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Location In 33 editions of 36.

Location was published in 33 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1993 to 2025. The 2025 edition carries it in 259 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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Africa

55 entries

Algeria

  • Northern Africa,
  • bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
  • between Morocco and Tunisia

Angola

  • Southern Africa,
  • bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Benin

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the Bight of Benin,
  • between Nigeria and Togo

Botswana

Southern Africa, north of South Africa

Burkina Faso

Western Africa, north of Ghana

Burundi

  • Central Africa,
  • east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
  • west of Tanzania

Cabo Verde

  • Western Africa,
  • group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • west of Senegal

Cameroon

  • Central Africa,
  • bordering the Bight of Biafra,
  • between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Central African Republic

Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chad

Central Africa, south of Libya

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, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

Central Africa, northeast of Angola

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

  • Central Africa,
  • bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Angola and Gabon

Cote d'Ivoire

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Ghana and Liberia

Djibouti

  • Eastern Africa,
  • bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,
  • between Eritrea and Somalia

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

Equatorial Guinea

  • Central Africa,
  • bordering the Bight of Biafra,
  • between Cameroon and Gabon

Eritrea

  • Eastern Africa,
  • bordering the Red Sea,
  • between Djibouti and Sudan

Eswatini

Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Gabon

  • Central Africa,
  • bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,
  • between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Gambia, The now The Gambia

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal

Ghana

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the Gulf of Guinea,
  • between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo

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

Kenya

  • Eastern Africa,
  • bordering the Indian Ocean,
  • between Somalia and Tanzania

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

Madagascar

  • Southern Africa,
  • island in the Indian Ocean,
  • east of Mozambique

Malawi

  • Southern Africa,
  • east of Zambia,
  • west and north of Mozambique

Mali

interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger

Mauritania

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Senegal and Western Sahara

Mauritius

Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar

Morocco

  • Northern Africa,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea,
  • between Algeria and Mauritania

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

Niger

Western Africa, southeast of Algeria

Nigeria

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the Gulf of Guinea,
  • between Benin and Cameroon

Rwanda

  • Central Africa,
  • east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
  • north of Burundi

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

  • islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa;
  • Ascension Island lies 1,300 km (800 mi) northwest of Saint Helena;
  • Tristan da Cunha lies 4,300 km (2,700 mi) southwest of Saint Helena

Sao Tome and Principe

  • Central Africa,
  • islands in the Gulf of Guinea,
  • just north of the Equator,
  • west of Gabon

Senegal

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Seychelles

archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar

Sierra Leone

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Guinea and Liberia

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 Sudan

  • East-Central Africa;
  • south of Sudan,
  • north of Uganda and Kenya,
  • west of Ethiopia

Sudan

  • north-eastern Africa,
  • bordering the Red Sea,
  • between Egypt and Eritrea

Tanzania

  • Eastern Africa,
  • bordering the Indian Ocean,
  • between Kenya and Mozambique

Togo

  • Western Africa,
  • bordering the Bight of Benin,
  • between Benin and Ghana

Tunisia

  • Northern Africa,
  • bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
  • between Algeria and Libya

Uganda

  • East-Central Africa,
  • west of Kenya,
  • east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zambia

  • Southern Africa,
  • east of Angola,
  • south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zimbabwe

Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia

Antarctic Region

5 entries

Antarctica

continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle

Bouvet Island

island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

  • southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia;
  • note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land";
  • the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

  • Southern South America,
  • islands in the South Atlantic Ocean,
  • east of the tip of South America

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

  • Northern North America,
  • island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • northeast of Canada

Iceland

  • Northern Europe,
  • island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • northwest of the United Kingdom

Jan Mayen

  • Northern Europe,
  • island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea,
  • northeast of Iceland

Svalbard

Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

  • Southern Asia,
  • north and west of Pakistan,
  • east of Iran

Armenia

  • Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan;
  • note - Armenia views itself as part of Europe;
  • geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both

