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DEFINITION:
The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY | NOTE |
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1 | Canada | 202,080 km | 2014 | |||
2 | Pacific Ocean | 135,663 km | 2011 | |||
3 | Atlantic Ocean | 111,866 km | 2011 | |||
4 | Indian Ocean | 66,526 km | 2011 | |||
5 | European Union | 65,992.9 km | 2011 | |||
6 | Indonesia | 54,716 km | 2014 | |||
7 | Arctic Ocean | 45,389 km | 2011 | |||
8 | Greenland | 44,087 km | 2014 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 39,657.14 km | 2011 | ||||
9 | Russia | 37,653 km | 2014 | |||
10 | Philippines | 36,289 km | 2014 | |||
11 | Japan | 29,751 km | 2014 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 26,036.73 km | 2005 | ||||
12 | Australia | 25,760 km | 2014 | |||
13 | Norway | 25,148 km | 2014 | |||
14 | United States | 19,924 km | 2014 | |||
=15 | Antarctica | 17,968 km | 2014 | |||
=15 | Southern Ocean | 17,968 km | 2011 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 15,238.23 km | 2011 | ||||
17 | New Zealand | 15,134 km | 2014 | |||
18 | China | 14,500 km | 2014 | |||
19 | Greece | 13,676 km | 2014 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 13,267.48 km | 2011 | ||||
20 | United Kingdom | 12,429 km | 2014 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 10,312.37 km | 2005 | ||||
Cold countries average (profile) | 9,600.3 km | 2005 | ||||
21 | Mexico | 9,330 km | 2014 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 8,914.42 km | 2011 | ||||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 8,413.48 km | 2011 | ||||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 7,639.23 km | 2011 | ||||
22 | Italy | 7,600 km | 2014 | |||
23 | Brazil | 7,491 km | 2014 | |||
24 | Denmark | 7,314 km | 2014 | |||
25 | Turkey | 7,200 km | 2014 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 7,085.65 km | 2011 | ||||
26 | India | 7,000 km | 2014 | |||
27 | Chile | 6,435 km | 2014 | |||
28 | Croatia | 6,268 km | 2014 | |||
29 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6,112 km | 2014 | |||
30 | Solomon Islands | 5,313 km | 2014 | |||
31 | Papua New Guinea | 5,152 km | 2014 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 5,006.35 km | 2005 | ||||
32 | Argentina | 4,989 km | 2014 | |||
33 | Iceland | 4,970 km | 2014 | |||
34 | Spain | 4,964 km | 2014 | |||
35 | France | 4,853 km | 2014 | |||
36 | Madagascar | 4,828 km | 2014 | |||
37 | Malaysia | 4,675 km | 2014 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 4,263.58 km | 2011 | ||||
38 | Estonia | 3,794 km | 2014 | |||
39 | Cuba | 3,735 km | 2014 | |||
40 | Svalbard | 3,587 km | 2014 | |||
41 | The Bahamas | 3,542 km | 2014 | |||
42 | Vietnam | 3,444 km | 2014 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 3,344.89 km | 2005 | ||||
43 | Thailand | 3,219 km | 2014 | |||
44 | Sweden | 3,218 km | 2014 | |||
45 | Colombia | 3,208 km | 2014 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 3,137.08 km | 2011 | ||||
46 | Somalia | 3,025 km | 2014 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3,008.47 km | 2005 | ||||
47 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 2,948.4 km | 2014 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 2,922.86 km | 2005 | ||||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2,825.15 km | 2005 | ||||
Eurozone average (profile) | 2,816.53 km | 2011 | ||||
48 | Venezuela | 2,800 km | 2014 | |||
49 | South Africa | 2,798 km | 2014 | |||
50 | Ukraine | 2,782 km | 2014 | |||
