The CIA World Factbook Edition 1993 Geography
Location In 33 editions of 36.
Location was published in 33 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1993 to 2025. The 1993 edition carries it in 265 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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Africa 62 entries
Northern Africa, along the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean between Namibia and Zaire
Southern Africa, in the southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Madagascar and Mozambique
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Nigeria and Togo
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Burkina
now Burkina Faso
Western Africa, between Ghana and Mali
Central Africa, between Tanzania and Zaire
in the southeastern North Atlantic Ocean, 500 km west of Senegal in Western Africa
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Central Africa, between Chad and Zaire
Central Africa, between the Central African Republic and Libya
in the extreme northern Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Zaire
now Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central Africa, between Congo and Zambia
Congo
now Republic of the Congo
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean between Gabon and Zaire
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia
Eastern Africa, at the entrance to the Red Sea between Ethiopia and Somalia
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, between Sudan and Libya
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Cameroon and Gabon
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea between Djibouti and Sudan
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Eastern Africa, between Somalia and Sudan
Southern Africa, in the southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Madagascar and Mozambique
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator between the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean almost completely surrounded by Senegal
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea and Senegal
Southern Africa, in the central Mozambique Channel about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Eastern Africa, bordering the northwestern India Ocean between Tanzania and Somalia
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Western Africa, bordering the North Pacific Ocean between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Northern Africa, on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
in the western Indian Ocean, 430 km east of Mozambique in Southern Africa
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and Zambia
Western Africa, between Mauritania and Niger
Northern Africa, along the North Atlantic Ocean, between Western Sahara and Senegal
Southern Africa, in the western Indian Ocean, 900 km east of Madagascar
Southern Africa, in the northern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Madagascar and Mozambique
Northern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel between South Africa and Tanzania opposite the island of Madagascar
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean between Angola and South Africa
Western Africa, between Algeria and Nigeria
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Benin and Cameroon
Southern Africa, in the western Indian Ocean, 750 km east of Madagascar
Central Africa, between Tanzania and Zaire
Saint Helena
now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
in the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,920 km west of Angola, about two-thirds of the way between South America and Africa
Western Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean, 340 km off the coast of Gabon straddling the equator
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
in the western Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea and Liberia
Eastern Africa, bordering the northwestern Indian Ocean, south of the Arabian Peninsula
Southern Africa, at the extreme southern tip of the continent
Northern Africa, along the Red Sea, between Egypt and Ethiopia
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean between Kenya and Mozambique
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean beween Benin and Ghana
in the western Indian Ocean, 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion
Northern Africa, 144 km from Italy across the Strait of Sicily, between Algeria and Libya
Eastern Africa, between Kenya and Zaire
Northern Africa, along the Atlantic Ocean, between Morocco and Mauritania
Southern Africa, between Zaire and Zimbabwe
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Antarctic Region 5 entries
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
in the south Atlantic Ocean, 2,575 km south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia
in the Indian Ocean, 4,100 km southwest of Australia
in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the south Argentine coast, southeast of the Falkland Islands
Arctic Region 4 entries
in the North Atlantic Ocean, between Canada and Norway
in the North Atlantic Ocean, between Greenland and Norway
in the North Atlantic Ocean, north of the Arctic Circle about 590 km north-northeast of Iceland, between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea
in the Arctic Ocean where the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea meet, 445 km north of Norway
Asia 23 entries
South Asia, between Iran and Pakistan
Southeastern Europe, between Turkey and Azerbaijan
Southeastern Europe, between Armenia and Turkmenistan, bordering the Caspian Sea
South Asia, at the head of the Bay of Bengal, almost completely surrounded by India
South Asia, in the Himalayas, between China and India
in the Indian Ocean, south of India about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
East Asia, between India and Mongolia
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
South Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Pakistan
Northeast Asia, off the southeast coast of Russia and east of the Korean peninsula
South Asia, between Russia and Uzbekistan, bordering on the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea
Northeast Asia, between China and South Korea
Northeast Asia, between North Korea and Japan
South Asia, between China and Kazakhstan
South Asia, in the Indian Ocean off the southwest coast of India
East Central Asia, between China and Russia
South Asia, in the Himalayas, between China and India