Azerbaijan

  • Southwestern Asia,
  • bordering the Caspian Sea,
  • between Iran and Russia,
  • with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range

Bangladesh

  • Southern Asia,
  • bordering the Bay of Bengal,
  • between Burma and India

Bhutan

Southern Asia, between China and India

British Indian Ocean Territory

  • archipelago in the Indian Ocean,
  • south of India,
  • about halfway between Africa and Indonesia

China

Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam

Georgia

  • Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe;
  • note - Georgia views itself as part of Europe;
  • geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both

India

  • Southern Asia,
  • bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal,
  • between Burma and Pakistan

Japan

Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

Kazakhstan

Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Oral) River in easternmost Europe

Korea, North now North Korea

Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea

Korea, South now South Korea

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

Kyrgyzstan

  • Central Asia,
  • west of China,
  • south of Kazakhstan

Maldives

  • Southern Asia,
  • group of atolls in the Indian Ocean,
  • south-southwest of India

Mongolia

Northern Asia, between China and Russia

Nepal

Southern Asia, between China and India

Pakistan

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

Russia

North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Eastern Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean

Sri Lanka

  • Southern Asia,
  • island in the Indian Ocean,
  • south of India

Tajikistan

  • Central Asia,
  • west of China,
  • south of Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan

  • Central Asia,
  • bordering the Caspian Sea,
  • between Iran and Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

  • Central Asia,
  • north of Turkmenistan,
  • south of Kazakhstan

Central America and the Caribbean

33 entries

Anguilla

  • Caribbean,
  • islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean,
  • east of Puerto Rico

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Caribbean,
  • islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • east-southeast of Puerto Rico

Aruba

  • Caribbean,
  • island in the Caribbean Sea,
  • north of Venezuela

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

  • chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba;
  • note - although The Bahamas does not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically it is often designated as a Caribbean nation

Barbados

  • Caribbean,
  • island in the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • northeast of Venezuela

Belize

  • Central America,
  • bordering the Caribbean Sea,
  • between Guatemala and Mexico

British Virgin Islands

  • Caribbean,
  • between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • east of Puerto Rico

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

Costa Rica

  • Central America,
  • bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean,
  • between Nicaragua and Panama

Cuba

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida

Curacao

Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 55 km off the coast of Venezuela

Dominica

  • Caribbean,
  • island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • about halfway 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

El Salvador

  • Central America,
  • bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
  • between Guatemala and Honduras

Grenada

  • Caribbean,
  • island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean,
  • north of Trinidad and Tobago

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

Haiti

  • Caribbean,
  • western one-third of the island of Hispaniola,
  • between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • west of the Dominican Republic

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

Jamaica

  • Caribbean,
  • island in the Caribbean Sea,
  • south of Cuba

Montserrat

  • Caribbean,
  • island in the Caribbean Sea,
  • southeast of Puerto Rico

Navassa Island

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti

Nicaragua

  • Central America,
  • bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean,
  • between Costa Rica and Honduras

Panama

  • Central America,
  • bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean,
  • between Colombia and Costa Rica

Puerto Rico

  • Caribbean,
  • island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • east of the Dominican Republic

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 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 Vincent and the Grenadines

  • Caribbean,
  • islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean,
  • north of Trinidad and Tobago

Sint Maarten

  • Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group;
  • Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea;
  • Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Caribbean,
  • islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • northeast of Venezuela

Turks and Caicos Islands

  • two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti;
  • note - although the Turks and Caicos Islands do not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically they are often designated as being Caribbean

Virgin Islands

  • Caribbean,
  • islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • east of Puerto Rico

Europe

49 entries

Albania

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north

Andorra

  • Southwestern Europe,
  • Pyrenees mountains,
  • on the border between France and Spain

Austria

Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia

Belarus

Eastern Europe, east of Poland

Belgium

  • Western Europe,
  • bordering the North Sea,
  • between France and the Netherlands

