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Japan

Japan's archipelago lies in East Asia and consists of four main islands, Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, alongside...

Asia Archipelago Island Mountainous

9.50 Brilliant

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Egypt

The Nile provides the central thread of Egypt's geography and history. This North African republic has its capital in Ca...

Desert Middle East Africa Unesco Heritage

8.80 Great

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Australia

Australia comprises the mainland Australian continent, Tasmania and numerous smaller islands, with Canberra as its capit...

Desert Tropical Island Oceania

8.80 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

8.70 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

8.40 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

7.70 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

7.60 Good

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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

7.40 Good

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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

7.10 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

7.02 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

6.80 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

6.41 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

6.40 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

6.00 Fair

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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

5.91 Mediocre

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Kyrgyzstan

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

Asia Alpine Mountainous Landlocked

5.90 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

5.86 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

5.58 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

5.50 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

5.38 Mediocre