South Asia, along the Arabian Sea, between India and Afghanistan
Europe/North Asia, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
South Asia, 29 km southeast of India across the Palk Strait in the Indian Ocean
South Asia, between Uzbekistan and China
South Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Uzbekistan
Central Asia, bordering the Aral Sea, between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Central America and the Caribbean 32 entries
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 270 km east of Puerto Rico
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 420 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico
in the southern Caribbean Sea, 28 km north of Venezuela and 125 km east of Colombia
in the western North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and northwest of Cuba
in the extreme eastern Caribbean Sea, about 375 km northeast of Venezuela
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea between Guatemala and Mexico
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 110 km east of Puerto Rico
in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, nearly halfway between Cuba and Honduras
Central America, between Nicaragua and Panama
in the northern Caribbean Sea, 145 km south of Key West (Florida)
in the eastern Caribbean, about halfway between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
in the northern Caribbean Sea, about halfway between Cuba and Puerto Rico
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 150 im north of Trinidad and Tobago
in the Caribbean Sea, 500 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Central America, between Honduras and Mexico
in the northern Caribbean Sea, about 90 km southeast of Cuba
Central America, between Guatemala and Nicaragua
in the northern Caribbean Sea, about 160 km south of Cuba
in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 400 km southeast of Puerto Rico
in the Caribbean Sea, 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo (Cuba), between Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica
two island groups - Curacas and Bonaire in the southern Caribbean Sea are about 70 km north of Venezuela near Aruba and the rest of the country is about 800 km to the northeast about one-third of the way between Antigua and Barbuda and Puerto Rico
Central America, between Costa Rica and Honduras
extreme southern Central America, between Colombia and Costa Rica
in the North Atlantic Ocean, between the Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands group
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about two-thirds of the way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
in the eastern Caribbean Sea about three-fourths of the way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
in the extreme southeastern Caribbean Sea, 11 km off the coast of Venezuela
in the western North Atlantic Ocean, 190 km north of the Dominican Republic and southeast of The Bahamas
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 110 km east and southeast of Puerto Rico
Europe 46 entries
Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula between Serbia and Montenegro and Greece
Western Europe, between France and Spain
Central Europe, between Germany and Hungary
Eastern Europe, between Poland and Russia
Western Europe, bordering on the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, between Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eastern Europe, between Germany and Slovakia
Northwestern Europe, bordering the North Sea on a peninsula north of Germany
Northeastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Russia
in the north Atlantic Ocean, located half way between Norway and Iceland
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Russia
Western Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Germany
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea between France and Poland
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of Spain
Southern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Turkey and Bulgaria
in the English Channel, 52 km west of France between UK and France
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome - central Italy
Eastern Europe, between Slovakia and Romania
in the North Atlantic Ocean, across the Irish Sea from Great Britain
in the Irish Sea, between Ireland and Great Britain
Southern Europe, a peninsula in the central Mediterranean Sea
Western Europe, 27 km from France in the English Channel
Eastern Europe, bordering on the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Russia
Western Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Russia
Western Europe, between Belgium and Germany
in the central Mediterranean Sea, 93 km south of Sicily (Italy), 290 km north of Libya
Eastern Europe, between Ukraine and Romania
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, in southern France near the border with Italy
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
Southern Europe, between Serbia and Montenegro and Greece
Northern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Central Europe, between Germany and Belarus
Southern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean west of Spain
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea between Bulgaria and the Ukraine
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Southern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria
Eastern Europe, between Hungary and Poland
Southern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Portugal and France
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Norway and Finland
Western Europe, between France and Austria
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia
Western Europe, bordering on the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, between Ireland and France
Middle East 17 entries
Middle East, in the central Persian Gulf, between Saudi Arabia and Qatar
in the eastern Mediterreanean Sea, 97 km west of Syria and 64 km west of Turkey
Middle East, bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel
Middle East, between the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea
Middle East, between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Middle East, bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
Middle East, between Israel and Saudi Arabia
Middle East, at the head of the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Middle East, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Middle East, along the Arabian Sea, between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates
