This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, "maritime boundary" includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which includes boundaries of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones. However, it does not include lake or river boundaries, which are considered land boundaries.

Also included is the number of unique sovereign states[a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets.

Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.

List

Country or territory
(Territories without full sovereignty[a] in italics) 		Unique neighbours[b] Neighbouring countries and territories
(Territories without full sovereignty[a] in italics)
With both land and maritime boundaries unless marked (L) land-only or (M) maritime-only
Land Maritime Total
 
 Abkhazia[c] 2 3 3  Georgia
 Russia
 Turkey (M)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Adélie Land[d][e] (France) 1 1 1 Australia Australian Antarctic Territory[d] (Australia)
 Afghanistan 6 0 6  China (L)
 Iran (L)
 Pakistan (L)[f]
 Tajikistan (L)
 Turkmenistan (L)
 Uzbekistan (L)
United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia[g] (United Kingdom) 1 1 1  Cyprus
United Nations United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus (L)[h]
 Albania 4 3 5  Greece
 Italy (M)
 Montenegro
 North Macedonia (L)
 Kosovo[i] (L), which some countries consider part of Serbia, borders Serbia
 Algeria 7 4 9  Italy (M)
 Libya (L)
 Mali (L)
 Mauritania (L)
 Morocco
 Niger (L)
 Spain (M)
 Tunisia
Western Sahara[j] (L)
 American Samoa[k] (United States) 0 3 (5) 3 (5)  Samoa (M)
 Tonga (M)
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) (M)
 Niue[m] (New Zealand) (M)
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) (M)
 Andorra 2 0 2  France (L)
 Spain (L)
 Angola 4 3 4  Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Republic of the Congo
 Namibia
 Zambia (L)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) 0 4 (6) 4 (6)  Antigua and Barbuda (M)
 British Virgin Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Netherlands (M)
 Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
France Saint Martin[o] (France) (M)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 Antigua and Barbuda 0 3 (5) 3 (5)  France (M)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Montserrat[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
France Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
 Argentina 5 3 6  Bolivia (L)
 Brazil (L)
 Chile
 Paraguay (L)
 Uruguay
 Falkland Islands[g][p] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Argentine Antarctica[d] (Argentina) 2 2 2  Chilean Antarctic Territory[d][q] (Chile)
 British Antarctic Territory[d][q] (United Kingdom)
 Armenia 4 0 4  Azerbaijan (L)
 Georgia (L)
 Iran (L)
 Turkey (L)
 Aruba[r] (Netherlands) 0 2 (3) 2 (3)  Curaçao[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Dominican Republic (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands[s] (Australia) 0 2 (3) 2 (3)  Australia (M)
 East Timor (M)
 Indonesia (M)
 Australia
→includes:
→ Ashmore and Cartier Islands
→ Christmas Island
→ Cocos (Keeling) Islands
→ Coral Sea Islands
→ Heard Island and McDonald Islands
→ Norfolk Island 		0 6 (7) 6 (7)  East Timor (M)
 Indonesia (M)
 New Zealand (M)
 Papua New Guinea (M)
 Solomon Islands (M)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) (M)
 New Caledonia[t] (France) (M)
Australia Australia (excluding outlying islands) 0 4 (6) 4 (6)  Ashmore and Cartier Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Coral Sea Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 East Timor (M)
 Indonesia (M)
 New Zealand (M)
 Papua New Guinea (M)
Australia Australian Antarctic Territory[d] (Australia) 3 3 3 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Adélie Land[d] (France)
Norway Queen Maud Land[d] (Norway)
New Zealand Ross Dependency[d] (New Zealand)
 Austria 8 0 8  Czech Republic (L)
 Germany (L)
 Hungary (L)
 Italy (L)
 Liechtenstein (L)
 Slovakia (L)
 Slovenia (L)
  Switzerland (L)
 Azerbaijan 5 4 7  Armenia (L)
 Georgia (L)
 Iran[u]
 Kazakhstan (M)[u]
 Russia[u]
 Turkey (L)
 Turkmenistan (M)[u][v]
 Bahamas 0 4 4  Cuba (M)
 Haiti (M)
 United States (M)
 Turks and Caicos Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Bahrain 0 3 3  Iran (M)
 Qatar (M)
 Saudi Arabia (M)
United States Baker Island[k] (United States) 0 1 (2) 1 (2) United States Howland Island[k] (United States) (M)
 Kiribati (M)
 Bangladesh 2 2 2  Myanmar
 India
 Barbados 0 6 6  France (M)
 Guyana (M)
 Saint Lucia (M)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M)
 Trinidad and Tobago (M)
 Venezuela (M)[1]
 Belarus 5 0 5  Latvia (L)
 Lithuania (L)
 Poland (L)
 Russia (L)
 Ukraine (L)
 Belgium 4 3 5  France
 Germany (L)
 Luxembourg (L)
 Netherlands
 United Kingdom (M)
 Belize 2 3 3  Guatemala
 Honduras (M)
 Mexico
 Benin 4 2 4  Burkina Faso (L)
 Niger (L)
 Nigeria
 Togo
 Bermuda[g] (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 None
 Bhutan 2 0 2  China (L)
 India (L)
 Bolivia 5 0 5  Argentina (L)
 Brazil (L)
 Chile (L)
 Paraguay (L)
 Peru (L)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 3  Croatia
 Montenegro (L)
 Serbia (L)
 Botswana 4 0 4  Namibia (L)
 South Africa (L)
 Zambia (L)
 Zimbabwe (L)
 Bouvet Island[w] (Norway) 0 0 0 None
 Brazil 10 2 10  Argentina (L)
 Bolivia (L)
 Colombia (L)
 France
 Guyana (L)
 Paraguay (L)
 Peru (L)
 Suriname (L)
 Uruguay
 Venezuela (L)
 British Antarctic Territory[d] (United Kingdom) 3 3 3  Chilean Antarctic Territory[d][q] (Chile)
 Argentine Antarctica[d][q] (Argentina)
Norway Queen Maud Land[d] (Norway)
 British Indian Ocean Territory[g][x] (United Kingdom) 0 1 1  Maldives (M)
 British Virgin Islands[g] (United Kingdom) 0 1 (3) 1 (3)  Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Puerto Rico[k] (United States) (M)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 Brunei 1 5 5  China (M)[q]
 Malaysia
 Philippines (M)[q]
 Taiwan (M)[q]
 Vietnam (M)[q]
 Bulgaria 5 4 7  Greece (L)
 North Macedonia (L)
 Romania
 Serbia (L)
 Turkey
 Russia (M)[y]
 Ukraine (M)[y]
 Burkina Faso 6 0 6  Benin (L)
 Côte d'Ivoire (L)
 Ghana (L)
 Mali (L)
 Niger (L)
 Togo (L)
 Burundi 3 0 3  Democratic Republic of the Congo (L)
 Rwanda (L)
 Tanzania (L)
 Cambodia 3 3 3  Laos (L)
 Thailand[q]
 Vietnam[q]
 Cameroon 6 2 6  Central African Republic (L)
 Chad (L)
 Republic of the Congo (L)
 Equatorial Guinea
 Gabon (L)
 Nigeria
 Canada 2 3 3  United States
 Greenland[z] (Denmark)
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon[o] (France) (M)
 Cape Verde 0 3 3  The Gambia (M)
 Mauritania (M)
 Senegal (M)
 Cayman Islands[g] (United Kingdom) 0 3 3  Cuba (M)
 Honduras (M)
 Jamaica (M)
 Central African Republic 6 0 6  Cameroon (L)
 Chad (L)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (L)
 Republic of the Congo (L)
 South Sudan (L)
 Sudan (L)
 Chad 6 0 6  Cameroon (L)
 Central African Republic (L)
 Libya (L)
 Niger (L)
 Nigeria (L)
 Sudan (L)
 Chile 3 2 3  Argentina
 Bolivia (L)
 Peru
 Chilean Antarctic Territory[d] (Chile) 2 3 3  Argentine Antarctica[d][q] (Argentina)
 British Antarctic Territory[d][q] (United Kingdom)
Norway Peter I Island[d] (Norway) (M)
 People's Republic of China[aa]
(excluding  Hong Kong and  Macau,
as well as  Taiwan, which is claimed by the PRC.) 		14 9 23  Afghanistan (L)
 Bhutan (L)
 Brunei (M)[q]
 India (L)[q]
 Indonesia (M)[q]
 Japan (M)
 Kazakhstan (L)
 North Korea (L)
 South Korea (M)
 Kyrgyzstan (L)
 Laos (L)
 Malaysia (M)[q]
 Mongolia (L)
 Myanmar (L)
   Nepal (L)
 Pakistan (L)
 Philippines (M)[q]
 Russia (L)
 Tajikistan (L)
 Vietnam (L)[q]
 Hong Kong
 Macau
 Taiwan (M)[q]
 Christmas Island[s] (Australia) 0 1 1  Indonesia (M)
 Clipperton Island[ab] (France) 0 0 0 None
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands[s] (Australia) 0 0 0 None
 Colombia 5 8 10  Brazil (L)
 Costa Rica (M)
 Dominican Republic (M)
 Ecuador
 Haiti (M)
 Jamaica (M)
 Nicaragua (M)
 Panama
 Peru (L)
 Venezuela
 Comoros 0 5 (6) 5 (6)  France (M)
 Madagascar (M)
 Mozambique (M)
 Seychelles (M)
 Tanzania (M)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands[ac] (France) (M)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9 2 9  Angola[q]
 Burundi (L)
 Central African Republic (L)
 Republic of the Congo
 Rwanda (L)
 South Sudan (L)
 Tanzania (L)
 Uganda (L)
 Zambia (L)
 Republic of the Congo 5 3 5  Angola
 Cameroon (L)
 Central African Republic (L)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Gabon
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) 0 3 (5) 3 (5)  Kiribati (M)
 American Samoa[k] (United States) (M)
 French Polynesia[o] (France) (M)
 Niue[m] (New Zealand) (M)
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) (M)
 Coral Sea Islands[s] (Australia) 0 3 (4) 3 (4)  Australia (M)
 New Caledonia[t] (France) (M)
 Papua New Guinea (M)
 Solomon Islands (M)
 Costa Rica 2 4 4  Colombia (M)
 Ecuador (M)
 Nicaragua
 Panama
 Côte d'Ivoire 5 2 5  Burkina Faso (L)
 Ghana
 Guinea (L)
 Liberia
 Mali (L)
 Croatia 5 4 6  Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Hungary (L)
 Italy (M)
 Montenegro
 Serbia (L)
 Slovenia
 Cuba 0 7 (8) 7 (8)  Bahamas (M)
 Haiti (M)
 Honduras (M)
 Jamaica (M)
 Mexico (M)
 United States (M)
 Cayman Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
Navassa Island[k][ad] (United States/Haiti) (M)
 Curaçao[r] (Netherlands) 0 2 (4) 2 (4)  Dominican Republic (M)
 Netherlands (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Aruba[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Cyprus 1 8 8  Northern Cyprus
 Egypt (M)
 Greece (M)
 Israel (M)
 Lebanon (M)
 Syria (M)
 Turkey (M)[q]
United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia[g] (United Kingdom)
United Nations United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
 Northern Cyprus[ae] 1 4 4  Cyprus (M)
 Syria (M)
 Turkey (M)
United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia[g] (United Kingdom)
United Nations United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
 Czech Republic 4 0 4  Austria (L)
 Germany (L)
 Poland (L)
 Slovakia (L)
 Denmark[af] 1 5 5  Germany
 Norway (M)
 Poland (M)
 Sweden (M)
 United Kingdom (M)
Denmark Denmark, Kingdom of
→includes:
→ Denmark
→ Faroe Islands
→ Greenland 		2 7 (9) 7 (9)  Canada
 Germany
 Iceland (M)
 Norway (M)
 Poland (M)
 Sweden (M)
 United Kingdom (M)
 Jan Mayen[w] (Norway) (M)
 Svalbard (Norway) (M)
 Djibouti 3 3 4  Eritrea
 Ethiopia (L)
 Somalia
 Yemen (M)
Djibouti borders Somaliland, who is considered by the international community to be part of Somalia
 Dominica 0 2 2  France (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Dominican Republic 1 6 (7) 6 (7)  Colombia (M)
 Haiti
 Venezuela (M)
 Aruba[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Curaçao[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Puerto Rico[k] (United States) (M)
 Turks and Caicos Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 East Timor 1 2 (3) 2 (3)  Australia (M)
 Indonesia
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Ecuador 2 3 3  Colombia
 Costa Rica (M)
 Peru
 Egypt 4 9 9  Cyprus (M)
 Greece (M)
 Israel
 Jordan (M)
 Libya
 Saudi Arabia (M)
 Sudan
 Turkey (M)
 Palestine[ag]
 El Salvador 2 3 3  Guatemala
 Honduras
 Nicaragua (M)
 Equatorial Guinea 2 4 4  Cameroon
 Gabon
 Nigeria (M)
 São Tomé and Príncipe (M)
 Eritrea 3 4 5  Djibouti
 Saudi Arabia (M)
 Sudan
 Ethiopia (L)
 Yemen (M)
 Estonia 2 4 4  Finland (M)
 Latvia
 Russia
 Sweden (M)
 Eswatini (Swaziland) 2 0 2  Mozambique (L)
 South Africa (L)
 Ethiopia 6 0 6  Djibouti (L)
 Eritrea (L)
 Kenya (L)
 Somalia (L)
 South Sudan (L)
 Sudan (L)
 Falkland Islands[g][p] (United Kingdom) 0 1 1  Argentina (M)