51 | Saudi Arabia | 2,640 km | 2014 | |||
52 | Vanuatu | 2,528 km | 2014 | |||
53 | French Polynesia | 2,525 km | 2014 | |||
54 | North Korea | 2,495 km | 2014 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 2,491.49 km | 2011 | ||||
55 | Panama | 2,490 km | 2014 | |||
56 | Mozambique | 2,470 km | 2014 | |||
57 | Egypt | 2,450 km | 2014 | |||
58 | Iran | 2,440 km | 2014 | |||
59 | Peru | 2,414 km | 2014 | |||
60 | South Korea | 2,413 km | 2014 | |||
61 | Germany | 2,389 km | 2014 | |||
62 | New Caledonia | 2,254 km | 2014 | |||
63 | Ecuador | 2,237 km | 2014 | |||
64 | Eritrea | 2,234 km | 2014 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2,112.57 km | 2005 | ||||
65 | Oman | 2,092 km | 2014 | |||
66 | Burma | 1,930 km | 2014 | |||
67 | Yemen | 1,906 km | 2014 | |||
68 | Morocco | 1,835 km | 2014 | |||
69 | Portugal | 1,793 km | 2014 | |||
70 | Haiti | 1,771 km | 2014 | |||
71 | Libya | 1,770 km | 2014 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1,763.51 km | 2011 | ||||
South Asia average (profile) | 1,725.2 km | 2005 | ||||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1,624.48 km | 2005 | ||||
72 | Angola | 1,600 km | 2014 | |||
73 | Namibia | 1,572 km | 2014 | |||
74 | Taiwan | 1,566.3 km | 2014 | |||
75 | Palau | 1,519 km | 2014 | |||
76 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1,482 km | 2014 | |||
77 | Ireland | 1,448 km | 2014 | |||
78 | Tanzania | 1,424 km | 2014 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 1,412.64 km | 2011 | ||||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 1,396.46 km | 2005 | ||||
79 | Sri Lanka | 1,340 km | 2014 | |||
80 | United Arab Emirates | 1,318 km | 2014 | |||
81 | Costa Rica | 1,290 km | 2014 | |||
=82 | Dominican Republic | 1,288 km | 2014 | |||
=82 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1,288 km | 2014 | |||
84 | Finland | 1,250 km | 2014 | |||
85 | Tunisia | 1,148 km | 2014 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 1,144.17 km | 2011 | ||||
86 | Kiribati | 1,143 km | 2014 | |||
87 | Fiji | 1,129 km | 2014 | |||
88 | Faroe Islands | 1,117 km | 2014 | |||
89 | Western Sahara | 1,110 km | 2014 | |||
90 | Pakistan | 1,046 km | 2014 | |||
91 | Jamaica | 1,022 km | 2014 | |||
92 | Algeria | 998 km | 2014 | |||
93 | Cape Verde | 965 km | 2014 | |||
94 | Nicaragua | 910 km | 2014 | |||
95 | Gabon | 885 km | 2014 | |||
=96 | Nigeria | 853 km | 2014 | |||
=96 | Sudan | 853 km | 2014 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 850.12 km | 2005 | ||||
98 | Honduras | 832 km | 2014 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 816.15 km | 2005 | ||||
99 | Mauritania | 754 km | 2014 | |||
100 | Hong Kong | 733 km | 2014 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 715.6 km | 2005 | ||||
101 | East Timor | 706 km | 2014 | |||
102 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 698 km | 2014 | |||
103 | Uruguay | 660 km | 2014 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 650.13 km | 2005 | ||||
104 | Cyprus | 648 km | 2014 | |||
105 | Maldives | 644 km | 2014 | |||
106 | Bangladesh | 580 km | 2014 | |||
107 | Liberia | 579 km | 2014 | |||
108 | Qatar | 563 km | 2014 | |||
109 | Ghana | 539 km | 2014 | |||
110 | Kenya | 536 km | 2014 | |||
111 | Senegal | 531 km | 2014 | |||
112 | Paracel Islands | 518 km | 2014 | |||
113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 515 km | 2014 | |||
114 | Puerto Rico | 501 km | 2014 | |||
115 | Kuwait | 499 km | 2014 | |||
116 | Latvia | 498 km | 2014 | |||
117 | Seychelles | 491 km | 2014 | |||