Middle East, peninsula jutting into the central Persian Gulf, between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Middle East, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Middle East, along the Mediterranean Sea, between Turkey and Lebanon
Southeastern Europe/Southwest Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Iran
Middle East, along the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Middle East, between Jordan and Israel
Middle East, along the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, south of Saudi Arabia
North America 6 entries
in the western North Atlantic Ocean, 1,050 km east of North Carolina
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean north of the US
in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Central America, between Guatemala and the US
in the North Atlantic Ocean, 25 km south of Newfoundland (Canada)
North America, between Canada and Mexico
Oceania 34 entries
in the South Pacific Ocean, 3,700 km south-southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Oceania, between Indonesia and New Zealand
in the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
Oceania, 4,500 km south of Hawaii in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Oceania, just off the northeast coast of Australia in the Coral Sea
Oceania, 2,500 km north of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean
Oceania, halfway between Australia and South America
in the North Pacific Ocean, 5,955 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and the Philippines
in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, just north of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,090 km south of Honolulu, just south of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,430 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands
in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
Oceania, straddling the equator in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
Oceania, in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea
Oceania, in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and Indonesia
located in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo
Oceania, 500 km north-northeast of Papua New Guinea
in the South Pacific Ocean, 1,750 km east of Australia
Oceania, southeast of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean
Oceania, 460 km east of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean
Oceania, 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean
in the North Pacific Ocean, 5,635 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and the Philippines
in the North Pacific Ocean, 850 km southeast of the Philippines
in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
Southeast Asia, just north of Australia, between Indonesia and the Solomon Islands
in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Peru and New Zealand
Oceania, 4,300 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Oceania, just east of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean
Oceania, 3,750 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Oceania, 2,250 km north-northwest of New Zealand, about two-thirds of the way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Oceania, 3,000 km east of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean
Oceania, 5,750 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and Australia
in the North Pacific Ocean, 3,700 km west of Honolulu, about two-thirds of the way between Hawaii and the Northern Mariana Islands
in the South Pacific Ocean, 4,600 km southwest of Honolulu, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
South America 14 entries
Eastern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean between Chile and Uruguay
Central South America, between Brazil and Chile
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean between Argentina and Peru
Northern South America, between Panama and Venezuela
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator between Colombia and Peru
in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the southern coast of Argentina
northern South America, bordering on the North Atlantic Ocean between Suriname and Brazil
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Suriname and Venezuela
Central South America, between Argentina and Brazil
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean between Chile and Ecuador
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between French Guiana and Guyana
Eastern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean between Argentina and Brazil
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea between Colombia and Guyana
Southeast Asia 18 entries
in the Indian Ocean, 320 km off the northwest coast of Australia, between Australia and Indonesia
Southeast Asia, on the northern coast of Borneo almost completely surrounded by Malaysia
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
Southeast Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Southeast Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand and Vietnam
in the Indian Ocean, between Australia and Indonesia
in the Indian Ocean, 1,070 km southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka
East Asia, on the southeast coast of China bordering the South China Sea
Southeast Asia, between Malaysia and Australia
Southeast Asia, between Vietnam and Thailand
East Asia, 27 km west-southwest of Hong Kong on the southeast coast of China bordering the South China Sea
Southeast Asia, bordering the South China Sea, between Vietnam and Indonesia
Southeast Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines
Southeast Asia, between Indonesia and China
Southeast Asia, between Malaysia and Indonesia
in the South China Sea, between Vietnam and the Philippines
East Asia, off the southeastern coast of China, between Japan and the Philippines
Southeast Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Burma and Cambodia
Southeast Asia, bordering the South China Sea, between Laos and the Philippines
Oceans 4 entries
body of water mostly north of the Arctic Circle
body of water between the Western Hemisphere and Europe/Africa
body of water between Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica
body of water between the Western Hemisphere and Asia/Australia
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1993, “Location”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/location/1993.