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Italy

Italy is a republic in southern Europe occupying a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with Rome as its c...

Europe Coastal Mediterranean Mountainous

9.5 Brilliant

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Spain

Spain is a parliamentary monarchy occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula, with Madrid as its capital. Its regions, incl...

Europe Coastal Mediterranean Mountainous

9.2 Excellent

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Egypt

Egypt is a republic in North Africa with Cairo as its capital, centered on the Nile River, which flows north into the Me...

Desert Middle East Africa Unesco Heritage

8.8 Great

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China

China is a country in East Asia with territory ranging from the Tibetan Plateau and Himalayan region to deserts, river p...

Asia Coastal Desert Mountainous

8.4 Great

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Chile

Chile is a long, narrow country on the western edge of South America, bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Andes. Its t...

Coastal Desert South America Mountainous

8.3 Great

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country with territory in southeastern Europe and west...

Europe Coastal Mediterranean Middle East

8.3 Great

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Croatia

Croatia is a country in southeastern Europe with a mainland coast on the Adriatic Sea and more than a thousand islands a...

Europe Coastal Mediterranean Archipelago

8.2 Great

8

Morocco

Morocco is a North African country with Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, the Atlas and Rif mountain ranges, and arid r...

Coastal Desert Mediterranean Africa

8.1 Great

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Slovenia

Slovenia is a small Central European country bordered by the Alps, the Adriatic Sea, the Pannonian Plain, and the Dinari...

Europe Coastal Alpine Mediterranean

8.0 Great

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates—Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaim...

Coastal Desert Middle East Federation

7.6 Good

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Cyprus

Cyprus is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, situated south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon, with Gr...

Europe Coastal Mediterranean Island

7.5 Good

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Tunisia

Tunisia is a country in North Africa with a long Mediterranean coastline and its capital at Tunis. Nearby lie the ruins...

Coastal Desert Mediterranean Africa

7.3 Good

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Oman

Oman is a sultanate on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, with its capital at Muscat and an Ibadi Muslim m...

Coastal Desert Monarchy Middle East

7.2 Good

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Syria

Syria is a country on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon. Its histor...

Coastal Mediterranean Middle East Unesco Heritage

7.2 Good

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Yemen

Yemen occupies the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, with coastlines on the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea....

Coastal Desert Middle East Mountainous

7.2 Good

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Algeria

Algeria is a country in North Africa with a Mediterranean coastline; by area it is the largest country in Africa. The Sa...

Coastal Desert Mediterranean Africa

6.8 Fair

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Libya

Libya is a North African country with a long Mediterranean coastline and a large interior dominated by the Sahara. Most...

Coastal Desert Mediterranean Africa

6.8 Fair

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Lebanon

Lebanon is a small country on the eastern Mediterranean, where a narrow coastal plain meets the Mount Lebanon range; Bei...

Coastal Mediterranean Middle East Mountainous

6.5 Fair

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Qatar

Qatar is a hereditary emirate occupying a small peninsula on the Persian Gulf, with its capital at Doha and largely low-...

Coastal Desert Monarchy Middle East

6.4 Fair

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Kuwait

Kuwait is a small Arab state at the northwestern end of the Persian Gulf, bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Its territo...

Coastal Desert Middle East Oil Producing

6.2 Fair