118 | Guyana | 459 km | 2014 | |||
119 | Netherlands | 451 km | 2014 | |||
120 | Cambodia | 443 km | 2014 | |||
121 | Poland | 440 km | 2014 | |||
122 | Tonga | 419 km | 2014 | |||
123 | Samoa | 403 km | 2014 | |||
=124 | Sierra Leone | 402 km | 2014 | |||
=124 | Cameroon | 402 km | 2014 | |||
126 | Guatemala | 400 km | 2014 | |||
127 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 389 km | 2014 | |||
=128 | Suriname | 386 km | 2014 | |||
=128 | Belize | 386 km | 2014 | |||
130 | French Guiana | 378 km | 2011 | |||
131 | Marshall Islands | 370.4 km | 2014 | |||
=132 | Curacao | 364 km | 2014 | |||
=132 | Netherlands Antilles | 364 km | 2011 | |||
=134 | Albania | 362 km | 2014 | |||
=134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 362 km | 2014 | |||
136 | Bulgaria | 354 km | 2014 | |||
=137 | Guinea-Bissau | 350 km | 2014 | |||
=137 | Martinique | 350 km | 2011 | |||
139 | Comoros | 340 km | 2014 | |||
140 | Guinea | 320 km | 2014 | |||
141 | Djibouti | 314 km | 2014 | |||
142 | Georgia | 310 km | 2014 | |||
143 | El Salvador | 307 km | 2014 | |||
144 | Guadeloupe | 306 km | 2011 | |||
145 | Equatorial Guinea | 296 km | 2014 | |||
146 | Montenegro | 293.5 km | 2014 | |||
147 | Israel | 273 km | 2014 | |||
148 | Malta | 252.81 km | 2014 | |||
=149 | Romania | 225 km | 2014 | |||
=149 | Lebanon | 225 km | 2014 | |||
151 | Reunion | 207 km | 2011 | |||
=152 | Syria | 193 km | 2014 | |||
=152 | Singapore | 193 km | 2014 | |||
154 | Mayotte | 185.2 km | 2011 | |||
155 | Mauritius | 177 km | 2014 | |||
156 | Congo, Republic of the | 169 km | 2014 | |||
=157 | Brunei | 161 km | 2014 | |||
=157 | Bahrain | 161 km | 2014 | |||
=159 | Cayman Islands | 160 km | 2014 | |||
=159 | Isle of Man | 160 km | 2014 | |||
161 | Saint Lucia | 158 km | 2014 | |||
162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 153 km | 2014 | |||
163 | Dominica | 148 km | 2014 | |||
164 | Christmas Island | 138.9 km | 2014 | |||
165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 135 km | 2014 | |||
166 | Wallis and Futuna | 129 km | 2014 | |||
167 | Guam | 125.5 km | 2014 | |||
168 | Jan Mayen | 124.1 km | 2014 | |||
=169 | Grenada | 121 km | 2014 | |||
=169 | Benin | 121 km | 2014 | |||
=171 | Cook Islands | 120 km | 2014 | |||
=171 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 120 km | 2014 | |||
173 | American Samoa | 116 km | 2014 | |||
174 | Bermuda | 103 km | 2014 | |||
175 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 101.9 km | 2014 | |||
176 | Tokelau | 101 km | 2014 | |||
177 | Barbados | 97 km | 2014 | |||
178 | Lithuania | 90 km | 2014 | |||
179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 84 km | 2014 | |||
=180 | The Gambia | 80 km | 2014 | |||
=180 | British Virgin Islands | 80 km | 2014 | |||
182 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 74.1 km | 2014 | |||
183 | Jersey | 70 km | 2014 | |||
184 | Aruba | 68.5 km | 2014 | |||
185 | Belgium | 66.5 km | 2014 | |||
186 | Niue | 64 km | 2014 | |||
187 | Anguilla | 61 km | 2014 | |||
188 | Saint Helena | 60 km | 2011 | |||
189 | Saint Martin | 58.9 km | 2014 | |||
190 | Iraq | 58 km | 2014 | |||
191 | Togo | 56 km | 2014 | |||
192 | Pitcairn Islands | 51 km | 2014 | |||
193 | Guernsey | 50 km | 2014 | |||
194 | Slovenia | 46.6 km | 2014 | |||
195 | Macau | 41 km | 2014 | |||
=196 | Gaza Strip | 40 km | 2014 | |||
=196 | Montserrat | 40 km | 2014 | |||
198 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37 km | 2014 | |||
=199 | Bassas da India | 35.2 km | 2011 | |||