 Faroe Islands[z] (Denmark) 0 3 3  Iceland (M)
 Norway (M)
 United Kingdom (M)
 Fiji 0 6 (7) 6 (7)  New Zealand (M)
 Solomon Islands (M)
 Tonga (M)
 Tuvalu (M)
 Vanuatu (M)
 New Caledonia[t] (France) (M)
 Wallis and Futuna[o] (France) (M)
 Finland 3 3 4  Estonia (M)
 Norway (L)
 Russia
 Sweden
 France[ah] 10 15 (19) 19 (23)  Andorra (L)
 Antigua and Barbuda (M)
 Barbados (M)
 Belgium
 Brazil
 Comoros (M)
 Dominica (M)
 Germany (L)
 Italy
 Luxembourg (L)
 Madagascar (M)
 Mauritius (M)
 Monaco
 Saint Lucia (M)
 Spain
  Switzerland (L)
 Suriname
 United Kingdom (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) (M)
 Guernsey[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Jersey[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Montserrat[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 France (including French collectivities and territories)
→includes:
→ Clipperton Island
→ French Polynesia
→ French Southern and Antarctic Lands[aj]
→ New Caledonia
→ Saint Barthélemy
→France Saint Martin
→ Saint Pierre and Miquelon
→ Wallis and Futuna 		11 (12) 27 (38) 31 (42)  Andorra (L)
 Antigua and Barbuda (M)
 Barbados (M)
 Belgium
 Brazil
 Canada (M)
 Comoros (M)
 Dominica (M)
 Fiji (M)
 Germany (L)
 Italy
 Kiribati (M)
 Luxembourg (L)
 Madagascar (M)
 Mauritius (M)
 Monaco
 Mozambique (M)
 Netherlands
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 Saint Lucia (M)
 Samoa (M)
 Seychelles (M)
 Solomon Islands (M)
 Spain
 Suriname
  Switzerland (L)
 Tonga (M)
 Tuvalu (M)
 United Kingdom (M)
 Vanuatu (M)[q]
 Venezuela (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) (M)
 Coral Sea Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Guernsey[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Jersey[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Montserrat[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Sint Maarten[r] (Netherlands)
 Norfolk Island[s] (Australia) (M)
 Pitcairn Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) (M)
 French Polynesia[o] (France) 0 3 3  Kiribati (M)
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) (M)
 Pitcairn Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Excluding Adélie Land[aj][ak] (France) 0 6 (7) 6 (7)  Comoros (M)
 France (M)
 Madagascar (M)
 Mauritius (M)
 Mozambique (M)
 Seychelles (M)
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Gabon 3 3 4  Cameroon (L)
 Republic of the Congo
 Equatorial Guinea
 São Tomé and Príncipe (M)
 The Gambia 1 2 2  Cape Verde (M)
 Senegal
 Georgia 4 2 4  Armenia (L)
 Azerbaijan (L)
 Russia
 Turkey
 Germany 9 5 11  Austria (L)
 Belgium (L)
 Czech Republic (L)
 Denmark
 France (L)
 Luxembourg (L)
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Sweden (M)
  Switzerland (L)
 United Kingdom (M)
 Ghana 3 2 3  Burkina Faso (L)
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Togo
 Gibraltar[g] (United Kingdom) 1 1 1  Spain
 Greece 4 6 8  Albania
 Bulgaria (L)
 Cyprus (M)
 Egypt (M)
 Italy (M)
 Libya (M)
 North Macedonia (L)
 Turkey
 Greenland[z] (Denmark) 1 3 (4) 3 (4)  Canada
 Iceland (M)
 Jan Mayen[w] (Norway) (M)
 Svalbard[w] (Norway) (M)
 Grenada 0 3 3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M)
 Trinidad and Tobago (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Guam[k] (United States) 0 1 (2) 1 (2)  Federated States of Micronesia (M)
 Northern Mariana Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 Guatemala 4 4 4  Belize
 El Salvador
 Honduras
 Mexico
 Guernsey[ai] (United Kingdom) 0 1 (3) 1 (3)  France (M)
 United Kingdom (M)
 Jersey[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Guinea 6 2 6  Côte d'Ivoire (L)
 Guinea-Bissau
 Liberia (L)
 Mali (L)
 Senegal (L)
 Sierra Leone
 Guinea-Bissau 2 2 2  Guinea
 Senegal
 Guyana 3 4 5  Barbados (M)[1][2]
 Brazil (L)
 Suriname
 Trinidad and Tobago (M)
 Venezuela[1][q]
 Haiti 1 7 7  Bahamas (M)
 Colombia (M)
 Cuba (M)
 Dominican Republic
 Jamaica (M)
Navassa Island[k][ad] (United States/Haiti) (M)
 Turks and Caicos Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands[s] (Australia) 0 1 1  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) (M)
 Honduras 3 8 8  Belize (M)
 Cuba (M)
 El Salvador
 Guatemala
 Jamaica (M)
 Mexico (M)
 Nicaragua
 Cayman Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Hong Kong 0 0 (2) 0 (2)  China (M)
 Macau (M)
United States Howland Island[k] (United States) 0 0 (1) 0 (1) United States Baker Island[k] (United States) (M)
 Hungary 7 0 7  Austria (L)
 Croatia (L)
 Romania (L)
 Serbia (L)
 Slovakia (L)
 Slovenia (L)
 Ukraine (L)
 Iceland 0 2 (3) 2 (3)  Faroe Islands[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Greenland[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Jan Mayen[w] (Norway) (M)
 India 6 7 10  Bangladesh
 Bhutan (L)
 Myanmar
 China (L)[q]
 Indonesia (M)
 Maldives (M)
   Nepal (L)
 Pakistan[q][f]
 Sri Lanka (M/L)[3]
 Thailand (M)
 Indonesia 3 12 (14) 12 (14)  Australia (M)
 China (M)[q]
 East Timor
 India (M)
 Malaysia
 Palau (M)
 Papua New Guinea
 Philippines (M)
 Singapore (M)
 Taiwan (M)[q]
 Thailand (M)
 Vietnam (M)[q]
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Christmas Island[s] (Australia) (M)
 Iran 7 10 13  Afghanistan (L)
 Armenia (L)
 Azerbaijan[u]
 Bahrain (M)
 Iraq
 Kuwait (M)
 Oman (M)
 Pakistan
 Qatar (M)
 Saudi Arabia (M)
 Turkey (L)
 Turkmenistan[u]
 United Arab Emirates (M)
 Iraq 6 2 6  Iran
 Jordan (L)
 Kuwait
 Saudi Arabia (L)
 Syria (L)
 Turkey (L)
 Ireland 1 1 1  United Kingdom
 Isle of Man[ai] (United Kingdom) 0 0 (1) 0 (1)  United Kingdom
 Israel 5 5 6  Cyprus (M)
 Egypt
 Jordan
 Lebanon
 Syria (L)
 Palestine[ag]
 Italy 6 11 15  Albania (M)
 Algeria (M)
 Austria (L)
 Croatia (M)
 France
 Greece (M)
 Libya (M)
 Malta (M)
 Montenegro (M)
 San Marino (L)
 Slovenia
 Spain (M)
  Switzerland (L)
 Tunisia (M)
 Vatican City (L)
 Jamaica 0 7 7  Colombia (M)
 Cuba (M)
 Haiti (M)
 Honduras (M)
 Nicaragua (M)
 Cayman Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
Navassa Island[k][ad] (United States/Haiti) (M)
 Jan Mayen[w] (Norway) 0 2 2  Iceland (M)
 Greenland[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Japan 0 7 7  China (M)
 South Korea (M)[q]
 North Korea (M) [q]
 Philippines (M)
 Russia (M)
 Northern Mariana Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 Taiwan (M)[q]
 Jarvis Island[k] (United States) 0 1 1  Kiribati (M)
 Jersey[ai] (United Kingdom) 0 1 (2) 1 (2)  France (M)
 Guernsey[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Johnston Atoll[k] (United States) 0 0 0 None
 Jordan 5 3 6  Egypt (M)
 Iraq (L)
 Israel
 Saudi Arabia
 Syria (L)
 Palestine[ag] (L)
 Kazakhstan 5 3[u] 6  Azerbaijan (M)[u]
 China (L)
 Kyrgyzstan (L)
 Russia[u]
 Turkmenistan[u]
 Uzbekistan (L)
 Kenya 5 2 5  Ethiopia (L)
 Somalia
 South Sudan (L)
 Tanzania
 Uganda (L)
 Kingman Reef[k] (United States) 0 1 (2) 1 (2)  Kiribati (M)
 Palmyra Atoll[k] (United States) (M)
 Kiribati 0 6 (10) 6 (10)  Marshall Islands (M)
 Nauru (M)
 Tuvalu (M)
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) (M)
 French Polynesia[o] (France) (M)
United States Baker Island[k] (United States) (M)
 Jarvis Island[k] (United States) (M)
 Kingman Reef (United States) (M)
 Palmyra Atoll[k] (United States) (M)
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) (M)
 North Korea 3 3 3  China
 South Korea
 Russia
 Japan [q]
 South Korea 1 3 3  China (M)
 Japan (M)[q]
 North Korea
 Kosovo[i] 4 0 4  Albania (L)
 Montenegro (L)
 North Macedonia (L)
 Serbia (L)
 Kuwait 2 3 3  Iran (M)
 Iraq
 Saudi Arabia
 Kyrgyzstan 4 0 4  China (L)
 Kazakhstan (L)
 Tajikistan (L)
 Uzbekistan (L)
 Laos 5 0 5  Myanmar (L)
 Cambodia (L)
 China (L)
 Thailand (L)
 Vietnam (L)
 Latvia 4 3 5  Belarus (L)
 Estonia
 Lithuania
 Russia (L)
 Sweden (M)
 Lebanon 2 3 3  Cyprus (M)
 Israel
 Syria
 Lesotho 1 0 1  South Africa (L)
 Liberia 3 2 3  Côte d'Ivoire
 Guinea (L)
 Sierra Leone
 Libya 6 5 9  Algeria (L)
 Chad (L)
 Egypt
 Greece (M)
 Italy (M)
 Malta (M)
 Niger (L)
 Sudan (L)
 Tunisia
 Turkey (M)
 Liechtenstein 2 0 2  Austria (L)
  Switzerland (L)
 Lithuania 4 3 5  Belarus (L)
 Latvia
 Poland (L)
 Russia
 Sweden (M)
 Luxembourg 3 0 3  Belgium (L)
 France (L)
 Germany (L)
 Macau[al] 0 0 (2) 0 (2)  China
 Hong Kong (M)
 Madagascar 0 5 (6) 5 (6)  Comoros (M)
 France (M)
 Mauritius (M)
 Mozambique (M)
 Seychelles (M)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands[ak][am] (France) (M)
 Malawi 3 0 3  Mozambique (L)
 Tanzania (L)
 Zambia (L)
 Malaysia 3 8 8  Brunei
 China (M)[q]
 Indonesia
 Philippines (M)[q]
 Singapore (M)
 Thailand
 Vietnam (M)[q]
 Taiwan (M)[q]
 Maldives 0 4 4  India (M)
 Sri Lanka (M)
 British Indian Ocean Territory[g][x] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Mauritius (M)[x]
 Mali 7 0 7  Algeria (L)
 Burkina Faso (L)
 Côte d'Ivoire (L)
 Guinea (L)
 Mauritania (L)
 Niger (L)
 Senegal (L)
 Malta 0 2 2  Italy (M)
 Libya (M)
 Marshall Islands 0 4 4  Kiribati (M)
 Federated States of Micronesia (M)
 Nauru (M)
 Wake Island[an] (United States) (M)
 Mauritania 4 3 5  Algeria (L)
 Cape Verde (M)
 Mali (L)
 Senegal
Western Sahara[j]
Mauritania borders the Western Sahara, which Morocco claims as its territory
 Mauritius 0 4 (5) 4 (5)  France (M)
 Madagascar (M)
 Seychelles (M)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands[e][ao] (France) (M)[q]
 Maldives (M)[x]
 Mexico 3 5 5  Belize
 Cuba (M)
 Guatemala
 Honduras (M)
 United States
 Federated States of Micronesia 0 4 4  Marshall Islands (M)
 Palau (M)
 Papua New Guinea (M)
 Guam[k] (United States) (M)
 Midway Atoll[k] (United States) 0 0 (1) 0 (1)  United States
 Moldova 2 0 2  Romania (L)
 Ukraine (L)
 Monaco 1 1 1  France
 Mongolia 2 0 2  China (L)
 Russia (L)
 Montenegro 5 3 6  Albania
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (L)
 Croatia
 Italy (M)
 Serbia (L)
 Kosovo[i] (L)
 Montserrat[g] (United Kingdom) 0 4 4  Antigua and Barbuda (M)
 France (M)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Morocco 3 4 4  Algeria
 Portugal (M)
 Spain
Western Sahara[j]
Morocco claims the Western Sahara, which claims independence. The Western Sahara borders Mauritania
 Mozambique 6 5 9  Comoros (M)
 Eswatini (Swaziland) (L)
 Madagascar (M)
 Malawi (L)
 South Africa
 Tanzania
 Zambia (L)
 Zimbabwe (L)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands[ak][ap] (France) (M)
 Myanmar 5 3 5  Bangladesh
 China (L)
 India
 Laos (L)
 Thailand
 Namibia 4 2 4  Angola
 Botswana (L)
 South Africa
 Zambia (L)
 Nauru 0 2 2  Kiribati (M)
 Marshall Islands (M)
Navassa Island[k][ad] (United States/Haiti[4]) 0 3 3  Cuba (M)
 Haiti (M)
 Jamaica (M)
   Nepal 2 0 2  India (L)
 China (L)
 Netherlands[aq] 2 7 (11) 7 (11)  Belgium
 Germany
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 United Kingdom (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Curaçao[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
 Saint Martin[o] (France) (M)
 Sint Maarten[r] (Netherlands)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) (M)
Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands, Kingdom of the
→includes:
→ Aruba
→ Curaçao
→ Netherlands
→ Sint Maarten 		3 8 (10) 8 (10)  Belgium
 Dominican Republic (M)
 Germany
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 United Kingdom (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
France Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
France Saint Martin[o] (France)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 New Caledonia[t] (France) 0 4 (5) 4 (5)  Fiji (M)
 Solomon Islands (M)
 Vanuatu (M)[q]
 Coral Sea Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Norfolk Island (Australia) (M)
 New Zealand[ar] 0 2 (3) 2 (3)  Australia (M)
 Fiji (M)
 Norfolk Island[s] (Australia) (M)
New Zealand New Zealand, Realm of
→includes:
→ Cook Islands
