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The World Factbook. 2008.

Location

CountryLocation
AfghanistanSouthern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Akrotiripeninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
AlbaniaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Serbia to the north
AlgeriaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
American SamoaOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
AndorraSouthwestern Europe, between France and Spain
AngolaSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
AnguillaCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Antarcticacontinent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Oceanbody of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle
ArgentinaSouthern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
ArmeniaSouthwestern Asia, east of Turkey
ArubaCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsSoutheastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Atlantic Oceanbody of water between Africa, Europe, the Southern Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere
AustraliaOceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
AustriaCentral Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
AzerbaijanSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Bahamas, TheCaribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
BahrainMiddle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
BangladeshSouthern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
BarbadosCaribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
BelarusEastern Europe, east of Poland
BelgiumWestern Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
BelizeCentral America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
BeninWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo
BermudaNorth America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US)
BhutanSouthern Asia, between China and India
BoliviaCentral South America, southwest of Brazil
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
BotswanaSouthern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Islandisland in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
BrazilEastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territoryarchipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
BruneiSoutheastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
BulgariaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
Burkina FasoWestern Africa, north of Ghana
BurmaSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
BurundiCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
CambodiaSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
CameroonWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
CanadaNorthern 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
Cape VerdeWestern Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal
Cayman IslandsCaribbean, three island (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) group in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Central African RepublicCentral Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
ChadCentral Africa, south of Libya
ChileSouthern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
ChinaEastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas IslandSoutheastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Clipperton IslandMiddle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSoutheastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
ColombiaNorthern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
ComorosSouthern 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 theCentral Africa, northeast of Angola
Congo, Republic of theWestern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Cook IslandsOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Coral Sea IslandsOceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Costa RicaCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d’IvoireWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
CroatiaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
CubaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
CyprusMiddle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech RepublicCentral Europe, southeast of Germany
DenmarkNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Dhekeliaon the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
DjiboutiEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
DominicaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican RepublicCaribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
EcuadorWestern South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
EgyptNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El SalvadorCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Equatorial GuineaWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
EritreaEastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan
EstoniaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
EthiopiaEastern Africa, west of Somalia
European UnionEurope between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Faroe IslandsNorthern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway
FijiOceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
FinlandNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
Francemetropolitan 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
Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
French PolynesiaOceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Landssoutheast 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, and Iles Eparses 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”
GabonWestern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Gambia, TheWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
Gaza StripMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel
GeorgiaSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
GermanyCentral Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
GhanaWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d’Ivoire and Togo
GibraltarSouthwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
GreeceSouthern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
GreenlandNorthern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
GrenadaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
GuamOceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
GuatemalaCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
GuernseyWestern Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
GuineaWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Guinea-BissauWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
GuyanaNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
HaitiCaribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsislands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Holy See (Vatican City)Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
HondurasCentral America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Hong KongEastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
HungaryCentral Europe, northwest of Romania
IcelandNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
IndiaSouthern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Indian Oceanbody of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia
IndonesiaSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
IranMiddle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
IraqMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
IrelandWestern Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Isle of ManWestern Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
IsraelMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
ItalySouthern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
JamaicaCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Jan MayenNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
JapanEastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
JerseyWestern Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
JordanMiddle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
KazakhstanCentral Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe
KenyaEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
KiribatiOceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note – on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line
Korea, NorthEastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Korea, SouthEastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
KosovoSoutheast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia
KosovoSoutheast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia
KuwaitMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
KyrgyzstanCentral Asia, west of China
LaosSoutheastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
LatviaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania
LebanonMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
LesothoSouthern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
LiberiaWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone
LibyaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
LiechtensteinCentral Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
LithuaniaEastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
LuxembourgWestern Europe, between France and Germany
MacauEastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
MacedoniaSoutheastern Europe, north of Greece
MadagascarSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
MalawiSouthern Africa, east of Zambia
MalaysiaSoutheastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
MaldivesSouthern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
MaliWestern Africa, southwest of Algeria
MaltaSouthern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
Marshall IslandsOceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
MauritaniaNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
MauritiusSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
MayotteSouthern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
MexicoMiddle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
Micronesia, Federated States ofOceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
MoldovaEastern Europe, northeast of Romania
MonacoWestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
MongoliaNorthern Asia, between China and Russia
MontenegroSoutheastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
MontserratCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
MoroccoNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
MozambiqueSoutheastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
NamibiaSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
NauruOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Navassa IslandCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
NepalSouthern Asia, between China and India
NetherlandsWestern Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Netherlands AntillesCaribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea – composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and Sint Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands
New CaledoniaOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
New ZealandOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
NicaraguaCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
NigerWestern Africa, southeast of Algeria
NigeriaWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
NiueOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Norfolk IslandOceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
NorwayNorthern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
OmanMiddle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Pacific Oceanbody of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere
PakistanSouthern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
PalauOceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
PanamaCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Papua New GuineaOceania, 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
Paracel IslandsSoutheastern 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
ParaguayCentral South America, northeast of Argentina
PeruWestern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
PhilippinesSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Pitcairn IslandsOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
PolandCentral Europe, east of Germany
PortugalSouthwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Puerto RicoCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
QatarMiddle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
RomaniaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
RussiaNorthern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
RwandaCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Barthelemylocated approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe
Saint Helenaislands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Saint LuciaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Martinisland 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNorthern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
SamoaOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
San MarinoSouthern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Sao Tome and PrincipeWestern Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
SenegalWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
SerbiaSoutheastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Seychellesarchipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
SingaporeSoutheastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
SlovakiaCentral Europe, south of Poland
SloveniaCentral Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Solomon IslandsOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
SomaliaEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
South AfricaSouthern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouthern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Southern Oceanbody of water between 60 degrees south latitude and Antarctica
SpainSouthwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Spratly IslandsSoutheastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Sri LankaSouthern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
SudanNorthern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
SurinameNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana
SvalbardNorthern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
SwazilandSouthern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
SwedenNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
SwitzerlandCentral Europe, east of France, north of Italy
SyriaMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
TaiwanEastern 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
TajikistanCentral Asia, west of China
TanzaniaEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
ThailandSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Timor-LesteSoutheastern 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
TogoWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
TokelauOceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
TongaOceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
TunisiaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
TurkeySoutheastern 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
TurkmenistanCentral Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
TuvaluOceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
UgandaEastern Africa, west of Kenya
UkraineEastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
United KingdomWestern Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
United StatesNorth America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesOceania
Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm (3,389 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm (3,361 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm (2,417 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1,328 km) southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm (1,722 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,260 nm (2,334 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 960 nm (1,778 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
UruguaySouthern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
UzbekistanCentral Asia, north of Afghanistan
VanuatuOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
VenezuelaNorthern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
VietnamSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Virgin IslandsCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Wake IslandOceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Wallis and FutunaOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
West BankMiddle East, west of Jordan
Western SaharaNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
YemenMiddle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
ZambiaSouthern Africa, east of Angola
ZimbabweSouthern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia