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	Europe
		Landlocked Andorra lies in southwestern Europe on the southern slopes of the Pyrénées Mountains between the French departments of Ariège and Pyrénées-Orientales to the N and the Spanish provinces of Gerona and Lérida to the S, with a total boundary length of 120.3 km (74.6 mi).
		The fourth-smallest country in Europe, it is bordered by the Austrian province of Vorarlberg to the N and E, the Swiss canton of Graubünden to the S, and the Rhine River and the Swiss canton of St. Gallen to the W, with a total boundary length of 76 km (47 mi).
		The westernmost country of Europe, Portugal occupies the greater portion of the western littoral of the Iberian Peninsula.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Europe (3786 words)

	Africa
		Entirely landlocked, it is bordered on the north by Chad, on the east by Sudan, on the south by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC—the former Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo (ROC), and on the west by Cameroon, with a total boundary length of 5,203 km (3,233 mi).
		A landlocked country in southcentral Africa, Zambia has an area of 752,614 sq km (290,586 sq mi), with a maximum length of 1,206 km (749 mi) E–W and a maximum width of 815 km (506 mi) N–S. Comparatively, the area occupied by Zambia is slightly larger than the state of Texas.
		A landlocked country of southcentral Africa, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) lies between the Zambezi River on the N and the Limpopo River on the S. It has an area of 390,580 sq km (150,804 sq mi), with a length of 852 km (529 mi) WNW–ESE and a width of 710 km (441 mi) NNE–SSW.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa (5449 words)

	LANDLOCKED COUNTRY! » TravelBlog Archive » Travelling Malawi
		Malawi is a landlocked country located in southeastern Africa.
		Malawi is a naturalists paradise, and boasts as rich a variety of large mammals as most African Countries; including the so called big five - buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros.
		This entry was posted on Thursday, February 8th, 2007 at 6:15 pm and is filed under Travel.
	blogs.bootsnall.com /efondo_linda/?p=6 (259 words)

	Political Map of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is bound by the Namibia to the northwest, Botswana to the north, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east and southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest and west....
		It is bound by Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Burundi and Rwanda to the west, Zambia to the southwest, Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, Malawi and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east....
		It is bound by Angola to the west, Namibia to the south, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to the southeast, Malawi to the east, Tanzania to the northeast and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) to the northwest....
	www.atlapedia.com /online/maps/political/Southern_Africa.htm (864 words)

	Landlocked country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Europe is the continent with the most landlocked countries (16), while Africa is a close second with 15.
		From 1938 to 1945, no doubly landlocked countries existed; this is because Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union and Austria was a part of Nazi Germany, meaning Liechtenstein bordered one country with a coastline.
		A landlocked country may be given access to the sea through a corridor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Landlocked (1247 words)

	UN Chronicle \| Trade Routes for Landlocked Countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kazakhstan—the largest landlocked country and the farthest from the sea—hosted 83 countries and 23 non-governmental organizations at the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation (Almaty Ministerial Conference) on 28 and 29 August 2003.
		Landlocked, transit (those that lie between landlocked countries and the sea) and donor countries, as well as United Nations agencies and representatives from civil society and the private sector, negotiated and approved the Almaty Programme of Action.
		Landlocked countries can use the Almaty framework at the upcoming meeting of the Group of 77 developing countries in Marackech, Morocco, to look for opportunities to further increase trade among developing countries.
	www.un.org /Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue4/0403p13.asp (1112 words)

	Aiming for the Sea
		A partial explanation for this is that landlocked countries necessarily have to transport goods a greater distance on land in order to reach ports, and transporting a container over a kilometre of land is over seven times more expensive than taking it the same distance by sea.
		The landlocked former Soviet republics in central Asia are plagued by territorial disputes, with borders often defended by landmines and physical blockades.
		The country's president Festus Mogae has often said that it has had "no choice" but to diversify, adding that this is difficult due to Botswana's geography "as a landlocked and semi-arid country with high transport costs", and to the inequalities of global trade.
	www.globalenvision.org /library/3/1105 (2725 words)

	Landlocked countries win agreement on improved market access - UN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The plan reinforces the right of all countries to enjoy secure access to the sea and establishes a set of policy guidelines for reducing red tape for landlocked country exports, while also respecting the prerogatives of the access nations.
		In addition to the 30 landlocked developing countries participating in the talks, there were 33 transit access developing countries, nine donor countries, seven additional developing countries and 20 international agencies and financial institutions.
		The landlocked countries at the conference are: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tajikistan, the Former Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
	www.un.org /apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=8081&Cr=landlocked&Cr1=countries (572 words)