→ New Zealand
→ Niue
→ Tokelau 		0 7 (9) 7 (9)  Australia (M)
 Fiji (M)
 Kiribati (M)
 Samoa (M)
 Tonga (M)
 American Samoa[k] (United States) (M)
 French Polynesia[o] (France) (M)
 Norfolk Island[s] (Australia) (M)
 Wallis and Futuna[o] (France) (M)
 Nicaragua 2 6 6  Colombia (M)
 Costa Rica
 El Salvador (M)
 Honduras
 Jamaica (M)
 Panama (M)
 Niger 7 0 7  Algeria (L)
 Benin (L)
 Burkina Faso (L)
 Chad (L)
 Libya (L)
 Mali (L)
 Nigeria (L)
 Nigeria 4 4 6  Benin
 Cameroon
 Chad (L)
 Equatorial Guinea (M)
 Niger (L)
 São Tomé and Príncipe (M)
 Niue[m] (New Zealand) 0 2 (3) 2 (3)  Tonga (M)
 American Samoa[k] (United States) (M)
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) (M)
 Norfolk Island[s] (Australia) 0 2 2  New Zealand (M)
 New Caledonia[t] (France) (M)
 North Macedonia 5 0 5  Albania (L)
 Bulgaria (L)
 Greece (L)
 Serbia (L)
 Kosovo[i] (L)
 Northern Mariana Islands[k] (United States) 0 1 (2) 1 (2)  Japan (M)
 Guam[k] (United States) (M)
 Norway[as] 3 4 (6) 5 (7)  Denmark (M)
 Finland (L)
 Russia
 Sweden
 United Kingdom (M)
 Faroe Islands[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Svalbard (Norway) (M)
Norway Norway, Kingdom of (plus dependent Norwegian territories)
→includes:
→ Bouvet Island
→ Jan Mayen
→ Norway
→ Svalbard 		3 5 (7) 6 (8)  Denmark (M)
 Finland (L)
 Iceland (M)
 Russia
 Sweden
 United Kingdom (M)
 Faroe Islands[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Greenland[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Oman 3 4 5  Iran (M)
 Pakistan (M)
 Saudi Arabia (L)
 United Arab Emirates
 Yemen
 Pakistan 4 3 5  Afghanistan (L)
 China (L)
 India
 Iran
 Oman (M)
 Palau 0 4 4  Indonesia (M)
 Federated States of Micronesia (M)
 Philippines (M)
 Palestine[ag] 3 2 3  Egypt
 Israel
 Jordan (L)
 Palmyra Atoll[k] (United States) 0 1 (2) 1 (2)  Kiribati (M)
 Kingman Reef[k] (United States) (M)
 Panama 2 3 3  Colombia
 Costa Rica
 Nicaragua (M)
 Papua New Guinea 1 4 (5) 4 (5)  Australia (M)
 Indonesia
 Federated States of Micronesia (M)
 Solomon Islands (M)
 Coral Sea Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 Paraguay 3 0 3  Argentina (L)
 Bolivia (L)
 Brazil (L)
 Peru 5 2 5  Bolivia (L)
 Brazil (L)
 Chile
 Colombia (L)
 Ecuador
Norway Peter I Island[d] (Norway) 0 1 1  Chilean Antarctic Territory[d] (Chile) (M)
 Philippines 0 8 8  Brunei (M)[q]
 China (M)[q]
 Indonesia (M)
 Japan (M)
 Malaysia (M)[q]
 Palau (M)
 Vietnam (M)[q]
 Taiwan (M)[q]
 Pitcairn Islands[g] (United Kingdom) 0 1 1  French Polynesia[o] (France) (M)
 Poland 7 4 9  Belarus (L)
 Czech Republic (L)
 Denmark (M)
 Germany
 Lithuania (L)
 Russia
 Slovakia (L)
 Sweden (M)
 Ukraine (L)
 Portugal[at] 1 2 2  Morocco (M)
 Spain
 Puerto Rico[k] 0 3 (4) 3 (4)  Dominican Republic (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 British Virgin Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 Qatar 1 4 4  Bahrain (M)
 Iran (M)
 Saudi Arabia
 United Arab Emirates (M)
Norway Queen Maud Land[d] (Norway) 2 2 2 Australia Australian Antarctic Territory[d] (Australia)
 British Antarctic Territory[d] (United Kingdom)
 Romania 5 3 6  Bulgaria
 Hungary (L)
 Moldova (L)
 Russia (M)
 Serbia (L)
 Ukraine
New Zealand Ross Dependency[d] (New Zealand) 1 1 1 Australia Australian Antarctic Territory[d] (Australia)
 Russia 14 16 (17) 20 (21)  Azerbaijan[u]
 Belarus (L)
 Bulgaria (M)[y]
 China (L)
 Estonia
 Finland
 Georgia
 Japan (M)[q]
 Kazakhstan[u]
 North Korea
 Latvia (L)
 Lithuania
 Mongolia (L)
 Norway
 Poland
 Romania (M)
 Sweden (M)
 Turkey (M)
 Ukraine[q]
 United States (M)
 Svalbard (Norway) (M)
 Rwanda 4 0 4  Burundi (L)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (L)
 Tanzania (L)
 Uganda (L)
 Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) 0 4 (6) 4 (6)  Antigua and Barbuda (M)
 Netherlands (M)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
France Saint Martin[o] (France) (M)
 Sint Maarten[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[g] (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 None
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 5 5  Antigua and Barbuda (M)
 Netherlands (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Montserrat[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
 Saint Lucia 0 4 4  Barbados (M)
 France (M)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M)
 Venezuela (M)
France Saint Martin[o] (France) 1 2 (4) 2 (4)  Netherlands (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
 Sint Maarten[r] (Netherlands)
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon[o] (France) 0 1 1  Canada (M)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 5 5  Barbados (M)
 Grenada (M)
 Saint Lucia (M)
 Trinidad and Tobago (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Samoa 0 4 4  Tonga (M)
 American Samoa[k] (United States) (M)
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) (M)
 Wallis and Futuna[o] (France) (M)
 San Marino 1 0 1  Italy (L)
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0 3 3  Equatorial Guinea (M)
 Gabon (M)
 Nigeria (M)
 Saudi Arabia 7 10 12  Bahrain (M)
 Egypt (M)
 Eritrea (M)
 Iran (M)
 Iraq (L)
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Oman (L)
 Qatar
 Sudan (M)
 United Arab Emirates
 Yemen
 Senegal 5 4 6  Cape Verde (M)
 The Gambia
 Guinea (L)
 Guinea-Bissau
 Mali (L)
 Mauritania
 Serbia 8 0 8  Bosnia and Herzegovina (L)
 Bulgaria (L)
 Croatia (L)
 Hungary (L)
 Montenegro (L)
 North Macedonia (L)
 Romania (L)
 Kosovo[i] (L)
Kosovo, which some countries consider part of Serbia, borders Albania
 Seychelles 0 5 5  Comoros (M)
 Madagascar (M)
 Mauritius (M)
 Tanzania (M)
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands[e][ac] (France) (M)
 Sierra Leone 2 2 2  Guinea
 Liberia
 Singapore 0 2 2  Indonesia (M)
 Malaysia (M)
 Sint Maarten[r] (Netherlands) 1 1 (3) 1 (3)  Netherlands (M)
France Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
France Saint Martin[o] (France)
 Slovakia 5 0 5  Austria (L)
 Czech Republic (L)
 Hungary (L)
 Poland (L)
 Ukraine (L)
 Slovenia 4 2 4  Austria (L)
 Croatia
 Italy
 Hungary (L)
 Solomon Islands 0 5 5  Fiji (M)
 Papua New Guinea (M)
 Vanuatu (M)
 Coral Sea Islands[s] (Australia) (M)
 New Caledonia[t] (France) (M)
 Somalia 3 3 4  Djibouti
 Ethiopia (L)
 Kenya
 Yemen (M)
Somaliland, which considers itself independent, is the only part of Somalia to border Djibouti
 Somaliland[au] 3 3 4  Djibouti
 Ethiopia (L)
 Somalia
 Yemen (M)
 South Africa 6 2 6  Botswana (L)
 Eswatini (Swaziland) (L)
 Lesotho (L)
 Mozambique
 Namibia
 Zimbabwe (L)
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[g] (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 None
 South Ossetia[av] 2 0 2  Georgia (L)
 Russia (L)
 South Sudan 6 0 6  Central African Republic (L)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (L)
 Ethiopia (L)
 Kenya (L)
 Sudan (L)
 Uganda (L)
 Spain 5 7 8  Algeria (M)
 Andorra (L)
 France
 Italy (M)
 Morocco
 Portugal
 Gibraltar[g] (United Kingdom)
Western Sahara[j] (M)
 Sri Lanka 0 2 2  India (M)
 Maldives (M)
 Sudan 7 3 8  Central African Republic (L)
 Chad (L)
 Egypt
 Eritrea
 Ethiopia (L)
 Libya (L)
 Saudi Arabia (M)
 South Sudan (L)
 Suriname 3 2 3  Brazil (L)
 France
 Guyana
 Svalbard[w] (Norway) 0 2 (3) 2 (3)  Norway (M)
 Russia (M)[aw]
 Greenland[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Sweden 2 9 9  Denmark (M)
 Estonia (M)
 Finland
 Germany (M)
 Latvia (M)
 Lithuania (M)
 Norway
 Poland (M)
 Russia (M)
  Switzerland 5 0 5  Austria (L)
 France (L)
 Italy (L)
 Liechtenstein (L)
 Germany (L)
 Syria 5 4 7  Cyprus (M)
 Iraq (L)
 Israel (L)
 Jordan (L)
 Lebanon
 Turkey
 Northern Cyprus (M)
 Republic of China[ax] 0 7 7  Brunei (M)[q]
 China (M)[q]
 Indonesia (M)[q]
 Japan (M)[q]
 Malaysia (M)[q]
 Philippines (M)[q]
 Vietnam (M)[q]
 Tajikistan 4 0 4  Afghanistan (L)
 China (L)
 Kyrgyzstan (L)
 Uzbekistan (L)
 Tanzania 8 4 10  Burundi (L)
 Comoros (M)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (L)
 Kenya
 Malawi (L)
 Mozambique
 Rwanda (L)
 Seychelles (M)
 Uganda (L)
 Zambia (L)
 Thailand 4 6 7  Myanmar
 Cambodia[q]
 India (M)
 Indonesia (M)
 Laos (L)
 Malaysia[q]
 Vietnam (M)[q]
 Togo 3 2 3  Benin
 Burkina Faso (L)
 Ghana
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) 0 4 (5) 4 (5)  Kiribati (M)
 Samoa (M)
 American Samoa[k] (United States) (M)
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) (M)
 Wallis and Futuna[o] (France) (M)
 Tonga 0 5 5  Fiji (M)
 Samoa (M)
 American Samoa[k] (United States) (M)
 Niue[m] (New Zealand) (M)
 Wallis and Futuna[o] (France) (M)
 Transnistria[ay] 2 0 2  Moldova (L)
 Ukraine (L)
 Trinidad and Tobago 0 5 5  Barbados (M)
 Grenada (M)
 Guyana (M)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Tunisia 2 3 3  Algeria
 Italy (M)
 Libya
 Turkey 8 10 14  Armenia (L)
 Azerbaijan (L)
 Bulgaria
 Cyprus (M)[q]
 Egypt (M)
 Georgia
 Greece[q]
 Iran (L)
 Iraq (L)
 Russia (M)
 Syria
 Ukraine (M)
 Northern Cyprus (M)
 Turkmenistan 4 3[u] 5  Afghanistan (L)
 Azerbaijan (M)[u]
 Iran[u]
 Kazakhstan[u]
 Uzbekistan (L)
 Turks and Caicos Islands[g] (United Kingdom) 0 3 3  Bahamas (M)
 Dominican Republic (M)
 Haiti (M)
 Tuvalu 0 3 3  Fiji (M)
 Kiribati (M)
 Wallis and Futuna[o] (France) (M)
 Uganda 5 0 5  Democratic Republic of the Congo (L)
 Kenya (L)
 Rwanda (L)
 South Sudan (L)
 Tanzania (L)
 Ukraine 7 4 9  Belarus (L)
 Bulgaria (M)[y]
 Hungary (L)
 Moldova (L)
 Poland (L)
 Romania
 Russia
 Slovakia (L)
 Turkey (M)
 United Arab Emirates 2 4 4  Iran (M)
 Oman
 Qatar (M)
 Saudi Arabia
 United Kingdom[az] 1 7 (10) 7 (10)  Belgium (M)
 Denmark (M)
 France (M)
 Germany (M)
 Ireland
 Netherlands (M)
 Norway (M)
 Spain
 Faroe Islands[z] (Denmark) (M)
 Guernsey[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Isle of Man[ai] (United Kingdom) (M)
 United Kingdom (plus British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
→including:
→United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia
→ Anguilla
→ Bermuda
→ British Indian Ocean Territory
→ British Virgin Islands
→ Cayman Islands
→ Falkland Islands
→ Gibraltar
→ Guernsey
→ Isle of Man
→ Jersey
→ Montserrat
→ Pitcairn Islands
→ Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
→ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
→ Turks and Caicos Islands 		3 21 (26) 21 (26)  Antigua and Barbuda (M)
 Argentina (M)
 Bahamas (M)
 Belgium (M)
 Cuba (M)
 Cyprus
 Denmark (M)
 Dominican Republic (M)
 France (M)
 Germany (M)
 Haiti (M)
 Honduras (M)
 Ireland
 Jamaica (M)
 Maldives (M)
 Netherlands (M)
 Norway (M)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 Spain
 Venezuela (M)
 Faroe Islands[z] (Denmark) (M)
 French Polynesia[o] (France) (M)
 Puerto Rico[k] (United States) (M)
 Saint Barthélemy[o] (France) (M)
France Saint Martin[o] (France) (M)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 United States (excluding insular areas) 2 5 (6) 5 (6)  Bahamas (M)
 Canada
 Cuba (M)
 Mexico
 Russia (M)
 Midway Atoll[k] (United States) (M)
 United States (including insular areas)
→includes:
→ American Samoa
→ Baker Island
→ Guam
→ Howland Island
→ Jarvis Island
→ Johnston Atoll
→ Kingman Reef
→ Midway Atoll
→Navassa Island
→ Northern Mariana Islands
→ Palmyra Atoll
→ Puerto Rico
→ United States Virgin Islands
→ Wake Island 		2 18 (21) 18 (21)  Bahamas (M)
 Canada
 Cuba (M)
 Dominican Republic (M)
 Haiti (M)
 Jamaica (M)
 Japan (M)
 Kiribati (M)
 Marshall Islands (M)
 Mexico
 Federated States of Micronesia (M)
 Netherlands (M)
 Russia (M)
 Samoa (M)
 Tonga (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 British Virgin Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Cook Islands[l] (New Zealand) (M)
 Niue[m] (New Zealand) (M)
