swap_horiz Turkmenistan Alternatives

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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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Afghanistan

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

Asia Mountainous Landlocked

6.4 Fair

13

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country between Russia and China, with Ulaanbaatar as its capital and one of the lowest populat...

Asia Desert Landlocked

6.3 Fair

14

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is a country in the South Caucasus bordered by Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran, with a coastline on the Ca...

Asia Coastal Mountainous Oil Producing

6.2 Fair

15

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a hereditary monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula, with Riyadh as its capital. Its landscape...

Desert Monarchy Middle East Oil Producing

6.2 Fair

16

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

17

Tajikistan

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

Asia Alpine Mountainous Landlocked

6.0 Fair

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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

5.9 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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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