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia

Bulgaria

  • Southeastern Europe,
  • bordering the Black Sea,
  • between Romania and Turkey

Croatia

  • Southeastern Europe,
  • bordering the Adriatic Sea,
  • between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia

Czechia

Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria

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)

Estonia

  • Eastern Europe,
  • bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland,
  • between Latvia and Russia

European Union

Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east

Faroe Islands

Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Iceland and Norway

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 halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Reunion:
  • Southern Africa,
  • island in the Indian Ocean,
  • east of Madagascar

Germany

  • Central Europe,
  • bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
  • between the Netherlands and Poland,
  • south of Denmark

Gibraltar

  • Southwestern Europe,
  • bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,
  • which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • on the southern coast of Spain

Greece

Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Guernsey

  • Western Europe,
  • islands in the English Channel,
  • northwest of France

Holy See (Vatican City)

Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)

Hungary

Central Europe, northwest of Romania

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

Italy

  • Southern Europe,
  • a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea,
  • northeast of Tunisia

Jersey

  • Western Europe,
  • island in the English Channel,
  • northwest of France

Kosovo

Southeastern Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia

Latvia

  • Eastern Europe,
  • bordering the Baltic Sea,
  • between Estonia and Lithuania

Liechtenstein

Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Lithuania

  • Eastern Europe,
  • bordering the Baltic Sea,
  • between Latvia and Russia,
  • west of Belarus

Luxembourg

Western Europe, between France and Germany

Malta

  • Southern Europe,
  • islands in the Mediterranean Sea,
  • south of Sicily (Italy)

Moldova

Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania

Monaco

  • Western Europe,
  • bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France,
  • near the border with Italy

Montenegro

Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia

Netherlands

  • Western Europe,
  • bordering the North Sea,
  • between Belgium and Germany

North Macedonia

Southeastern Europe, north of Greece

Norway

  • Northern Europe,
  • bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • west of Sweden

Poland

Central Europe, east of Germany

Portugal

  • Southwestern Europe,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • west of Spain

Romania

  • Southeastern Europe,
  • bordering the Black Sea,
  • between Bulgaria and Ukraine

San Marino

Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy

Serbia

Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary

Slovakia

Central Europe, south of Poland

Slovenia

south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia

Spain

Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France

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

Ukraine

Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Belarus, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east

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

Middle East

19 entries

Akrotiri

Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus

Bahrain

  • Middle East,
  • archipelago in the Persian Gulf,
  • east of Saudi Arabia

Cyprus

  • Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey;
  • note - Cyprus views itself as part of Europe;
  • geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both

Dhekelia

Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta

Gaza Strip

  • Middle East,
  • bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
  • between Egypt and Israel

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

Israel

  • Middle East,
  • bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
  • between Egypt and Lebanon

Jordan

  • Middle East,
  • northwest of Saudi Arabia,
  • between Israel (to the west) and Iraq

Kuwait

  • Middle East,
  • bordering the Persian Gulf,
  • between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Lebanon

  • Middle East,
  • bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
  • between Israel and Syria

Oman

Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the UAE

Qatar

Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

  • Middle East,
  • bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea,
  • north of Yemen

Syria

  • Middle East,
  • bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
  • between Lebanon and Turkey

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

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

United Arab Emirates

  • Middle East,
  • bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf,
  • between Oman and Saudi Arabia

West Bank

  • Middle East,
  • west of Jordan,
  • east of Israel

Yemen

Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

  • North America,
  • group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • east of South Carolina (US)

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

Clipperton Island

Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico

Mexico

North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

  • Northern North America,
  • islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • south of Newfoundland (Canada)

United States

North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico

Oceania

28 entries

American Samoa

  • Oceania,
  • group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand

Australia

Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Cook Islands

  • Oceania,
  • group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand

Coral Sea Islands

  • Oceania,
  • islands in the Coral Sea,
  • northeast of Australia

Fiji

  • Oceania,
  • island group in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

French Polynesia

Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between South America and Australia