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) (M)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) 0 3 (5) 3 (5)  Netherlands (M)
 Venezuela (M)
 Anguilla[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 British Virgin Islands[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Puerto Rico[k] (United States) (M)
 Uruguay 2 2 2  Argentina
 Brazil
 Uzbekistan 5 0 5  Afghanistan (L)
 Kazakhstan (L)
 Kyrgyzstan (L)
 Tajikistan (L)
 Turkmenistan (L)
 Vanuatu 0 3 3  Fiji (M)
 Solomon Islands (M)
 New Caledonia[t] (France) (M)
 Vatican City 1 0 1  Italy (L)
 Venezuela 3 14 (17) 15 (18)  Barbados (M)[1]
 Brazil (L)
 Colombia
 Dominica (M)
 Dominican Republic (M)
 France (M)
 Grenada (M)
 Guyana[q]
 Netherlands (M)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (M)
 Saint Lucia (M)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M)
 Trinidad and Tobago (M)
 Aruba[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Curaçao[r] (Netherlands) (M)
 Montserrat[g] (United Kingdom) (M)
 Puerto Rico[k] (United States) (M)
 United States Virgin Islands[k] (United States) (M)
 Vietnam 3 8 9  Brunei (M)[q]
 Cambodia[q]
 China[q]
 Indonesia (M)[q]
 Laos (L)
 Malaysia (M)[q]
 Philippines (M)[q]
 Taiwan (M)[q]
 Thailand (M)[q]
 Wake Island[an] (United States) 0 1 1  Marshall Islands (M)
 Wallis and Futuna[o] (France) 0 5 5  Fiji (M)
 Samoa (M)
 Tonga (M)
 Tuvalu (M)
 Tokelau[n] (New Zealand) (M)
Western Sahara[j] 3 3 4  Algeria (L)
 Mauritania
 Morocco
 Spain (M)
 Yemen 2 5 5  Djibouti (M)
 Eritrea (M)
 Oman
 Saudi Arabia
 Somalia (M)
 Zambia 8 0 8  Angola (L)
 Botswana (L)
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (L)
 Malawi (L)
 Mozambique (L)
 Namibia (L)
 Tanzania (L)
 Zimbabwe (L)
 Zimbabwe 4 0 4  Botswana (L)
 Mozambique (L)
 South Africa (L)
 Zambia (L)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The concept of state sovereignty is somewhat imprecise and there are disagreements about whether certain territories are sovereign. There are currently 195 states that are generally regarded as "fully" sovereign: this includes the 193 member states of the United Nations plus the observer states of Vatican City and the State of Palestine. Some of these states have under their jurisdiction territories, dependencies, or collectivities that are clearly non-sovereign geographical areas. These territories are generally regarded as being subsumed within the overarching sovereignty of the governing state. For example, the United Kingdom holds sovereignty over the territory of Gibraltar, even though Gibraltar is not considered to be part of the United Kingdom. There are a few territories in the world that are neither clearly sovereign nor clearly subsumed under another state's sovereignty. Often, these territories have declared themselves to be sovereign, but they are either not widely recognized as such or lack some of the necessary conditions for sovereign statehood. In these cases, explanatory footnotes indicate how the territory is treated for the purposes of this list.
  2. ^ Numbers in parentheses include territories without full sovereignty.
  3. ^ In 1992, Abkhazia declared sovereignty from Georgia. Georgia disputes the declaration and considers Abkhazia to be part of its territory. The only sovereign states that recognize Abkhazia's sovereignty are Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Nauru. Because of the low level of international recognition, Abkhazia is not considered a sovereign state for the purposes of this list and is not included in other countries' listings of neighboring countries and territories.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x This is a territorial claim in Antarctica. Territorial claims in Antarctica have been recognized only between the few countries making claims in the area. Because some of the claims overlap and there is a low number of recognition for these claims, Antarctic territorial claims are not included in this chart when listing countries' neighboring countries and territories. The specific Antarctic claims are included in this chart, but only in reference to each other.
  5. ^ a b c This territory is part of the widely dispersed French Southern and Antarctic Lands, an overseas territory of France.
  6. ^ a b The Government of India also considers Afghanistan to be a bordering country. This is because it considers the entire Kashmir region to be a part of India including the portion bordering Afghanistan. A ceasefire sponsored by the UN in 1948 froze the positions of Indian and Pakistani-held territory. As a consequence, the region bordering Afghanistan is in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan area.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar This territory is not sovereign but is a British Overseas Territory. Its territory constitutes part of the sovereign territory of the United Kingdom but strictly speaking is not part of the United Kingdom itself.
  8. ^ The Republic of Cyprus has claimed an EEZ around the entirety of the island of Cyprus, disregarding the coastlines of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (The Extension of Coastal State Jurisdiction in Enclosed and Semi-Enclosed Seas, Mitja Grbec, 2014.)
  9. ^ a b c d e In 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Although Kosovo's sovereignty has been recognized by 114 UN member states, Serbia disputes its sovereignty, claiming that Kosovo remains one of its provinces. Serbia referred the dispute to the International Court of Justice, which ruled that the declaration of independence was legal. For purposes of this list, Kosovo is considered to be a sovereign country. If Kosovo is considered part of Serbia, some numbers in the table would be reduced by one (e.g., when a state borders both Serbia and Kosovo). Other numbers would remain the same (e.g., when a state borders Kosovo but not Serbia).
