form: Monacolocal long form: Principaute de Monacolocal short form: Monaco
Mongoliaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Mongolialocal long form: nonelocal short form: Mongol Ulsformer: Outer Mongolia
Montenegroconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Montenegrolocal long form: nonelocal short form: Crna Goraformer: People's Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Republic ofMontenegro, Republic of Montenegro
Montserratconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Montserrat
Moroccoconventional long form: Kingdom of Moroccoconventional short form: Moroccolocal long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyahlocal short form: Al Maghrib
Mozambiqueconventional long form: Republic of Mozambiqueconventional short form: Mozambiquelocal long form: Republica de Mocambiquelocal short form: Mocambiqueformer: Portuguese East Africa
Namibiaconventional long form: Republic of Namibiaconventional short form: Namibialocal long form: Republic of Namibialocal short form: Namibiaformer: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
Nauruconventional long form: Republic of Nauruconventional short form: Naurulocal long form: Republic of Naurulocal short form: Nauruformer: Pleasant Island
Navassa Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Navassa Island
Nepalconventional long form: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepalconventional short form: Nepallocal long form: Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantra Nepallocal short form: Nepal
Netherlandsconventional long form: Kingdom of the Netherlandsconventional short form: Netherlandslocal long form: Koninkrijk der Nederlandenlocal short form: Nederland
New Caledoniaconventional long form: Territory of New Caledonia andDependenciesconventional short form: New Caledonialocal long form: Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependanceslocal short form: Nouvelle-Caledonie
New Zealandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: New Zealandabbreviation: NZ
Nicaraguaconventional long form: Republic of Nicaraguaconventional short form: Nicaragualocal long form: Republica de Nicaragualocal short form: Nicaragua
Nigerconventional long form: Republic of Nigerconventional short form: Nigerlocal long form: Republique du Nigerlocal short form: Niger
Nigeriaconventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeriaconventional short form: Nigeria
Niueconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Niuenote: pronunciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not likenew-weeformer: Savage Island
Norfolk Islandconventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Islandconventional short form: Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands conventional long form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands conventional short form: Northern Mariana Islands abbreviation: CNMI former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District
Norwayconventional long form: Kingdom of Norwayconventional short form: Norwaylocal long form: Kongeriket Norgelocal short form: Norge
Omanconventional long form: Sultanate of Omanconventional short form: Omanlocal long form: Saltanat Umanlocal short form: Umanformer: Muscat and Oman
Pakistanconventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistanconventional short form: Pakistanlocal long form: Jamhuryat Islami Pakistanlocal short form: Pakistanformer: West Pakistan
Palauconventional long form: Republic of Palauconventional short form: Palaulocal long form: Beluu er a Belaulocal short form: Belauformer: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Palau District
Panamaconventional long form: Republic of Panamaconventional short form: Panamalocal long form: Republica de Panamalocal short form: Panama
Papua New Guineaconventional long form: Independent State of PapuaNew Guineaconventional short form: Papua New Guinealocal short form: Papuaniuginiformer: Territory of Papua and New Guineaabbreviation: PNG
Paracel Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Paracel Islands
Paraguayconventional long form: Republic of Paraguayconventional short form: Paraguaylocal long form: Republica del Paraguaylocal short form: Paraguay
Peruconventional long form: Republic of Peruconventional short form: Perulocal long form: Republica del Perulocal short form: Peru
Philippinesconventional long form: Republic of the Philippinesconventional short form: Philippineslocal long form: Republika ng Pilipinaslocal short form: Pilipinas
Pitcairn Islandsconventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie,and Oeno Islandsconventional short form: Pitcairn Islands
Polandconventional long form: Republic of Polandconventional short form: Polandlocal long form: Rzeczpospolita Polskalocal short form: Polska
Portugalconventional long form: Portuguese Republicconventional short form: Portugallocal long form: Republica Portuguesalocal short form: Portugal
Puerto Ricoconventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Ricoconventional short form: Puerto Rico
Qatarconventional long form: State of Qatarconventional short form: Qatarlocal long form: Dawlat Qatarlocal short form: Qatarnote: closest approximation of the native pronunciation fallsbetween cutter and gutter, but not like guitar
Romaniaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Romanialocal long form: nonelocal short form: Romania
Russiaconventional long form: Russian Federationconventional short form: Russialocal long form: Rossiyskaya Federatsiyalocal short form: Rossiyaformer: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Rwandaconventional long form: Republic of Rwandaconventional short form: Rwandalocal long form: Republika y'u Rwandalocal short form: Rwandaformer: Ruanda, German East Africa
Saint Barthelemyconventional long form: Overseas Collectivity ofSaint Barthelemyconventional short form: Saint Barthelemylocal long form: Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemylocal short form: Saint-Barthelemy
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunhaconventional longform: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunhaconventional short form: none
Saint Kitts and Nevis conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Lucia conventional long form: none conventional short form: Saint Lucia
Saint Martinconventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of SaintMartinconventional short form: Saint Martinlocal long form: Collectivity d'outre mer de Saint-Martinlocal short form: Saint-Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelonconventional long form: TerritorialCollectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelonconventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelonlocal long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelonlocal short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoaconventional long form: Independent State of Samoaconventional short form: Samoalocal long form: Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoalocal short form: Samoaformer: Western Samoa
