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Monaco
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the
southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Mongolia
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Montenegro
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Montserrat
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of
Puerto Rico
Morocco
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Mozambique
Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel,
between South Africa and Tanzania
Namibia
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Angola and South Africa
Nauru
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the
Marshall Islands
Navassa Island
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west
of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
Nepal
Southern Asia, between China and India
Netherlands
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium
and Germany
Netherlands Antilles
Caribbean, 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 Sint Eustatius lie
east of the US Virgin Islands
New Caledonia
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia
New Zealand
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast
of Australia
Nicaragua
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Niger
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Nigeria
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin
and Cameroon
Niue
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Norfolk Island
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania, islands in the North Pacific
Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Norway
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Oman
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and
Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Pacific Ocean
body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia,
Australia, and the Western Hemisphere
Pakistan
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on
the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Palau
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean,
southeast of the Philippines
Panama
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea
Oceania, 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 Islands
Southeastern 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
Paraguay
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
Peru
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
between Chile and Ecuador
Philippines
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine
Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Pitcairn Islands
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
midway between Peru and New Zealand
Poland
Central Europe, east of Germany
Portugal
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
west of Spain
Puerto Rico
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Qatar
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi
Arabia
Romania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Bulgaria and Ukraine
Russia
Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part
of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North
Pacific Ocean
Rwanda
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Barthelemy
located approximately 125 miles northwest of
Guadeloupe
Saint Helena
islands 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 Nevis
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about
one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Lucia
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Martin
island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Northern North America, islands in the
North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Caribbean, islands between the
Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
San Marino
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Sao Tome and Principe
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea,
straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
Saudi Arabia
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red
Sea, north of Yemen
Senegal
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Serbia
Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Seychelles
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Sierra Leone
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea and Liberia
Singapore
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Slovakia
Central Europe, south of Poland
Slovenia
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea,
between Austria and Croatia
Solomon Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific
Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Somalia
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian
Ocean, east of Ethiopia
South Africa
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent
of Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Southern South America,
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Southern Ocean
body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and
Antarctica
Spain
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay,
Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,
southwest of France
Spratly Islands
Southeastern 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 Lanka
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Sudan
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and
Eritrea
Suriname
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between French Guiana and Guyana
Svalbard
Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents
Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Swaziland
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Sweden
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,
Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Switzerland
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy
Syria
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon
and Turkey
Taiwan
Eastern 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
Tajikistan
Central Asia, west of China
Tanzania
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya
and Mozambique
Thailand
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf
of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Timor-Leste
Southeastern 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
Togo
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and
Ghana
Tokelau
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Tonga
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Tunisia
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Algeria and Libya
Turkey
Southeastern 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
Turkmenistan
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran
and Kazakhstan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Caribbean, two island groups in the North
Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Tuvalu
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the
South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to
Australia
Uganda
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Ukraine
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland,
Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
United Arab Emirates
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the
Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
Western 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 States
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean
and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Oceania
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 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
Uruguay
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Argentina and Brazil
Uzbekistan
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Vanuatu
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Venezuela
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
Vietnam
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of
Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Virgin Islands
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Wake Island
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
West Bank
Middle East, west of Jordan
Western Sahara
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Mauritania and Morocco
Yemen
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red
Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Zambia
Southern Africa, east of Angola
Zimbabwe
Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
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