Guam

  • Oceania,
  • island in the North Pacific Ocean,
  • about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Kiribati

  • Oceania, group of 32 coral atolls and one raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator;
  • the capital Tarawa is about halfway between Hawaii and Australia

Marshall Islands

  • Oceania, consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia;
  • the atolls and islands are situated in two, almost-parallel island chains - the Ratak (Sunrise) group and the Ralik (Sunset) group;
  • the total number of islands and islets is about 1,225;
  • 22 of the atolls and four of the islands are uninhabited

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

  • Oceania,
  • island group in the North Pacific Ocean,
  • about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia

Nauru

  • Oceania,
  • island in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • south of the Marshall 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

Niue

  • Oceania,
  • island in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • east of Tonga

Norfolk Island

  • Oceania,
  • island in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • east of Australia

Northern Mariana Islands

  • Oceania,
  • islands in the North Pacific Ocean,
  • about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Palau

  • Oceania,
  • group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean,
  • southeast of the Philippines

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

Pitcairn Islands

  • Oceania,
  • islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • about midway between Peru and New Zealand

Samoa

  • Oceania,
  • group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand

Solomon Islands

  • Oceania,
  • group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • east of Papua New Guinea

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

Tuvalu

Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

Oceania

Baker Island:
atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 3,390 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
Howland Island:
island in the North Pacific Ocean 3,360 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
Jarvis Island:
island in the South Pacific Ocean 2,415 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Cook Islands
Johnston Atoll:
atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,330 km southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Kingman Reef:
reef in the North Pacific Ocean 1,720 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
Midway Islands:
atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 2,335 km northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
Palmyra Atoll:
atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,780 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa

Vanuatu

  • Oceania,
  • group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
  • about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia

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

South America

13 entries

Argentina

  • Southern South America,
  • bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Chile and Uruguay

Bolivia

Central South America, southwest of Brazil

Brazil

Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Chile

  • Southern South America,
  • bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
  • between Argentina and Peru

Colombia

Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama

Ecuador

  • Western South America,
  • bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator,
  • between Colombia and Peru

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 500 km east of southern Argentina

Guyana

  • Northern South America,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Suriname and Venezuela

Paraguay

  • Central South America,
  • northeast of Argentina,
  • southwest of Brazil

Peru

  • Western South America,
  • bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
  • between Chile and Ecuador

Suriname

  • Northern South America,
  • bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • between French Guiana and Guyana

Uruguay

  • Southern South America,
  • bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Argentina and Brazil

Venezuela

  • Northern South America,
  • bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
  • between Colombia and Guyana

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

  • Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island;
  • Ashmore Reef is 840 km west of Darwin and 610 km north of Broome;
  • Cartier Islet is 70 km east of Ashmore Reef

Brunei

  • Southeastern Asia,
  • along the northern coast of the island of Borneo,
  • bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

  • Southeastern Asia,
  • bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal,
  • between Bangladesh and Thailand

Cambodia

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

Christmas Island

  • Southeastern Asia,
  • island in the Indian Ocean,
  • south of Indonesia

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

  • Southeastern Asia,
  • group of islands in the Indian Ocean,
  • southwest of Indonesia,
  • about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka

Hong Kong

Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Indonesia

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Laos

  • Southeastern Asia,
  • northeast of Thailand,
  • west of Vietnam

Macau

Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

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

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

Philippines

  • Southeastern Asia,
  • archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea,
  • east of Vietnam

Singapore

Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

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

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

Thailand

  • Southeastern Asia,
  • bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand,
  • southeast of Burma

Timor-Leste

  • Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago;
  • note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco

Vietnam

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia

Oceans

5 entries

Arctic Ocean

body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle

Atlantic Ocean

body of water between Africa, Europe, the Arctic Ocean, the Americas, and the Southern Ocean

Indian Ocean

body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia

Pacific Ocean

body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere

Southern Ocean

body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and Antarctica

Cite this page

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2025, “Location”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/location.

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