Did You Know? Eritrea became independent in the year 1993, turning Ethiopia into a landlocked country.

Largest Landlocked Countries by Area

1. Kazakhstan Area: 2,724,900 square kilometers Population: 17,948,816 Capital: Astana Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan are neighbors to Kazakhstan. The Caspian Sea borders the country on its west. Looking at it, in a map, gives a feel as if Kazakhstan is trying to eat away the Caspian Sea. 2. Mongolia Area: 1,566,000 square kilometers Population: 2,953,190 Capital: Ulan Bator To its north lies Russia, and China surrounds it on the other three sides.

3. Chad Area: 1,284,000 square kilometers Population: 11,412,107 Capital: N'Djamena Beginning from the north, Chad is surrounded by Libya, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. 4. Niger Area: 1,267,000 square kilometers Population: 17,466,172 Capital: Niamey Niger has Chad on its east, Mali on its west, Burkina Faso at the southeastern end, Benin and Nigeria to the south, and Algeria and Libya on the north side, as its neighbors. 5. Mali Area: 1,240,192 square kilometers Population: 16,455,903 Capital: Bamako Mali is landlocked by Mauritania on the west, Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Senegal on the south.

6. Ethiopia Area: 1,104,300 square kilometers Population: 96,633,458 Capital: Addis Ababa Ethiopia got landlocked entirely after Eritrea's independence. It is surrounded by Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan.

7. Bolivia Area: 1,098,581 square kilometers Population: 10,631,486 Capital: Sucre Bolivia is landlocked by Chile and Peru on the west, and with Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina as its neighbors on the eastern and southern fronts.

8. Zambia Area: 752,618 square kilometers Population: 14,638,505 Capital: Lusaka Surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola, Zambia is a landlocked country located in southern Africa.

9. Afghanistan Area: 652,864 square kilometers Population: 31,822,848 Capital: Kabul Afghanistan is kept away from the Arabian Sea by Pakistan on its south. It shares its borders with Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China too.

10. Central African Republic Area: 622,984 km square kilometers Population: 5,277,959 Capital: Bangui Located at the heart of the African continent, it is landlocked by Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo on the western and eastern fronts. Other neighboring countries include Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

List of Other Landlocked Countries

11. Andorra (Principality) Spain and France. 12. Armenia Turkey, Georgia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and Azerbaijan. 13. Austria Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. 14. Azerbaijan Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran. 15. Belarus Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. 16. Bhutan India and China. 17. Botswana South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. 18. Burkina Faso Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast. 19. Burundi Rwanda, Tanzania, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. 20. Czech Republic Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Poland. 21. Hungary Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria. 22. Kosovo Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, and uncontested territory of Serbia. 23. Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China. 24. Laos Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. 25. Lesotho It is an enclave, located within South Africa. 26. Liechtenstein (Principality) Switzerland and Austria. 27. Luxembourg Belgium, Germany, and France. 28. Republic of Macedonia Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Albania. 29. Malawi Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. 30. Moldova Romania and Ukraine. 31. Nagorno-Karabakh An independent, but unrecognized state within Azerbaijan, it is located between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur. 32. Nepal India and China. 33. Paraguay Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. 34. Rwanda Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 35. San Marino (microstate) It is an enclave within Italy. 36. Serbia Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro. 37. Slovakia Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, and Hungary. 38. South Ossetia It is a partially recognized state within Georgia, and bordering Russia. 39. South SudanRepublic of the Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic. 40. Swaziland Mozambique and South Africa. 41. Switzerland Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein. 42. Tajikistan Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. 43. Turkmenistan Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. 44. Uganda Kenya, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. 45. Uzbekistan It is a doubly landlocked country surrounded by the following landlocked countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. 46. Vatican City It is an enclave within the city of Rome, in Italy. 47. Zimbabwe South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, and Mozambique.