	FAL BULLETIN Issue No. 203, July 2003 - THE ECONOMIC COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDLOCKED STATUS
		For the two landlocked countries, border expenses, although significant, are a relatively small fraction of the cost of the land segments of international transport.
		That is, although it is the seat of government of a landlocked country, in terms of transport costs of imports, La Paz is in a more advantageous situation than certain parts of Mato Grosso or other states, departments or provinces that are far from the sea although they belong to countries with a maritime coast.
		Moreover, the landlocked countries, partly because of their lack of a maritime coast, tend to have less dynamic economies than their neighbours and greater difficulties in obtaining financial resources for investment in infrastructure works.
	www.eclac.cl /Transporte/noticias/bolfall/5/13505/FAL203.htm (1819 words)

	Mali (country) - MSN Encarta
		The southern part of the country is well watered by the Niger River, and most of Mali’s people live in valleys along the Niger or the Sénégal rivers.
		The area of the country is 1,240,192 sq km (478,841 sq mi), making it the largest country in West Africa.
		The country’s most valuable resource is the Niger River, which abounds in fish; its waters are used for irrigation.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568071/Mali_(country).html (688 words)

	Paraguay (country) - MSN Encarta
		The Guaraní language survives and is one of the country’s two official languages, along with Spanish.
		The Paraguay River divides the country into sharply contrasting regions: Paraguay proper (or Paraguay Oriental) east of the river, and the Gran Chaco (or Paraguay Occidental) west of the river.
		The Paraguay River is the country’s principal waterway.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569154/Paraguay_(country).html (858 words)

	Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries ... Cooperation (Almaty, 28-28 August 2003) - ...
		Landlocked developing countries face very specific challenges ranging from geographical distance from the markets, poor infrastructure and maintenance problems, inadequate trade, customs and institutional environment to their vulnerability with regard to their neighbours, i.e.
		However many problems landlocked countries face have the potential to be overcome or at least mitigated in the long run, with the right mix of policies at country- and regional levels.
		The success of a landlocked country to become part of international markets, its competitiveness as well as its growth prospects are therefore a function of these three distances, the physical, the political and the economic.
	www.unece.org /press/execsec/2003/bs030828a.htm (1305 words)

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		In simplest terms, a landlocked country is one that is devoid of coastline.
		From 1974 to 1989, the country was a socialist state; free elections were reestablished in 1991.
		The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean, thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas p...
	www.wisegeek.com /s/where-can-i-find-country-maps.htm (907 words)

	Physical Map of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is bound by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Morocco to the west, Mauritania and Mali to the southwest, Niger to the southeast, Libya to the east and Tunisia to the northeast....
		It is bound by Mali to the north and west, Niger to the northeast and east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south and the Ivory Coast to the southwest....
		It is bound by Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the northwest, Senegal to the west, Guinea to the southwest, Ivory Coast to the south, Burkina Faso to the southeast and Niger to the east....
	www.atlapedia.com /online/maps/physical/Nth_Africa_W.htm (717 words)

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		It is also a landlocked country with its nearest point to the sea being 960 km away.
		The country's high seismicity is related to the presence of active faults between tectonic plates along the Himalayas, mainly in the main boundary fault and the main central thrust.
		Man-made factors responsible for landslides in the country are intensive deforestation, improper agriculture and irrigation practices, overgrazing on the slopes, quarrying for construction materials, and construction of infrastructure beyond the bearing capacities of the hill slopes, Landslides frequently occur in the monsoon season following an earthquake in the previous year.
	www.adpc.net /infores/country-nepal.html (656 words)

	Landlocked (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A landlocked sea is a sea that is not connected to the oceans.
		For instance Russia in the sixteenth century can be said to have been landlocked as its only ports were on the Arctic Ocean and frozen shut much of the year.
		The latter has borders with two countries (Kazakhstan in the north and Turkmenistan in the south) bordering the landlocked but non-freshwater Caspian Sea from which Ships can reach the Sea of Azov and thus the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the oceans.
	landlocked.iqnaut.net (797 words)

	Country Reports
		Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly dependent on foreign aid, farming and livestock raising (sheep and goats), and trade with neighboring countries.
		Afghanistan is a country in Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran.
		Albania is a country in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro.
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	Landlocked Surfers Association
		We are a rapidly growing group of people from all around the country with a shared love of the beach and surfing.
		Landlocked Surfers Association also endorses outstanding surf shops that can be recognized by our sticker in their window and a link on our homepage.
		Landlocked Surfers Association organizes trips and events several times each year to provide an opportunity for members to gather at the beach.
	www.landlockedsurfer.com (320 words)

