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Afghanistan:
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

Albania:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro

Algeria:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia

American Samoa:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Andorra:
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain

Angola:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Anguilla:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico

Antarctica:
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle

Antigua and Barbuda:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico

Arctic Ocean:
body of water mostly north of the Arctic Circle

Argentina:
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay

Armenia:
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey

Aruba:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia

Atlantic Ocean:
body of water between Africa, Europe, the Southern Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere

Australia:
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Austria:
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia

Azerbaijan:
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia

Bahamas, The:
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida

Bahrain:
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia

Baker Island:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Bangladesh:
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

Barbados:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Bassas da India:
Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique

Belarus:
Eastern Europe, east of Poland

Belgium:
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands

Belize:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico

Benin:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo

Bermuda:
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)

Bhutan:
Southern Asia, between China and India

Bolivia:
Central South America, southwest of Brazil

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia

Botswana:
Southern Africa, north of South Africa

Bouvet Island:
Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)

Brazil:
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

British Indian Ocean Territory:
Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia

British Virgin Islands:
Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico

Brunei:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia

Bulgaria:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey

Burkina Faso:
Western Africa, north of Ghana

Burma:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand

Burundi:
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cambodia:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

Cameroon:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Canada:
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US

Cape Verde:
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal

Cayman Islands:
Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras

Central African Republic:
Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chad:
Central Africa, south of Libya

Chile:
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru

China:
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam

Christmas Island:
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia

Clipperton Island:
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka

Colombia:
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama

Comoros:
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
Central Africa, northeast of Angola

Congo, Republic of the:
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon

Cook Islands:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Coral Sea Islands:
Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia

Costa Rica:
Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama

Cote d'Ivoire:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Croatia:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia

Cuba:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida

Cyprus:
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey

Czech Republic:
Central Europe, southeast of Germany

Denmark:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany

Djibouti:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia

Dominica:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago

Dominican Republic:
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti

Ecuador:
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru

Egypt:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip

El Salvador:
Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras

Equatorial Guinea:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon

Eritrea:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan

Estonia:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia

Ethiopia:
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Europa Island:
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina

Faroe Islands:
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway

Fiji:
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Finland:
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia

France:
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

French Guiana:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname

French Polynesia:
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"

Gabon:
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Gambia, The:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal

Gaza Strip:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel

Georgia:
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia

Germany:
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark

Ghana:
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo

Gibraltar:
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain

Glorioso Islands:
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar

Greece:
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Greenland:
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada

Grenada:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Guadeloupe:
Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico

Guam:
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Guatemala:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico

Guernsey:
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France

Guinea:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Guinea-Bissau:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal

Guyana:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela

Haiti:
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica

Holy See (Vatican City):
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)

Honduras:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua

Hong Kong:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Howland Island:
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Hungary:
Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Iceland:
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK

India:
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan

Indian Ocean:
body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia

Indonesia:
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Iran:
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan

Iraq:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait

Ireland:
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain

Israel:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon

Italy:
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia

Jamaica:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba

Jan Mayen:
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland

Japan:
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

Jarvis Island:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to the Cook Islands

Jersey:
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

Johnston Atoll:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands

Jordan:
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia

Juan de Nova Island:
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique

Kazakhstan:
Central Asia, northwest of China

Kenya:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania

Kingman Reef:
Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

Kiribati:
Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati unilaterally moved the International Date Line from the middle of the country to include its easternmost islands and make it the same day throughout the country

Korea, North:
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea

Korea, South:
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

Kuwait:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Kyrgyzstan:
Central Asia, west of China

Laos:
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam

Latvia:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania

Lebanon:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria

Lesotho:
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa

Liberia:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

Libya:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia

Liechtenstein:
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Lithuania:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia

Luxembourg:
Western Europe, between France and Germany

Macau:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece

Madagascar:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique

Malawi:
Southern Africa, east of Zambia

Malaysia:
Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam

Maldives:
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India

Mali:
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria

Malta:
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)

Man, Isle of:
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland

Marshall Islands:
Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Papua New Guinea

Martinique:
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Mauritania:
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara

Mauritius:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar

Mayotte:
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique

Mexico:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US

Micronesia, Federated States of:
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia

Midway Islands:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo

Moldova:
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania

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

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:
Southern 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, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica

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 - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela and the other is east of the 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:
Middle 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

Palmyra Atoll:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

Panama:
Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica

Papua New Guinea:
Southeastern Asia, 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 one-half of the way from Peru to 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

Reunion:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar

Romania:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine

Russia:
Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean

Rwanda:
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Saint Helena:
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about mid-way between South America and Africa

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 Pierre and Miquelon:
Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Samoa:
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to 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 and Montenegro:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Seychelles:
Eastern Africa, group of islands 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:
Southeastern 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

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

Togo:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Tokelau:
Oceania, group of three islands 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

Tromelin Island:
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar

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

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 and Russia

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

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

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

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