=199 | Glorioso Islands | 35.2 km | 2011 | |||
201 | Norfolk Island | 32 km | 2014 | |||
202 | Nauru | 30 km | 2014 | |||
203 | Bouvet Island | 29.6 km | 2014 | |||
=204 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 26 km | 2014 | |||
=204 | Jordan | 26 km | 2014 | |||
206 | Juan de Nova Island | 24.1 km | 2011 | |||
207 | Tuvalu | 24 km | 2014 | |||
208 | Europa Island | 22.2 km | 2011 | |||
209 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 km | 2014 | |||
210 | Wake Island | 19.3 km | 2014 | |||
211 | Gibraltar | 12 km | 2014 | |||
212 | Clipperton Island | 11.1 km | 2014 | |||
213 | Navassa Island | 8 km | 2014 | |||
214 | Baker Island | 4.8 km | 2011 | |||
215 | Monaco | 4.1 km | 2014 | |||
216 | Tromelin Island | 3.7 km | 2011 | |||
=217 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Slovakia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Andorra | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Hungary | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Serbia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Bolivia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | West Bank | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Czech Republic | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Laos | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Mali | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Chad | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Austria | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Niger | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Belarus | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | South Sudan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
=217 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2014 | |||
262 | Palmyra Atoll | None | 2013 | 14.5 km | ||
263 | Jarvis Island | None | 2013 | 8 km | ||
264 | Midway Islands | None | 2013 | 15 km | ||
265 | Kosovo | None | 2013 | 0 km (landlocked) | ||
266 | Virgin Islands | None | 2013 | 188 km | ||
267 | Sao Tome and Principe | None | 2013 | 209 km | ||
268 | Dhekelia | None | 2013 | 27.5 km | ||
269 | Kingman Reef | None | 2013 | 3 km | ||
270 | Coral Sea Islands | None | 2013 | 3,095 km | ||
271 | Johnston Atoll | None | 2013 | 34 km | ||
272 | Akrotiri | None | 2013 | 56.3 km | ||
273 | Howland Island | None | 2013 | 6.4 km | ||
274 | Spratly Islands | None | 2013 | 926 km | ||
275 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | None | 2013 | <strong>Saint Helena: </strong>60 km<br /><strong>Ascension Island:</strong> NA<br /><strong>Tristan da Cunha:</strong> 40 km | ||
276 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0 | 2003 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 0.0 | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Coastline
- Indonesia ranked first for coastline amongst Hot countries in 2014.
- Canada ranked first for coastline globally in 2014.
- Russia ranked first for coastline amongst Europe in 2014.
- Mexico ranked first for coastline amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2014.
- Philippines ranked first for coastline amongst Catholic countries in 2014.
- Australia ranked second for coastline amongst Former British colonies in 2014.
- Greenland ranked second for coastline amongst Christian countries in 2014.
- Greece ranked first for coastline amongst European Union in 2014.
- Japan ranked second for coastline amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2014.
- Turkey ranked second for coastline amongst Muslim countries in 2014.