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		The agreement was reached on Wednesday in the Kazakh city of Almaty, ahead of a UN-sponsored ministerial meeting of 30 landlocked countries and 33 transit access developing countries.
		Landlocked Ethiopia - one of the lowest ranking countries on the UN Human Development Index - is taking part in the conference, as are its maritime neighbours Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.
		It also reinforces the right of all countries to enjoy secure access to the sea and establishes a set of policy guidelines for reducing red tape for landlocked country exports, while also respecting the prerogatives of the access nations.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=36242&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=HORN_OF_AFRICA (604 words)

	What Countries are Landlocked?
		Landlocked status is critical for many nations because it prevents unfettered access to the open ocean which, in turn allows for trade with most of the countries in the world.
		Goods in a landlocked country, for example, must be transported through another country before they reach the ocean.
		Two countries in the world are double landlocked, which means that they are surrounded only by other landlocked countries: Lichtenstein and Uzbekistan.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-countries-are-landlocked.htm (240 words)

	Botswana, republic in southern Africa, a landlocked country, bounded on the north and west by Namibia, on the northeast ...
		Botswana, republic in southern Africa, a landlocked country, bounded on the north and west by Namibia, on the northeast by Zambia and Zimbabwe, and on the southeast and south by South Africa.
		Precipitation, however, is undependable, and the country is subject to drought.
		The majority of the population is concentrated in the eastern part of the country, and 71 percent live in rural areas.
	www.latifm.com /look/Regional_Botswana.htm (1231 words)

	Landlocked Mongolia's Seafaring Tradition - Global Policy Forum - Nations and States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Mongolia, the world's largest landlocked country, with its capital almost 1,000 miles from an ocean beach, is the latest entry in the business of flags of convenience.
		Critics say that safety is the victim of an international shipping system that leaves enforcement of international rules to the countries that register vessels and to the ports where they drop anchor.
		Countries "can become 'flag nations' for ships, usually by employing an agent who 'certifies' that the ships carrying a Mongolia flag, for example, meet all the international rules," said Jim Carrier, author of "The Ship and the Storm," an account of the sinking of the Fantome in Hurricane Mitch, in 1998 off Honduras.
	www.globalpolicy.org /nations/flags/2004/0702landlocked.htm (1561 words)

	United Nations - OCHA IRIN \| ASIA \| Afghanistan \| Profile
		Afghanistan, a mountainous and landlocked country, has long been fought over because of its strategic location between the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
		The former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and occupied the country for a decade before withdrawing under pressure by mujahidin forces who were supported by the United States, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and others.
		The country is highly dependent on farming and raising livestock.
	www.irinnews.org /profiles/AFGHANISTAN.asp (575 words)

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		Those countries which are remote from their key markets incur greater transport costs and, therefore, to remain competitive, wage rates are forced lower to accommodate the higher transport costs, which has a severe impact on resource intensive sectors, such as garment production.
		A further problem for some land-locked countries is that the obvious transit country may have no interest in actually facilitating the movement of consignments across its territory.
		The overall impact is that land-locked countries, and their economies, are unusually vulnerable to both exogenous events and the actions of other countries.
	www.gfptt.org /Entities/TopicProfile.aspx?tid=b32e2af7-5931-4b20-9d68-edb1a268ee70 (542 words)

	Zimbabwe, Africa - Travel Guide and Tourist Information
		Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in south-central Africa.
		The country has land borders with Mozambique to the north and east, South Africa to the South, Botswana to the southwest and Zambia to the northwest and north.
		The High Veld is a central ridge forming the country's watershed, with stream flowing southeast to the Limpopo and Sabi rivers and northwest into the Zambezi.
	www.africaguide.com /country/zimbab (322 words)

	United Nations Capital Development Fund
		Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in the sudano-sahelian region of West Africa, faces many socio-economic challenges on its path to sustainable development.
		Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in the sudano-sahelian region of West Africa, is challenged by difficult economic conditions, made worse by severe intermittent droughts.
		This focus on some of the country's poorest regions contributes to preventing irreversible damage to the natural resources pool in the event of recurring droughts: erratic rainfall already constrains rural livelihoods in Namentenga, a Province that would not be able to sustain an influx of population deserting the Sahel region.
	www.uncdf.org /english/countries/burkina_faso/index.php (1095 words)

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