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Feb 19, 2021 · Location . As observed in the world map below, landlocked countries are found in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. North America and Oceania do not have any landlocked countries while Antarctica has no countries. Africa has 16 landlocked countries, the highest among the continents of the world.
- John Misachi
According to the United Nations geoscheme (excluding the de facto states), Africa has the most landlocked countries, at 16, followed by Europe (14), Asia (12), and South America (2).
The most populous landlocked country is Ethiopia, in Africa, while the least populous one is the Vatican. The latter is one of only three countries, along with Lesotho and San Marino , to be surrounded entirely by another country.
Jan 21, 2020 · A map of the landlocked countries in Africa. By. Matt Rosenberg. Updated on January 21, 2020. Out of Africa’s 55 countries, 16 of them are landlocked: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The landlocked country shares national borders with Switzerland (a non-European Union member state, which it borders for 158 km, or 98 mi) and the principality of Liechtenstein (also a non-EU member state, of which it borders for 34 km or 21 mi) to the west, Germany (801 km or 497 mi) and the Czech Republic (402 km or 249 mi) and Slovakia (105 ...
