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The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
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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, Pyrenees mountains, on the border 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, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan |
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 |
Bahrain | Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia |
Baker Island | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia |
Bangladesh | Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India |
Barbados | Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela |
Bassas da India | Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique |
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 | Central 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 between Australia and 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, Republic of the | Central 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, Slovakia, and Austria |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Central Africa, northeast of Angola |
Denmark | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm) |
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 |
East Timor | Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago(Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco |
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 | Central 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 |
Europa Island | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between southern Madagascar and southern Mozambique |
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 |
Federated States of Micronesia | Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia |
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 Mayotte: Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
French Guiana | Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname |
French Polynesia | Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel Des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) 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 |
Gabon | Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea |
Gaza Strip | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel |
Georgia | Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe |
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 |
Glorioso Islands | Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar |
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 |
Guadeloupe | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico |
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 |
Howland Island | Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia |
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 |
Jarvis Island | Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands |
Jersey | Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France |
Johnston Atoll | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands |
Jordan | Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq |
Juan de Nova Island | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique |
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 |
Kingman Reef | Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa |
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 |
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, south of Kazakhstan |
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, Tunisia, and Algeria |
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 |
Madagascar | Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
Malawi | Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique |
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 | interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger |
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 |
Martinique | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
Mauritania | Western 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 | North 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 |
Midway Islands | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo |
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 |
North Korea | Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea |
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 |
Palmyra Atoll | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa |
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, southwest of Brazil |
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 |
Republic of Macedonia | Southeastern Europe, north of Greece |
Reunion | Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
Romania | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine |
Russia | North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean |
Rwanda | Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Saint Barthelemy | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Saint Barthelemy lies east of the US Virgin Islands |
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 Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 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 | Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
Samoa | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand |
San Marino | Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy |
Sao Tome and Principe | Central Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, just north of the Equator, west of Gabon |
Saudi Arabia | Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen |
Senegal | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
Serbia | Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary |
Serbia and Montenegro | Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary |
Seychelles | archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar |
Sierra Leone | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia |
Singapore | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
Slovakia | Central Europe, south of Poland |
Slovenia | south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia |
Solomon Islands | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea |
Somalia | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia |
South Africa | Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America |
South Korea | Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea |
South Sudan | East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia |
Southern Ocean | body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and Antarctica |
Spain | Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France |
Spratly Islands | Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines |
Sri Lanka | Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India |
Sudan | north-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea |
Suriname | Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana |
Svalbard | Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway |
Swaziland | Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa |
Sweden | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
Switzerland | Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy |
Syria | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey |
Taiwan | Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China |
Tajikistan | Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan |
Tanzania | Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique |
Thailand | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma |
The Bahamas | chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba |
The Gambia | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
Togo | Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana |
Tokelau | Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
Tonga | Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela |
Tromelin Island | Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
Tunisia | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya |
Turkey | Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria |
Turkmenistan | Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan |
Turks and Caicos Islands | two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti |
Tuvalu | Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
Uganda | East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Ukraine | Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east |
United Arab Emirates | Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
United Kingdom | Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France |
United States | North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico |
Uruguay | Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil |
Uzbekistan | Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan |
Vanuatu | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
Venezuela | Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana |
Vietnam | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia |
Virgin Islands | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico |
Wake Island | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands |
Wallis and Futuna | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
West Bank | Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel |
Western Sahara | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco |
Yemen | Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
Zambia | Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Zimbabwe | Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia |