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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia consisting of four main islands—Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku—alongside t...

Asia Archipelago Island Mountainous

9.5 Brilliant

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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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Australia

Australia is a country comprising the mainland Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller island...

Desert Tropical Island Oceania

8.8 Great

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Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked federal republic in the Alps of Central Europe; Bern serves as the seat of the federal gover...

Europe Alpine Mountainous Federation

8.7 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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Nepal

Nepal is a landlocked federal republic in the Himalayas between India and China, with Kathmandu as its capital. It conta...

Asia Alpine Mountainous Landlocked

7.7 Good

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Botswana

Botswana is a landlocked republic in Southern Africa bordering South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, with Gaborone as its...

Desert Africa Landlocked

7.6 Good

8

Bhutan

Bhutan is a landlocked Himalayan kingdom between China and India, with its capital at Thimphu and Dzongkha as the offici...

Asia Monarchy Mountainous Landlocked

7.4 Good

9

Laos

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia whose western border fo...

Asia Tropical Landlocked Unesco Heritage

7.1 Good

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Mali

Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa extending from the Sahara in the north through the Sahel to savanna in the s...

Desert Africa Landlocked Unesco Heritage

7.0 Good

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia and one of only two doubly landlocked nations in the world. Its Silk...

Asia Desert Landlocked Unesco Heritage

6.8 Fair

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Armenia

Armenia is a landlocked, mountainous country in the South Caucasus with its capital at Yerevan, founded in the eighth ce...

Asia Mountainous Landlocked

6.4 Fair

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a landlocked country in south-central Asia, bordered by Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikis...

Asia Mountainous Landlocked

6.4 Fair

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Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a landlocked Central Asian country bordered by Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, with Dushan...

Asia Alpine Mountainous Landlocked

6.0 Fair

15

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked Central Asian country bordered by Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, with Bishkek...

Asia Alpine Mountainous Landlocked

5.9 Mediocre

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. Its...

Desert Africa Landlocked

5.9 Mediocre

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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, with a...

Asia Desert Landlocked Oil Producing

5.9 Mediocre

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Niger

Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali....

Desert Africa Landlocked

5.6 Mediocre

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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country and the ninth-largest country overall, spanning Central Asia and a...

Asia Desert Landlocked Oil Producing

5.5 Mediocre

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Chad

Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa that extends from the Sahara in the north through the Sahel to more ferti...

Desert Africa Landlocked

5.4 Mediocre