  10. ^ a b c d e Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory. Administration is split between Morocco and the largely unrecognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim sovereignty over the entire territory (see Legal status of Western Sahara). For purposes of this list, Western Sahara is considered to be a sovereign country.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at This territory is not sovereign, but is an insular area of the United States. U.S. territories are considered to be part of the sovereign territory of the United States.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h The Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand. The Cook Islands controls a portion of its own foreign affairs, including the establishment and regulation of borders. However, the Cook Islands is not a member of the United Nations and is part of the Realm of New Zealand, with Cook Island people being New Zealand citizens. For purposes of this list, the Cook Islands, New Zealand, Niue, and Tokelau are considered constituent parts of one sovereign state.
  13. ^ a b c d e Niue is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand. Niue controls a portion of its own foreign affairs, including the establishment and regulation of borders. However, Niue is not a member of the United Nations and is part of the Realm of New Zealand, with Niuean people being New Zealand citizens. For purposes of this list, Niue, the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and Tokelau are considered constituent parts of one sovereign state.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory within the Realm of New Zealand.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae This territory is not sovereign, but is an overseas collectivity of France, and as such it is part of the sovereign territory of France.
  16. ^ a b Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, which is a British Overseas Territory.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo Claims to territory overlap.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n This territory is not sovereign, but is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. For purposes of this list, Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten are considered constituent parts of one sovereign state.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t This territory is not sovereign but is part of the sovereign territory of Australia.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g New Caledonia is not sovereign but is a sui generis collectivity of France and as such it is part of the sovereign territory of France.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The maritime boundary is in the Caspian Sea. Some consider the Caspian Sea to be a lake.
  22. ^ The Republic of Artsakh, formerly known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, declared independence from Azerbaijan in 1991. However, neither Azerbaijan nor any other state or international organization has recognized it as a sovereign state. For this reason, Artsakh is not considered a sovereign state for the purposes of this list and is not included in other countries' listings of neighboring countries and territories.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g This territory is not sovereign and is a dependent territory of Norway. It is not part of the Kingdom of Norway, but it is considered to be part of the sovereign territory of Norway.
  24. ^ a b c d Mauritius claims sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which is a British Overseas Territory called the British Indian Ocean Territory.
  25. ^ a b c d The exclusive economic zones of Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and Crimea (disputed between Ukraine and Russia), meet at a quadripoint.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This territory is not sovereign, but is a country within the Kingdom of Denmark. For purposes of this list, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland are considered constituent parts of one sovereign state.
  27. ^ For information on the Republic of China, see the listing in this table under "Taiwan".
  28. ^ Clipperton Island is not sovereign but is property of the government of France; as such, it is part of the sovereign territory of France.
  29. ^ a b Madagascar claims sovereignty over the Glorioso Islands.
  30. ^ a b c d Haiti claims sovereignty over Navassa Island, which is under longstanding dispute as a United States insular area.
  31. ^ Northern Cyprus declared independence in 1983, shortly after Turkey invaded the island in response to a coup d'état by Greek Cypriots that was backed by Greece. Cyprus disputes the declaration of sovereignty and considers Northern Cyprus to be part of its territory. The United Nations and the European Union also do not recognize the sovereignty of Northern Cyprus. The only sovereign state that recognizes Northern Cyprus's sovereignty is Turkey. Northern Cyprus also lacks some of the indicators of legal sovereignty, relying heavily on Turkey for its continuing existence separate from Cyprus. Because of these factors, Northern Cyprus is not considered a sovereign state for the purposes of this list and is not included in other countries' listings of neighboring countries and territories.
  32. ^ Does not include the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
  33. ^ a b c d In 1988, the Palestinian Liberation Organization declared as sovereign the State of Palestine. Palestinian sovereignty is recognized by 139 UN member states, and is a United Nations non-member observer state. The State of Palestine consists of West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In this list, for purposes of counting bordering states, Palestine is considered to be a single sovereign entity.
  34. ^ Excluding French collectivities and territories.
  35. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k This territory is not sovereign but it a British Crown Dependency. Crown Dependencies are possessions of the British Crown but strictly speaking are not part of the United Kingdom.
  36. ^ a b Excluding Adélie Land.
  37. ^ a b c This territory is not sovereign but is an overseas territory of France.
  38. ^ Macau is not sovereign but since 1999 has been a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Macau has a high degree of autonomy, including separate passports and a defined international boundary within China, but it is not considered a separate sovereign state for the purposes of this list.
  39. ^ More specifically, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island. Madagascar claims sovereignty over all these islands.
  40. ^ a b The Marshall Islands claims sovereignty over Wake Island, which is an insular area of the United States.
  41. ^ Madagascar claims sovereignty over Tromelin Island.
  42. ^ More specifically, Bassas da India, Europa Island, and Juan de Nova Island.
  43. ^ Includes Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius, but excludes Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.
  44. ^ Does not include the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau.
  45. ^ Not including Bouvet Island, Svalbard, or Jan Mayen.
  46. ^ Includes autonomous regions of Portugal.
  47. ^ Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991. However, neither Somalia nor any other state or international organization has recognized Somaliland as a sovereign state. For this reason, Somaliland is not considered a sovereign state for the purposes of this list and is not included in other countries' listings of neighboring countries and territories.
  48. ^ In 1990, South Ossetia declared sovereignty from Georgia. Georgia disputes the declaration and considers South Ossetia to be part of its territory. The only sovereign states that recognize South Ossentia's sovereignty are Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Nauru. Because of the low level of international recognition, South Ossetia is not considered a sovereign state for the purposes of this list and is not included in other countries' listings of neighboring countries and territories.
  49. ^ The maritime boundary between Norway and Russia is continuous from the north edge of the European mainland to the sea between Svalbard and Franz Josef Land. In other words, there are not two separate Russian boundaries for Russia–Norway and Russia–Svalbard. Svalbard therefore acts only to extend the otherwise existing Russia–Norway boundary.
  50. ^ In 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, the government and leaders of the Republic of China (ROC), led by Chiang Kai-shek, retreated from mainland China to the island of Taiwan. In Taiwan, the ROC continues to claim sovereignty over all China, including the mainland and Taiwan. The People's Republic of China (PRC), which has governed mainland China since the ROC government retreated, also claims to be the sole representative of all China, including Taiwan. Even though the ROC government in Taiwan has never asserted that Taiwan's sovereignty is separate from that of China's, for many practical purposes Taiwan is treated by other countries and international organizations as a country that is separate from the PRC. For the purposes of this list, Taiwan is considered to be an entity that is separate from China.
  51. ^ In the early 1990, Transnistria attempted to separate itself, first from the Moldavian SSR and then from sovereign Moldova. Moldova disputes Transnistrian sovereignty and considers it to be part of its territory. There are no sovereign states that recognize Transnistria's sovereignty. Because of the lack of international recognition, Transnistria is not considered a sovereign state for the purposes of this list and is not included in other countries' listings of neighboring countries and territories.
  52. ^ The United Kingdom does not include British Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Venezuela Disputes, IndexMundi
  2. ^ Guyana, Barbados in maritime pact, February 25, 2004, Stabroek News
  3. ^ What will you see if you visit the precise point where India ends and Sri Lanka begins?, Scroll.in, 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ Did the US steal an island covered in bird poop from Haiti? A fortune is in dispute, (By Jacqueline Charles), November 26, 2020, Miami Herald

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