San Marinoconventional long form: Republic of San Marinoconventional short form: San Marinolocal long form: Repubblica di San Marinolocal short form: San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe conventional long form: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe conventional short form: Sao Tome and Principe local long form: Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe local short form: Sao Tome e Principe
Saudi Arabiaconventional long form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaconventional short form: Saudi Arabialocal long form: Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyahlocal short form: Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
Senegalconventional long form: Republic of Senegalconventional short form: Senegallocal long form: Republique du Senegallocal short form: Senegalformer: Senegambia (along with The Gambia), Mali Federation
Serbiaconventional long form: Republic of Serbiaconventional short form: Serbialocal long form: Republika Srbijalocal short form: Srbijaformer: People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia
Seychellesconventional long form: Republic of Seychellesconventional short form: Seychelleslocal long form: Republic of Seychelleslocal short form: Seychelles
Sierra Leoneconventional long form: Republic of Sierra Leoneconventional short form: Sierra Leonelocal long form: Republic of Sierra Leonelocal short form: Sierra Leone
Singaporeconventional long form: Republic of Singaporeconventional short form: Singaporelocal long form: Republic of Singaporelocal short form: Singapore
Sint MaartenDutch long form: Land Sint MaartenDutch short form: Sint MaartenEnglish long form: Country of Sint MaartenEnglish short form: Sint Maartenformer: Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies
Slovakiaconventional long form: Slovak Republicconventional short form: Slovakialocal long form: Slovenska Republikalocal short form: Slovensko
Sloveniaconventional long form: Republic of Sloveniaconventional short form: Slovenialocal long form: Republika Slovenijalocal short form: Slovenijaformer: People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia
Solomon Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Solomon Islandslocal long form: nonelocal short form: Solomon Islandsformer: British Solomon Islands
Somaliaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Somalialocal long form: Jamhuuriyada Demuqraadiga Soomaaliyeedlocal short form: Soomaaliyaformer: Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic
South Africaconventional long form: Republic of South Africaconventional short form: South Africaformer: Union of South Africaabbreviation: RSA
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islandsconventional long form:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsconventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islandsabbreviation: SGSSI
Spainconventional long form: Kingdom of Spainconventional short form: Spainlocal long form: Reino de Espanalocal short form: Espana
Spratly Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Spratly Islands
Sri Lankaconventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic ofSri Lankaconventional short form: Sri Lankalocal long form: Shri Lamka Prajatantrika Samajaya diJanarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachulocal short form: Shri Lamka/Ilankaiformer: Serendib, Ceylon
Sudanconventional long form: Republic of the Sudanconventional short form: Sudanlocal long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudanlocal short form: As-Sudanformer: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Surinameconventional long form: Republic of Surinameconventional short form: Surinamelocal long form: Republiek Surinamelocal short form: Surinameformer: Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana
Svalbardconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to asSpitzbergen)
Swazilandconventional long form: Kingdom of Swazilandconventional short form: Swazilandlocal long form: Umbuso weSwatinilocal short form: eSwatini
Swedenconventional long form: Kingdom of Swedenconventional short form: Swedenlocal long form: Konungariket Sverigelocal short form: Sverige
Switzerlandconventional long form: Swiss Confederationconventional short form: Switzerlandlocal long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German);Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian);Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)local short form: Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera(Italian); Svizra (Romansh)
Syriaconventional long form: Syrian Arab Republicconventional short form: Syrialocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyahlocal short form: Suriyahformer: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)
Taiwanconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Taiwanlocal long form: nonelocal short form: Taiwanformer: Formosa
Tajikistanconventional long form: Republic of Tajikistanconventional short form: Tajikistanlocal long form: Jumhurii Tojikistonlocal short form: Tojikistonformer: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Tanzaniaconventional long form: United Republic of Tanzaniaconventional short form: Tanzanialocal long form: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzanialocal short form: Tanzaniaformer: United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Thailandconventional long form: Kingdom of Thailandconventional short form: Thailandlocal long form: Ratcha Anachak Thailocal short form: Prathet Thaiformer: Siam
Timor-Lesteconventional long form: Democratic Republic ofTimor-Leste (pronounced TEE-mor LESS-tay)conventional short form: Timor-Lestelocal long form: Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum];Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese]local short form: Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste [Portuguese]former: East Timor, Portuguese Timor
Togoconventional long form: Togolese Republicconventional short form: Togolocal long form: Republique togolaiselocal short form: noneformer: French Togoland
Tokelauconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Tokelau
Tongaconventional long form: Kingdom of Tongaconventional short form: Tongalocal long form: Pule'anga Tongalocal short form: Tongaformer: Friendly Islands
Trinidad and Tobagoconventional long form: Republic of Trinidad andTobagoconventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisiaconventional long form: Tunisian Republicconventional short form: Tunisialocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyahlocal short form: Tunis
Turkeyconventional long form: Republic of Turkeyconventional short form: Turkeylocal long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyetilocal short form: Turkiye
Turkmenistanconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Turkmenistanlocal long form: nonelocal short form: Turkmenistanformer: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Turks and Caicos Islandsconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islandsabbreviation: TCI
Tuvaluconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Tuvalulocal long form: nonelocal short form: Tuvaluformer: Ellice Islandsnote: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight" referring to the country'seight traditionally inhabited islands
Ugandaconventional long form: Republic of Ugandaconventional short form: Uganda
Ukraineconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Ukrainelocal long form: nonelocal short form: Ukrayinaformer: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, UkrainianSoviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emiratesconventional long form: United Arab Emiratesconventional short form: nonelocal long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidahlocal short form: noneformer: Trucial Oman, Trucial Statesabbreviation: UAE
United Kingdomconventional long form: United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland; note - Great Britain includes England,Scotland, and Walesconventional short form: United Kingdomabbreviation: UK
United Statesconventional long form: United States of Americaconventional short form: United Statesabbreviation: US or USA
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refugesconventional longform: noneconventional short form: Baker Island; Howland Island; JarvisIsland; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Palmyra Atoll
Uruguayconventional long form: Oriental Republic of Uruguayconventional short form: Uruguaylocal long form: Republica Oriental del Uruguaylocal short form: Uruguayformer: Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province
Uzbekistanconventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistanconventional short form: Uzbekistanlocal long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasilocal short form: Ozbekistonformer: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Vanuatuconventional long form: Republic of Vanuatuconventional short form: Vanuatulocal long form: Ripablik blong Vanuatulocal short form: Vanuatuformer: New Hebrides
Venezuelaconventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuelaconventional short form: Venezuelalocal long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuelalocal short form: Venezuela
Vietnamconventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnamconventional short form: Vietnamlocal long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Namlocal short form: Viet Namabbreviation: SRV
Virgin Islandsconventional long form: United States Virgin Islandsconventional short form: Virgin Islandsformer: Danish West Indiesabbreviation: USVI
Wake Islandconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Wake Island
Wallis and Futunaconventional long form: Territory of the Wallisand Futuna Islandsconventional short form: Wallis and Futunalocal long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futunalocal short form: Wallis et Futuna
West Bankconventional long form: noneconventional short form: West Bank
Western Saharaconventional long form: noneconventional short form: Western Saharaformer: Rio de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish Sahara
Yemenconventional long form: Republic of Yemenconventional short form: Yemenlocal long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyahlocal short form: Al Yamanformer: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] andPeople's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]
Zambiaconventional long form: Republic of Zambiaconventional short form: Zambiaformer: Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabweconventional long form: Republic of Zimbabweconventional short form: Zimbabweformer: 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
AfghanistanSouthern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
AkrotiriEastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast ofCyprus
AlbaniaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and IonianSea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to thenorth
AlgeriaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenMorocco and Tunisia
American SamoaOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
AndorraSouthwestern Europe, between France and Spain
AngolaSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, betweenNamibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
AnguillaCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and NorthAtlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Antarcticacontinent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea andthe North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Oceanbody of water between Europe, Asia, and North America,mostly north of the Arctic Circle
ArgentinaSouthern South America, bordering the South AtlanticOcean, between Chile and Uruguay
ArmeniaSouthwestern Asia, east of Turkey
ArubaCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsSoutheastern Asia, islands in the IndianOcean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Atlantic Oceanbody of water between Africa, Europe, the SouthernOcean, and the Western Hemisphere
AustraliaOceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the SouthPacific Ocean
AustriaCentral Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
AzerbaijanSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, betweenIran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasusrange
Bahamas, TheCaribbean, chain of islands in the North AtlanticOcean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
BahrainMiddle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of SaudiArabia
BangladeshSouthern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burmaand India
BarbadosCaribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast ofVenezuela
BelarusEastern Europe, east of Poland
BelgiumWestern Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France andthe Netherlands
BelizeCentral America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, betweenGuatemala and Mexico
BeninWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeriaand Togo
BermudaNorth America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,east of South Carolina (US)
BhutanSouthern Asia, between China and India
BoliviaCentral South America, southwest of Brazil
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the AdriaticSea and Croatia
BotswanaSouthern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Islandisland in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of theCape of Good Hope (South Africa)
BrazilEastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territoryarchipelago in the Indian Ocean,south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
BruneiSoutheastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
BulgariaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, betweenRomania and Turkey
Burkina FasoWestern Africa, north of Ghana
BurmaSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay ofBengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
BurundiCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
CambodiaSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, betweenThailand, Vietnam, and Laos
CameroonWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, betweenEquatorial Guinea and Nigeria
CanadaNorthern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean onthe east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean onthe north, north of the conterminous US
Cape VerdeWestern Africa, group of islands in the North AtlanticOcean, west of Senegal
Cayman IslandsCaribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, CaymanBrac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268km northwest of Jamaica
Central African RepublicCentral Africa, north of DemocraticRepublic of the Congo
ChadCentral Africa, south of Libya
ChileSouthern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,between Argentina and Peru
ChinaEastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, YellowSea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas IslandSoutheastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,south of Indonesia
Clipperton IslandMiddle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean,1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSoutheastern Asia, group of islands in theIndian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australiato Sri Lanka
ColombiaNorthern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea,between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,between Ecuador and Panama
ComorosSouthern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth ofthe Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northernMadagascar and northern Mozambique
Congo, Democratic Republic of theCentral Africa, northeast of Angola
Congo, Republic of theWestern Africa, bordering the South AtlanticOcean, between Angola and Gabon
Cook IslandsOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Coral Sea IslandsOceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast ofAustralia
Costa RicaCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d'IvoireWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Ghana and Liberia
CroatiaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, betweenBosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
CubaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
CuracaoCaribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea - located 56.35 kmoff the coast of Venezuela
CyprusMiddle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech RepublicCentral Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia,and Austria
DenmarkNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two majorislands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
DhekeliaEastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprusnear Famagusta
DjiboutiEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,between Eritrea and Somalia
DominicaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad andTobago
Dominican RepublicCaribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island ofHispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,east of Haiti
EcuadorWestern South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at theEquator, between Colombia and Peru
EgyptNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenLibya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, andincludes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El SalvadorCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,between Guatemala and Honduras
Equatorial GuineaWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra,between Cameroon and Gabon
EritreaEastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti andSudan
EstoniaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf ofFinland, between Latvia and Russia
EthiopiaEastern Africa, west of Somalia
European UnionEurope between the North Atlantic Ocean in the westand Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Southern South America, islands inthe South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Faroe IslandsNorthern Europe, island group between the NorwegianSea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland andNorway
FijiOceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
FinlandNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
Francemetropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay ofBiscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast ofthe UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and SpainFrench Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North AtlanticOcean, between Brazil and SurinameGuadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto RicoMartinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and NorthAtlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and TobagoReunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east ofMadagascar
French PolynesiaOceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Oceanabout 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"
GabonWestern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Gambia, TheWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean andSenegal
Gaza StripMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenEgypt and Israel
GeorgiaSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkeyand Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extendinginto Europe
GermanyCentral Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
GhanaWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Coted'Ivoire and Togo
GibraltarSouthwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, onthe southern coast of Spain
GreeceSouthern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, andthe Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
GreenlandNorthern North America, island between the Arctic Oceanand the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
GrenadaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and AtlanticOcean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
GuamOceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, aboutthree-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
GuatemalaCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras(Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
GuernseyWestern Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwestof France
GuineaWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, betweenGuinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Guinea-BissauWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Guinea and Senegal
GuyanaNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Suriname and Venezuela
HaitiCaribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola,between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of theDominican Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsislands in the Indian Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Holy See (Vatican City)Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
HondurasCentral America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, betweenGuatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (NorthPacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Hong KongEastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
HungaryCentral Europe, northwest of Romania
IcelandNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
IndiaSouthern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Indian Oceanbody of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia,and Australia
IndonesiaSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Oceanand the Pacific Ocean
IranMiddle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, andthe Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
IraqMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
IrelandWestern Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island ofIreland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Isle of ManWestern Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between GreatBritain and Ireland
IsraelMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egyptand Lebanon
ItalySouthern Europe, a peninsula extending into the centralMediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
JamaicaCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Jan MayenNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and theNorwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
JapanEastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean andthe Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
JerseyWestern Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest ofFrance
JordanMiddle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
KazakhstanCentral Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west ofthe Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe
KenyaEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somaliaand Tanzania
KiribatiOceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean,straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about half way betweenHawaii and Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimedthat all of its territory was in the same time zone as its GilbertIslands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the LineIslands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of theInternational Date Line
Korea, NorthEastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsulabordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China andSouth Korea
Korea, SouthEastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsulabordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
KosovoSoutheast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia
KuwaitMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq andSaudi Arabia
KyrgyzstanCentral Asia, west of China
LaosSoutheastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
LatviaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia andLithuania
LebanonMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israeland Syria
LesothoSouthern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
LiberiaWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, betweenCote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
LibyaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenEgypt and Tunisia
LiechtensteinCentral Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
LithuaniaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latviaand Russia
LuxembourgWestern Europe, between France and Germany
MacauEastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
MacedoniaSoutheastern Europe, north of Greece
MadagascarSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east ofMozambique
MalawiSouthern Africa, east of Zambia
MalaysiaSoutheastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand andnorthern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia,Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
MaldivesSouthern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean,south-southwest of India
MaliWestern Africa, southwest of Algeria
MaltaSouthern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south ofSicily (Italy)
Marshall IslandsOceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islandsin the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii andAustralia
MauritaniaNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Senegal and Western Sahara
MauritiusSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east ofMadagascar
MayotteSouthern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel,about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
MexicoMiddle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf ofMexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the NorthPacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States
Micronesia, Federated States ofOceania, island group in the NorthPacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii toIndonesia
MoldovaEastern Europe, northeast of Romania
MonacoWestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on thesouthern coast of France, near the border with Italy
MongoliaNorthern Asia, between China and Russia
MontenegroSoutheastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
MontserratCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast ofPuerto Rico
MoroccoNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and theMediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
MozambiqueSoutheastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel,between South Africa and Tanzania
NamibiaSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, betweenAngola and South Africa
NauruOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of theMarshall Islands
Navassa IslandCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles westof Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
NepalSouthern Asia, between China and India
NetherlandsWestern Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgiumand Germany
New CaledoniaOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east ofAustralia
New ZealandOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeastof Australia
NicaraguaCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
NigerWestern Africa, southeast of Algeria
NigeriaWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Beninand Cameroon
NiueOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Norfolk IslandOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east ofAustralia
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania, islands in the North PacificOcean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
NorwayNorthern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the NorthAtlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
OmanMiddle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, andPersian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Pacific Oceanbody of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia,Australia, and the Western Hemisphere
PakistanSouthern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India onthe east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
PalauOceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean,southeast of the Philippines
PanamaCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Papua New GuineaOceania, group of islands including the easternhalf of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the SouthPacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Paracel IslandsSoutheastern Asia, group of small islands and reefsin the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from centralVietnam to the northern Philippines
ParaguayCentral South America, northeast of Argentina
PeruWestern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,between Chile and Ecuador
PhilippinesSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the PhilippineSea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Pitcairn IslandsOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, aboutmidway between Peru and New Zealand
PolandCentral Europe, east of Germany
PortugalSouthwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,west of Spain
Puerto RicoCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
QatarMiddle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and SaudiArabia
RomaniaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, betweenBulgaria and Ukraine
RussiaNorthern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered partof Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the NorthPacific Ocean
RwandaCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Barthelemylocated approximately 125 miles northwest ofGuadeloupe
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunhaislands in the SouthAtlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa;Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan daCunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, aboutone-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Saint LuciaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and NorthAtlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Martinisland 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNorthern North America, islands in theNorth Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean, islands between theCaribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
SamoaOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, abouthalf way between Hawaii and New Zealand
San MarinoSouthern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Sao Tome and PrincipeWestern Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea,straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the RedSea, north of Yemen
SenegalWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, betweenGuinea-Bissau and Mauritania
SerbiaSoutheastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Seychellesarchipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Guinea and Liberia
SingaporeSoutheastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Sint MaartenCaribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern)group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the CaribbeanSea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands
SlovakiaCentral Europe, south of Poland
SloveniaCentral Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea,between Austria and Croatia
Solomon IslandsOceania, group of islands in the South PacificOcean, east of Papua New Guinea
SomaliaEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the IndianOcean, east of Ethiopia
South AfricaSouthern Africa, at the southern tip of the continentof Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsSouthern South America,islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Southern Oceanbody of water between 60 degrees south latitude andAntarctica
SpainSouthwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay,Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,southwest of France
Spratly IslandsSoutheastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in theSouth China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnamto the southern Philippines
Sri LankaSouthern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
SudanNorthern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt andEritrea
SurinameNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between French Guiana and Guyana
SvalbardNorthern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, BarentsSea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
SwazilandSouthern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
SwedenNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
SwitzerlandCentral Europe, east of France, north of Italy
SyriaMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanonand Turkey
TaiwanEastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea,Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of thePhilippines, off the southeastern coast of China
TajikistanCentral Asia, west of China
TanzaniaEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenyaand Mozambique
ThailandSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulfof Thailand, southeast of Burma
Timor-LesteSoutheastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the LesserSunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note- Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, theOecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island ofTimor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
TogoWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin andGhana
TokelauOceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean,about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
TongaOceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea andthe North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
TunisiaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenAlgeria and Libya
TurkeySoutheastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion ofTurkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe),bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and borderingthe Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
TurkmenistanCentral Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iranand Kazakhstan
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean, two island groups in the NorthAtlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
TuvaluOceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in theSouth Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii toAustralia